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Titolo |
Health physics and radiological health / / Thomas E. Johnson, Brian K. Birky ; consulting editor, Bernard Shleien |
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Philadelphia, PA : , : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , [2012] |
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©2012 |
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ISBN |
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1-4511-5423-2 |
1-4698-2152-4 |
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Edizione |
[Fourth edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1287 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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JohnsonThomas E. <1964-> |
BirkyBrian Kent |
ShleienB (Bernard) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Radiology, Medical |
Medical physics |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Rev. ed. of: Handbook of health physics and radiological health / edited by Bernard Shleien, Lester A. Slaback Jr., Brian Kent Birky. 3rd ed. c1998. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Estimates of radiation doses from various sources of exposure -- Commonly used units, signs, symbols, conversion factors, and constants -- Rules-of-thumb as useful equations -- Standards and guidances for limiting ionizing radiation exposure -- Interaction of radiation with matter -- Exposure and shielding from external radiation -- Neutron production, shielding, and activation -- Radionuclide data -- Radiation measurement instruments -- Patient doses in the healing arts -- Operational health physics -- Bioassay and radiobiological data -- Radiation dosimetry -- Ionizing radiation bioeffects and risks -- Non-ionizing radiation. |
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