| Description |
1 online resource (241 pages) |
| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Radiation is Discovered; Chapter 2 What is Radioactivity?; Chapter 3 Radioactive Decay Laws; Chapter 4 Activity and Dose; Chapter 5 Artificial Radioactive Isotopes; Chapter 6 The Measurement of Radiation; Chapter 7 Natural Radiation; Chapter 8 Radiation in Medicine and Research; Chapter 9 Nuclear Weapons and Reactor Accidents; Chapter 10 Radiation and Health. Large Doses; Chapter 11 Small Doses and Risk Estimates; Chapter 12 Radiation Biology-Mechanisms; Chapter 13 Radiation and the Environment |
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Chapter 14 Exercises, Examples and ScenariosAdditional Reading; References; Index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Maillie, David H
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| ISBN |
9781134486755 |
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1134486758 |
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