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Radiation Protection and Dosimetry: An Introduction to Health Physics

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This is an excellent book for students of radiation protection and dosimetry. It provides a great overview of health physics from radioisotope decay to non-ionizing radiation. The technical content is balanced with good practical examples. I would like to recommend this book for anyone studying health physics or preparing for the certification by the American Board of Health Physics.

This is a much needed book. I good modern overview of what you would encounter in the field of radiation protection and dosimetry. The coverage of standards and their development is often missed in other works. Since you will spend a great deal of time referring to these standards knowing the actors and history is important. As someone in the field I would have liked to have seen a little more on international standards development. It was very refreshing to see a text where equations were defined clearly. So many physics books seem to revel in making you figure out that particulars authors flavor of equation definition.
I have found the book to be a great general reference and starting point for those new to the field. It is actually an enjoyable read. And having a joke thrown in once and a while was great.

As a grad student you are looking for clear and concise instruction for the subject you are learning. I've got experience with a number of technical books in the physics field and this is the most accessible one I've encountered yet. The author lingers over important point and doesn't waste time on derivations when not necessary. Even if you are assigned a different book for a course in Health Physics or Radiation Protection, picking this one up as a reference will serve you well.

Good source of information on radioactive decay. I also like Atomic Power: Necessary Evil or Virtually Uncontrollable Force that's Wrecking the Planet? which deals with radioactive decay chemistry.

Very good book. Highly recommended for someone (student or teacher) interested in this field of study.

I was expecting a lot from this book since it is written by the very famous Michael Stabin, expert in the field of dosimetry. The book covers the subject of health physics very well, with a few typos here and there. But my biggest disappointment was to find the open-source web site wikipedia as a reference for many of the figures in the book. The author might have his reason for this, but I still think it is a little awkward for a book of this scope...

This book is the coolest. Buy this book so my family can have more money, but it is a very well written, insightful book, with jokes tosses in at the right times.

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