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Dose limits for individuals who receive exposure from radionuclide therapy patients [[electronic resource]]
| Dose limits for individuals who receive exposure from radionuclide therapy patients [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (24 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612/.01448 |
| Collana | NCRP commentary |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear medicine - Safety measures
Radiation dosimetry |
| ISBN |
1-4356-3079-3
1-60119-463-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | ""Cover""; ""Preface ""; ""Contents ""; ""1. Summary ""; ""2. Introduction ""; ""3. Radiation Risk Estimates ""; ""4. Radionuclide Therapy ""; ""5. Recommendations ""; ""Appendix A: Application of Criteria for Release from Medical Confinement for Common Types of Radionuclide Therapy ""; ""References ""; ""The NCRP ""; ""NCRP Commentaries ""; ""Corrigendum for NCRP Commentary No. 11 "" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911006569403321 |
| Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, 1995 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evaluating the reliability of biokinetic and dosimetric models and parameters used to assess individual doses for risk assessment purposes [[electronic resource]]
| Evaluating the reliability of biokinetic and dosimetric models and parameters used to assess individual doses for risk assessment purposes [[electronic resource]] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and measurements, 1998 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (126 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612/.01448 |
| Collana | NCRP commentary |
| Soggetto topico |
Health risk assessment - Evaluation
Radiation dosimetry |
| ISBN |
1-4356-3083-1
1-60119-470-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Title page""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1. Introduction""; ""2. Sources of Uncertainty in the Gastrointestinal Tract Models Used in Radiation Protection""; ""3. Sources of Uncertainty in the Respiratory Tract Models Used in Radiation Protection""; ""4. Sources of Uncertainty in the Models Used in Radiation Protection to Describe Other Routes of Radionuclide Uptake (Wounds and Absorption Through Skin)""; ""5. Sources of Uncertainty in the Biokinetic Models Used in Radiation Protection""; ""6. Sources of Uncertainty in the Dosimetric Models Used in Radiation Protection""
""7. Sources of Uncertainty in the Models Used in Radiation Protection to Estimate Radiation Doses from External Irradiation Attributable to Radionuclides in the Environment""""8. Reliability of Dose Coefficients for Estimation of Risk to Individuals""; ""9. Summary""; ""References""; ""The NCRP""; ""NCRP Commentaries"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911006571903321 |
| Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and measurements, 1998 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evaluation of guidelines for exposures to technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Evaluation of EPA Guidelines for Exposure to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials Board on Radiation Effects Research Commission on Life Sciences National Research Council
| Evaluation of guidelines for exposures to technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Evaluation of EPA Guidelines for Exposure to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials Board on Radiation Effects Research Commission on Life Sciences National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (293 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612/.01448 |
| Soggetto topico |
Radiation - Health aspects
Low-level radiation - Health aspects Radiation, Background - Health aspects Radioactive pollution - Health aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-18652-6
9786610186525 0-309-58070-6 0-585-15002-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910455807203321 |
| Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1999 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evaluation of guidelines for exposures to technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Evaluation of EPA Guidelines for Exposure to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials Board on Radiation Effects Research Commission on Life Sciences National Research Council
| Evaluation of guidelines for exposures to technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Evaluation of EPA Guidelines for Exposure to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials Board on Radiation Effects Research Commission on Life Sciences National Research Council |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (293 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612/.01448 |
| Soggetto topico |
