A comprehensive and practical reference on radiation protection. Describes radiation basics, external and internal dosimetry and biological effects of ionizing radiation. Demonstrates the fundamentals and calculations as they are applied to various health physics fields. Over 375 worked examples, presented within the context of diverse scenarios, aid readers in testing their knowledge as well as applying the concepts to actual situations.
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A comprehensive and practical reference on radiation protection. Describes radiation basics, external and internal dosimetry and biological effects of ionizing radiation. Demonstrates the fundamentals and calculations as they are applied to various health physics fields. Over 375 worked examples, presented within the context of diverse scenarios, aid readers in testing their knowledge as well as applying the concepts to actual situations.
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Comprehensive, authoritative, extremely practical--prepares you for virtually any challenge faced by the contemporary health physicist.
Contemporary Health Physics offers a balanced presentation of all important concepts, calculations, and techniques essential to a full working knowledge of radiation exposure assessments. Not another dry presentation of the basic facts, calculations, and routines, it is specifically designed to help readers to learn, think, and respond like professionals in the field. Featuring a unique, real-world orientation and hundreds of worked examples presented within the context of various scenarios, it prepares readers for the rigors of performing quick, accurate radiation assessments in virtually any routine or emergency situation.
Features more than 375 worked examples developed within the context of scenarios covering the full gamut of real-world challenges
* The only book covering the entire radiation protection field, including the medical, university, reactor, fuel cycle, environmental, and accelerator areas
* Explores key topics in radiation basics, external and internal dosimetry, the biological effects of ionizing radiation, and more
* Written by a former chairman of the American Board of Health Physics Comprehensive Panel of Examiners, it is indispensable to students preparing for the ABHP Comprehensive Exam
Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, the cleanup of USDOE facilities, the expanded use of nuclear medicine, mounting public anxiety over radon exposure...these are a few of the catalysts driving today's growing demand for radiation protection professionals. In an effort to meet that demand, nearly fifty colleges and universities in the US currently offer health physics programs, and more are planned for the near future. And while a number of fine academic texts have appeared in recent years, surprisingly, until now, none have been specifically designed to train budding health physicists to think and respond like professionals.
Contemporary Health Physics does that and much more. Written by a former chairman of the American Board of Health Physics Comprehensive Panel of Examiners with more than twenty years of professional and academic experience in the health physics field, it offers a uniquely balanced presentation of all theoretical and practical issues essential to a full working knowledge of radiation exposure assessments. The only book covering the entire radiation protection field, it includes detailed coverage of the medical, university, reactor, fuel cycle, environmental, and accelerator areas, and explores key topics in radiation basics, external and internal dosimetry, the biological effects of ionizing radiation, and more.
But that is only half the story. Contemporary Health Physics offers far more than the essential facts, figures, and routines found in most texts and references. With the help of more than 375 worked examples developed within the context of various scenarios covering the full gamut of real-world challenges, it quickly instills in readers the professional acumen and practical skills they need to perform accurate radiation assessments in virtually any routine or emergency situation. An excellent resource for upper-level students and anyone preparing to take the American Board of Health Physics Comprehensive Examination, Contemporary Health Physics is also a valuable resource for professionals who would like to expand their scope and sharpen their skills.
Contemporary Health Physics offers a balanced presentation of all important concepts, calculations, and techniques essential to a full working knowledge of radiation exposure assessments. Not another dry presentation of the basic facts, calculations, and routines, it is specifically designed to help readers to learn, think, and respond like professionals in the field. Featuring a unique, real-world orientation and hundreds of worked examples presented within the context of various scenarios, it prepares readers for the rigors of performing quick, accurate radiation assessments in virtually any routine or emergency situation.
