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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ilya ObodovskiyPublisher: Springer International Publishing AG Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG Edition: 1st ed. 2023 Weight: 0.714kg ISBN: 9783031426445ISBN 10: 3031426444 Pages: 369 Publication Date: 12 December 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPreface.- Introduction.- Chapter 1. The world in the era of great discoveries – X-rays and radioactivity.- Chapter 2. X-ray mania.- Chapter 3. Radio-euphoria.- Chapter 4. From radio-euphoria to radio-phobia.- Chapter 5. The effect of radiation on a living organism, view from outside.- Chapter 6. The effect of radiation on a living organism, view from inside.- Chapter 7. Safety of low radiation doses.- Chapter 8. The usefulness of low radiation doses. Hormesis.- Chapter 9. Special kind of hormesis – Radon and radon therapy.- Chapter 10. The necessity of low radiation doses. Experiments in underground laboratories.- Chapter 11. What is more dangerous, what is more terrible?.- Conclusion. It's high time to move back: from radio-phobia to radio-euphoria.- Appendix.- List of recommended literature.ReviewsAuthor InformationIlya Obodovskiy was born in Moscow (former USSR) in 1935. He graduated from the Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI) and then worked in this Institute as a lecturer and a researcher till his retirement. In 1968 he received a PhD. For a long time, he was engaged in various problems in nuclear physics and radiation protection. For several years he was a manager of the project “Detection of Mutagen and Carcinogen Hazard by Physico-chemical Techniques”. For many years he studied the effects of radiation on a living organism. The results of his scientific works were published in more than 90 scientific papers and books. In 2001 he retired and lives in San Diego, California since. He is still an editorial board member of the Springer journal “Instruments and Experimental Techniques”. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |