Introduction to Radiation Protection 6e

Zusatztext "Overall! the sixth edition of An Introduction to Radiation Protection maintains the high standards of its predecessors and should remain as a  key reference text for those working in radiation protection." - Journal of Radiation Protection Informationen zum Autor Alan Martin formerly ran the consultancy Alan Martin Associates! UK Sam Harbison is a Health & Safety Consultant based in Kent and was formerly Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations! Health & Safety Executive! UK Karen Beach is a Radiation Protection Advisor for Research Sites Restoration Ltd! UK Peter Cole is Radiation Protection Advisor and Lecturer at the University of Liverpool! UK Klappentext 'An Introduction to Radiation Protection' is a highly-readable account of the nature of the hazards presented by ionizing radiation and the methods of protection for those new to the field! and for the non-specialist. The sixth edition of this established text takes the reader through the general background to the subject! the technical principles underlying the control of radiation hazards! radiation detection and measurement and the biological effects of radiation. These are followed by a consideration of radiation protection issues in the nuclear industry! the non-nuclear sector and the medical field. Further specialised topics include risk assessment! waste management and decommissioning! radiological incidents and emergencies! relevant legislation and organizational issues. An Introduction to Radiation Protection remains an ideal introduction for those working in the nuclear industry! for nuclear medicine technicians! radiographers and medical physics technicians! for health & safety executives and occupational health professionals! and is an invaluable companion for anyone training or undertaking a course in radiation protection. Zusammenfassung A new edition of the UK's standard introduction to the hazards presented by ionizing radiation and the methods of protection and control. Inhaltsverzeichnis The structure of matter Radioactivity and radiation Radiation units Biological effects of radiation Natural and man-made radiation The system of radiological protection Radiation detection and measurement The external radiation hazard The internal radiation hazard Practical health physics techniques Radiation protection in the nuclear industry Radioactive waste and the decommissioning of radioactive facilities Radiation protection in the non-nuclear industry Radiation protection in medicine Risk assessment Radiological incidents and emergencies Legislation and regulations related to radiation protection The organization and administration of radiation protection services Appendix A: Relationship of units Appendix B: Answers to numerical questions ...

Product details

• Authors: Karen Beach, Peter Cole, Samuel A. Harbison, Alan Martin, Alan Harbison Martin
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2012
• EAN: 9781444146073
• ISBN: 978-1-4441-4607-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Technology > Heat, energy and power station engineering