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Adopting a proactive approach and focusing on emerging radiation-generating technologies, Health Physics in the 21st Century meets the growing need for a presentation of the relevant radiological characteristics and hazards. As such, this monograph discusses those technologies that will affect the health physics and radiation protection profession over the decades to come. After an introductory overview, the second part of this book looks at fission and fusion energy, followed by a section devoted to accelerators, while the final main section deals with radiation on manned space missions. Throughout, the author summarizes the relevant technology and scientific basis, while providing over 200 problems plus solutions to illustrate and amplify the text. Twelve appendices add further background material to support and enrich the topics addressed in the text, making this invaluable reading for students and lecturers in physics, biophysicists, clinical, nuclear and radiation physicists, as well as physicists in industry.
List of contents
PART I OVERVIEW1. Introduction PART II FISSION AND FUSION ENERGY2. Fission Power Production3. Fusion Power ProductionPART III ACCELERATORS4. Colliders and Charged Particle Accelerators5. Light SourcesPART IV SPACE6. Manned Planetary Missions7. Deep Space MissionsPART V Solutions to ProblemsPART VI Appendicesi. Significant Events and Important Dates in Physics and Health Physicsii. Production Equations in Health Physicsiii. Key Health Physics Relationshipsiv. Internal Dosimetry Primerv. The Standard Model of Particle Physicsvi. Special Theory of Relativityvii. Muon Characteristicsviii. Luminosityix. Dose Factors for Typical Radiation Types x. Health Physics Related Computer Codesxi. Systematics of Heavy Ion Interactions with Matterxii. Curvature Systematics in General Relativity
About the author
Joseph John Bevelacqua, PhD, CHP, is the President of Bevelacqua Resources. A theoretical nuclear physicist by training, Dr. Bevelacqua is a Certified Health Physicist and Certified Senior Reactor Operator and has over 30 years of professional experience. This experience includes the medical, fuel cycle, accelerator, power reactor, environmental, and non-ionizing areas. His research areas include heavy ion cancer therapy, theoretical physics, and health physics applications. He recently received California University's Professional Excellence Award for his accomplishments.
Summary
Adopting a proactive approach and focusing on emerging radiation-generating technologies, Health Physics in the 21st Century meets the growing need for a presentation of the relevant radiological characteristics and hazards. As such, this monograph discusses those technologies that will affect the health physics and radiation protection profession over the decades to come.
After an introductory overview, the second part of this book looks at fission and fusion energy, followed by a section devoted to accelerators, while the final main section deals with radiation on manned space missions. Throughout, the author summarizes the relevant technology and scientific basis, while providing over 200 problems plus solutions to illustrate and amplify the text.
Twelve appendices add further background material to support and enrich the topics addressed in the text, making this invaluable reading for students and lecturers in physics, biophysicists, clinical, nuclear and radiation physicists, as well as physicists in industry.
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"It will be quite a fascinating and rewarding for those brave enough to let this book take them where no health physics text has gone before." ( Healthy Physics , December 2008)
"The charts, graphs, and explanations are abundant and clear in this weighty, recommended pick." ( The Midwest Book Review , September 2008)
