RADIATION PROTECTION IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES
(With Problem Solutions Manual)
Second Edition
by Marilyn E Noz (New York University School of Medicine, USA) & Gerald Q Maguire Jr (Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)
This book takes a very practical approach to radiation protection and presents very readable information for anyone working in the radiation field or with radioactive material. Offering information rarely found elsewhere, the authors describe in detail both the basic principles and practical implementation recommendations of radiation protection. Each chapter includes self-assessment review questions and problems, with answers provided, to help readers master important information. Coupled with a teacher's manual, this book is highly suitable as an undergraduate text for students preparing for careers as X-ray, radiation oncology, or nuclear medicine technologists. It can also be used as a reference for residents in radiology and radiation oncology, medical personnel, or anyone working with radioactive materials such as those involved in homeland security/emergency services, or employed at a nuclear power plant.
Contents:
- Fundamental Concepts: Detectors
- Units Associated with Radiation
Protection
- Biological Effects and Effective/Equivalent Dose Limits
- Common Survey and Calibration Instruments
- Personnel Monitors
- Practical Means of Radiation Protection
- Principles Governing Specific Devices: Good Working Habits
- Radionuclides and the Law
- Shielding from External Radiation
- Internal Dosimetry
- Absorbed Dose from External Photons
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Readership: Residents and technologists in radiology and radiation oncology;
physicians and nurses in radiology and radiation oncology imaging practices orhospitals; nuclear engineers and technologists in the nuclear power industry;health/medical physicists; trainees in these fields at the undergraduate orresidency training levels.
