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Practical radiation protection in healthcare / edited by Colin J. Martin and David G. Sutton.
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Title:Practical radiation protection in healthcare / edited by Colin J. Martin and David G. Sutton.
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Other Contributors/Collections:Martin, Colin J., editor.
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Published/Created:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
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Location:BMB LIBRARY (VGH) stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: WN110 .P722 2015
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Call Number: WN110 .P722 2015
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Library of Congress Subjects:Ionizing radiation--Safety measures.
Radioactive substances--Safety measures.
Radiation--Dosage.
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Medical Subjects: Radiation Protection.
Health Facilities--standards.
Occupational Exposure--prevention & control.
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Edition:Second edition.
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Description:xiii, 536 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Summary:The application of radiation to medical problems plays an ever-increasing role in diagnosis and treatment of disease. It is essential that medical physicists have the knowledge, understanding and practical skills to implement radiation protection as new techniques are developed. Practical Radiation Protection in Healthcare provides a practical guide for medical physicists and others involved with radiation protection in the healthcare environment. The guidance is based on principles set out in current recommendations of the International Commission for Radiological Protection and methods developed by a variety of professional bodies. Written by practitioners experienced in the field this practical reference manual covers both established techniques and new areas of application. This edition has be fully revised and updated to cover new requirements linked to the increased knowledge of radiation effects, and the development of new technology. Each specialist area is covered in a separate chapter to allow easy reference with individual chapters being assigned to different types of non-ionising radiations. Tabulated data is included to allow the reader to carry out calculations for situations encountered frequently without reference to further texts.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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ISBN:0199655219 hardcover
9780199655212 hardcover
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Contents:Machine generated contents note: pt. I Ionizing radiations: hazards, detection, and measurement
1. development of radiation protection
2. Interaction of ionizing radiations with matter
3. Biological effects of ionizing radiation
4. Radiation measurement
pt. II Protection against ionizing radiations
5. Radiation protection legislation
6. Principles and control methods
7. Operational radiation protection
8. Personal monitoring
9. Control of radioactive substances
10. Sources of exposure, incidents, and emergencies
pt. III Ionizing radiation in medicine and research
11. Risk control in diagnostic medical exposures
12. Diagnostic radiology equipment
13. Diagnostic radiology
-Facility
14. Diagnostic radiology
-patient dosimetry
15. CT dosimetry
16. Interventional radiology and cardiology
17. Nuclear medicine, pet, and radionuclide laboratories
18. nuclear medicine patient
19. Radiotherapy: external beam radiotherapy
20. Radiotherapy: brachytherapy and unsealed radionuclide therapy
pt. IV Non-ionizing radiation
21. Lasers
22. Non-coherent optical radiation sources
23. Electromagnetic fields
24. Magnetic resonance imaging
25. Ultrasound.