Description |
1 online resource (v, 1281 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Estimates of radiation doses from various sources of exposure -- Commonly used units, signs, symbols, conversion factors, and constants -- Rules-of-thumb as useful equations -- Standards and guidances for limiting ionizing radiation exposure -- Interaction of radiation with matter -- Exposure and shielding from external radiation -- Neutron production, shielding, and activation -- Radionuclide data -- Radiation measurement instruments -- Patient doses in the healing arts -- Operational health physics -- Bioassay and radiobiological data -- Radiation dosimetry -- Ionizing radiation bioeffects and risks -- Non-ionizing radiation |
Notes |
Revised edition of: Handbook of health physics and radiological health / edited by Bernard Shleien, Lester A. Slaback Jr., Brian Kent Birky. 3rd ed. ©1998 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Medical physics.
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Medical radiology
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Radiation -- Dosage.
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Health Physics
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Radiation Dosage
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Radiation Protection
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Radiation -- Dosage
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Medical physics
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Medical radiology
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Genre/Form |
tables (documents)
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Tables (Data)
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Tables (Data)
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Tables (Données)
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Johnson, Thomas E., 1964-
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Birky, Brian Kent.
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Shleien, B. (Bernard)
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ISBN |
9781469821528 |
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1469821524 |
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