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Prasad Kedar N. |
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Radiation injury prevention and mitigation in humans / / Kedar N. Prasad |
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Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, , 2012 |
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ISBN |
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0-429-25154-8 |
1-4665-5919-5 |
1-280-12277-3 |
9786613526632 |
1-4398-7425-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (293 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Radiation injuries |
Radiation injuries - Prevention |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Contents; Preface; About the Author; Chapter 1: Growing Health Concerns with Respect to Low Doses of Ionizing Radiation: Can We Prevent and/or Mitigate Them?; Chapter 2: Physics of Radiological Weapons and Nuclear Reactors; Chapter 3: Acute Radiation Damage by High Doses of Ionizing Radiation in Humans; Chapter 4: Long-Term Damages among Survivors of High Doses of Ionizing Radiation; Chapter 5: Prevention and Mitigation of Acute Radiation Sickness (ARS); Chapter 6: Prevention and Mitigation of Late Adverse Effects of High Radiation Doses |
Chapter 7: Health Risks of Low Doses of Ionizing RadiationChapter 8: Prevention and Mitigation against Radiological Weapons and Nuclear Plant Accidents; Chapter 9: Prevention and Mitigation of Damage after Low Radiation Doses; Chapter 10: Implementation Plans for Prevention and Mitigation of Radiation Injury; Chapter 11: Health Risks of Nonionizing Radiation and Their Prevention and Mitigation; Back Cover |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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With an estimated 3.3 billion ionizing radiation imaging examinations performed worldwide each year, the growing use of x-ray-based diagnostic procedures raises concerns about long-term health risks, |
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especially cancer. In addition, rapid growth in the number of nuclear power plants around the world increases the risk of a nuclear accident similar to that of Fukushima, Japan. Add to this, exposure to non-ionizing radiation from prolonged cell phone use, proton radiation from solar flares, and potential nuclear conflict or a dirty bomb attack, and the need to expand our repertoire of radiatio |
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