Features more than 375 worked examples developed within the context of scenarios covering the full gamut of real-world challenges
* The only book covering the entire radiation protection field, including the medical, university, reactor, fuel cycle, environmental, and accelerator areas
* Explores key topics in radiation basics, external and internal dosimetry, the biological effects of ionizing radiation, and more
* Written by a former chairman of the American Board of Health Physics Comprehensive Panel of Examiners, it is indispensable to students preparing for the ABHP Comprehensive Exam
Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, the cleanup of USDOE facilities, the expanded use of nuclear medicine, mounting public anxiety over radon exposure...these are a few of the catalysts driving today's growing demand for radiation protection professionals. In an effort to meet that demand, nearly fifty colleges and universities in the US currently offer health physics programs, and more are planned for the near future. And while a number of fine academic texts have appeared in recent years, surprisingly, until now, none have been specifically designed to train budding health physicists to think and respond like professionals.
Contemporary Health Physics does that and much more. Written by a former chairman of the American Board of Health Physics Comprehensive Panel of Examiners with more than twenty years of professional and academic experience in the health physics field, it offers a uniquely balanced presentation of all theoretical and practical issues essential to a full working knowledge of radiation exposure assessments. The only book covering the entire radiation protection field, it includes detailed coverage of the medical, university, reactor, fuel cycle, environmental, and accelerator areas, and explores key topics in radiation basics, external and internal dosimetry, the biological effects of ionizing radiation, and more.
But that is only half the story. Contemporary Health Physics offers far more than the essential facts, figures, and routines found in most texts and references. With the help of more than 375 worked examples developed within the context of various scenarios covering the full gamut of real-world challenges, it quickly instills in readers the professional acumen and practical skills they need to perform accurate radiation assessments in virtually any routine or emergency situation. An excellent resource for upper-level students and anyone preparing to take the American Board of Health Physics Comprehensive Examination, Contemporary Health Physics is also a valuable resource for professionals who would like to expand their scope and sharpen their skills.
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Health physics or radiation protection is the science dealing with the protection of radiation workers and the general public from the harmful effects of radiation. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
unshielded exposure rate, health physics concerns, beam shutdown, dosimetry system calibrated, noble gas releases, university health physicist, effluent pathways, neutron dose equivalent, demineralizer bed, dose contributor, gamma dose equivalent, post uptake, area radiation monitor, dose equivalent rate, absolute risk model, committed dose equivalent, committed effective dose equivalent, point source approximation, beta dose rates, committed equivalent dose, nonstochastic effects, uranium vapor, shielded facility, irrigated foods, air dose Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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unshielded exposure rate, health physics concerns, beam shutdown, dosimetry system calibrated, noble gas releases, university health physicist, effluent pathways, neutron dose equivalent, demineralizer bed, dose contributor, gamma dose equivalent, post uptake, area radiation monitor, dose equivalent rate, absolute risk model, committed dose equivalent, committed effective dose equivalent, point source approximation, beta dose rates, committed equivalent dose, nonstochastic effects, uranium vapor, shielded facility, irrigated foods, air dose Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Pergamon Press, Regulatory Guide, United States, Department of Energy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Academic Press, American National Standards, Boca Raton, National Academy Press, Government Printing Office, Nuclear Safety Guide, Report Number, American Nuclear Society, Code of Federal Regulations, Energy Deskbook, Industrial Facilities, National Bureau of Standards, National Research Council, Radiation Effects Research Foundation, Thermal Stainless, Three Mile Island, Year Book Medical Publishers New!
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- Nuclear Medicine: [Part] 5 (Radiology & Imaging Self Assessment) by Shabu Karimjee on page 65, and page 67
- Environmental Radioactivity from Natural, Industrial & Military Sources, Fourth Edition: From Natural, Industrial and Military Sources by Merrill Eisenbud on page 124, and page 183
- Introduction to Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry by Frank Herbert Attix on page 65
- Radiation Dosimetry by Gerald J. Hine on page 37
- Physics in Nuclear Medicine, 3e by Simon R. Cherry on page 67
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- Basic Health Physics: Problems and Solutions by Joseph John Bevelacqua on 22 pages
- Nuclear Energy, Fifth Edition: An Introduction to the Concepts, Systems, and Applications of Nuclear Processes by Raymond Murray on page 330
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