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The book is addressed to physicians and public health workers who use radiation in their practice and who need to have the ability to evaluate the increasingly specialized findings on radiation. The book covers molcecular, cellular, genetic, and systemic effects.

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Author:   Marco Zaider ,  Harald H. Rossi
Publisher:   Springer Science+Business Media
Imprint:   Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers
Edition:   2001 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.140kg
ISBN:  

9780306464034

ISBN 10:   0306464039
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   31 January 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Section A. Radiation Physics.- The Radiation Field.- Atomic Physics.- Nuclear Physics.- Interaction of Radiation with Matter.- Radiation Sources.- Appendix A. 1: Units, Quantities, and Physical Constants.- Appendix A.2: Elements of Quantum Mechanics.- Appendix A.3: Properties of Selected Elementary Particles.- Section B. Radiological Physics.- Intermediate Dosimetric Quantities.- Absorbed Dose.- Radiation Equilibrium.- Radiation Quality.- Experimental Dosimetry.- Practical Dosimetry.- Appendix B.1: Microdosimetry.- Appendix B.2: Dosimetric Calculations.- Section C. Radiation Biology.- Stochastic and Nonstochastic Effects.- Dose-Response Curves and Their Meaning.- Events: Spatial and Temporal Aspects.- Inactivation Cross Section.- Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE) and Enhancement Ratio (ER).- A Survey of Cellular Radiation Effects.- Appendix C.1: A Mathematical Description of the Effect of Dose Rate on Survival Probability.- Section D. Radiation Effects on Human Populations.- Cancer Statistics for the U.S. Population.- Radiation Carcinogenesis in Humans.- Analyses of the Radiation Carcinogenesis Data.- Radiation Effects on the Skin.- Radiation Effects on the Eye.- Radiation Effects on the Embryo and Fetus.- Genetic Effects of Ionizing Radiation.- Appendix D.1: Elements of Survival Analysis.- Appendix D.2: Rudiments of Population Genetics.- Appendix D.3: Elements of Probability and Statistics.- Section E . Radiation Protection.- Dose Concepts.- Subsidiary Quantities.- Human Exposure to Ionizing Radiation.- Dose Limits.- The Practice of Radiation Protection.- Appendix E.1: Radiation Quality.- Appendix E.2: Effective Dose Equivalent.- Appendix E.3: Operational Quantities.- Appendix E.4: Dose Limits.- Appendix E.5: Measurement of the Dose Equivalent.- Endnotes.

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