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Content: Cover; Book title; Contents; Preface; 1 The structure of matter; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 The atom; 1.3 The structure of the atom; 1.4 Elements and atomic number; 1.5 Isotopes and mass number; 1.6 Ancient and modern theories; 2 Radioactivity and radiation; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Alpha, beta and gamma radiation; 2.3 The electronvolt; 2.4 The mechanism of radioactive decay; 2.5 Natural radioactive series; 2.6 Induced radioactivity; 2.7 The unit of radioactivity; 2.8 The nuclide chart; 2.9 Interaction of radiation with matter; 2.10 Penetrating powers of nuclear radiations; 3 Radiation units 3.1 Absorption of energy3.2 Ionization; 3.3 Absorbed dose; 3.4 Equivalent dose; 3.5 Effective dose; 3.6 Submultiples; 3.7 Dose rate; 3.8 Flux; 3.9 Relationship of units; 3.10 International radiation symbols; 4 Biological effects of radiation; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Basic human physiology; 4.3 Cell biology; 4.4 The interaction of radiation with cells; 4.5 Harmful tissue reactions; 4.6 Stochastic effects - cancer induction; 4.7 Stochastic effects - heritable; 4.8 Detriment; 5 Natural and man-made radiation; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Cosmic radiation; 5.3 Radiation from terrestrial sources 5.4 Natural

Who reads An Introduction to Radiation Protection 6E?

Author

Alan Martin, Sam Harbison, Karen Beach, Peter Cole

Publisher

Hodder Education, CRC Press

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781138455283

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Medical, Science, Engineering