Radiation - Health aspects
Low-level radiation - Health aspects Radiation, Background - Health aspects Radioactive pollution - Health aspects |
| ISBN |
0-309-18399-5
1-280-18652-6 9786610186525 0-309-58070-6 0-585-15002-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778756503321 |
| Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1999 | ||
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Evaluation of guidelines for exposures to technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials / / Committee on Evaluation of EPA Guidelines for Exposure to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials Board on Radiation Effects Research Commission on Life Sciences National Research Council
| Evaluation of guidelines for exposures to technologically enhanced naturally occurring radioactive materials / / Committee on Evaluation of EPA Guidelines for Exposure to Naturally Occurring Radioactive Materials Board on Radiation Effects Research Commission on Life Sciences National Research Council |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1999 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (293 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612/.01448 |
| Soggetto topico |
Radiation - Health aspects
Low-level radiation - Health aspects Radiation, Background - Health aspects Radioactive pollution - Health aspects |
| ISBN |
9786610186525
9780309183994 0309183995 9781280186523 1280186526 9780309580700 0309580706 9780585150024 0585150028 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Evaluation of Guidelines for Exposures to Technologically Enhanced Naturally Occurring Radioactive... -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- INTRODUCTION -- PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF STUDY -- RESPONSES TO COMMITTEE CHARGE -- Technical Basis for Differences in Guidelines for TENORM -- Relative Merits of Different Scientific and Technical Assumptions -- Development of Contemporary Risk Analysis for NORM -- OTHER CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- Policy Judgments for Risk Management -- Consistency of Radiation Guidelines -- Importance of Natural Background for Guidelines for TENORM -- Importance of Knowledge of Sources of TENORM -- Differences in Approaches to Radiation Risk Assessment -- Use of Linear, No-threshold Dose-Response Hypothesis -- Directions for Further Research on TENORM -- 1 Introduction -- DEFINITION AND SCOPE OF STUDY -- THE RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS OF CONCERN -- APPROACH TO THE STUDY -- Evaluation of Guidelines for Indoor Radon -- Evaluation of Guidelines for TENORM Other Than Indoor Radon -- Other Considerations -- STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT -- 2 Natural Radioactivity and Radiation -- NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIONUCLIDES -- Uranium -- Radium-226 -- Thorium -- Radium-228 -- Radon -- Lead-210 and Polonium-210 -- Potassium-40 -- Rubidium-87 -- Induced Radionuclides -- NATURAL SOURCES OF EXTERNAL IONIZING RADIATION -- Terrestrial Sources of External Radiation -- Cosmic Radiation -- SUMMARY OF HUMAN EXPOSURES TO NATURAL IONIZING RADIATION -- CONCLUSIONS -- 3 Major Sources of Technologically Enhanced Naturally-Occurring Radioactive Materials -- URANIUM MINING -- PHOSPHATE-FERTILIZER AND ELEMENTAL-PHOSPHORUS PRODUCTION -- RESIDUES OF COAL COMBUSTION -- OIL AND NATURAL-GAS PRODUCTION AND PROCESSING -- MUNICIPAL WATER TREATMENT -- METAL MINING AND PROCESSING -- GEOTHERMAL ENERGY PRODUCTION -- OTHER INDUSTRIES.
MINIMIZATION OF TENORM -- NONRADIOLOGIC IMPACTS -- CONCLUSIONS -- 4 Role of Exposure and Dose or Risk Assessments in Developing Radiation Standards -- RISK ASSESSMENT OF CARCINOGENS -- Hazard Identification -- Estimation of Dose-Response Relationship -- Exposure Assessment -- Risk Characterization -- ELEMENTS OF RADIATION RISK ASSESSMENT -- USE OF DOSE OR RISK ASSESSMENT IN DEVELOPING RADIATION STANDARDS -- SUITABLE APPROACHES TO RISK ASSESSMENT IN DEVELOPING STANDARDS -- 5 Basic Approaches to Regulating Radiation Exposures of the Public -- JUDGMENTS ABOUT ACCEPTABILITY OF HEALTH RISKS -- JUDGMENTS ABOUT ACCEPTABILITY OF HEALTH RISKS -- OTHER CONSIDERATIONS IN DEVELOPING STANDARDS -- Justification of Practices -- Measurability of Radioactivity In the Environment -- Natural Background Radiation -- SUMMARY -- 6 Organizations Concerned with Radiation Protection of the Public -- INTRODUCTION -- ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY -- Federal Guidance On Radiation Protection of the Public -- Environmental Radiation Standards Developed Under Atomic Energy Act -- Environmental Radiation Standards Developed Under Other Laws -- Guidance and Regulations for Indoor Radon -- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION -- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY -- STATE GOVERNMENTS -- NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND MEASUREMENTS -- HEALTH PHYSICS SOCIETY -- INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION -- INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY -- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES -- 7 Environmental Protection Agency Guidances and Regulations for Naturally Occurring Radionuclides -- GUIDANCE ON RADIATION PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC -- GUIDANCE AND REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIC SOURCES OR PRACTICES -- Standards for Operations of Uranium Fuel Cycle -- Standards for Radioactivity in Drinking Water -- Standards for Radioactivity in Liquid Discharges. Standards for Uranium and Thorium Mill Tailings -- Standards for Management and Disposal of Radioactive Waste -- Standards for Cleanup of Radioactively Contaminated Sites -- Standards for Airborne Emissions of Radionuclides -- Guidance on Radon in Homes -- Applicability of EPA Guidances and Regulations to TENORM -- Other EPA Initiatives for TENORM -- Other Alternatives for EPA Regulation of TENORM -- Risks Corresponding to EPA Guidances and Regulations -- CONSISTENCY OF DIFFERENT GUIDANCES AND REGULATIONS -- Differences in Statutory and Judicial Mandates -- Differences in Primary Bases of Standards -- Differences in Applicability of Standards -- Differences in Population Groups of Primary Concern -- Differences in Considerations of Natural Background -- Other Considerations in Comparing Standards -- Summary of Issues of Consistency of Standards -- RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STANDARDS AND DOSES EXPERIENCED -- SUMMARY -- 8 Indoor-Radon Guidelines and Recommendations -- RADON MEASUREMENT UNITS -- PATHWAYS OF HUMAN EXPOSURE -- HEALTH EFFECTS AND RISK EVALUATION OF RADON EXPOSURE -- OVERVIEW OF RADON GUIDELINES AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DWELLINGS -- National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) -- US Environmental Protection Agency -- International Commission on Radiological Protection -- International Atomic Energy Agency -- Commission of the European Communities -- Other -- RADON ACTION LEVELS FOR WORKPLACES -- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS -- 9 Other Guidances for TENORM -- NATIONAL COUNCIL ON RADIATION PROTECTION AND MEASUREMENTS -- INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION -- HEALTH PHYSICS SOCIETY -- HPS Recommendations on Radiation Dose Limits for the General Public -- HPS Recommendations on Radiation Standards for Site Cleanup and Restoration -- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION -- Regulations for Decommissioning of Licensed Facilities. Guidance on Disposal of Residual Thorium or Uranium -- DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY -- Management and Disposal of Small Volumes of TENORM -- Management and Disposal of Larger Volumes of TENORM -- STATE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES -- INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY -- COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES AND OTHER NATIONS -- TRANSFERABILITY OF STANDARDS -- 10 Comparison of Current Guidances for TENORM in the Environment -- INTRODUCTION -- INDOOR RADON -- TENORM OTHER THAN INDOOR RADON -- Guidances on Radiation Protection of the Public Applicable to TENORM -- Guidances for Specific Sources or Practices Involving TENORM -- Bases For Differences in Guidances -- SUMMARY -- 11 Issues in Developing Guidances for TENORM -- SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL BASES FOR GUIDANCES -- DIFFERENCES IN TECHNICAL APPROACHES TO RISK ASSESSMENT -- Differences Between Environmental Protection Agency and Nuclear Regulatory Commission Approaches to... -- Comments On Differences Between Environmental Protection Agency and Nuclear Regulatory Commission... -- Importance of Approaches to Risk Assessment for Guidances for TENORM -- Other Issues in Risk Assessment and Guidance Development -- POLICY-BASED DIFFERENCES IN GUIDANCES FOR TENORM -- Limit on Acceptable Dose -- Application of the Environmental Protection Agency's Groundwater-Protection Strategy to TENORM -- Differences Between Nuclear Regulatory Commission and Environmental Protection Agency Approaches to... -- Differences in Guidances for Indoor Radon -- Difference Between Environmental Protection Agency and National Council on Radiation Protection and... -- Treatment of Natural Background in Establishing Guidances -- IMPLICATIONS OF GUIDANCES FOR RISK ASSESSMENT -- 12 Conclusions and Recommendations -- CENTRAL CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE COMMITTEE -- CONTEXT FOR REGULATION OF TENORM. RISK ASSESSMENT ISSUES UNDERLYING TENORM REGULATION -- RISK-MANAGEMENT ISSUES UNDERLYING TENORM GUIDELINES -- COMPARABILITY OF GUIDANCES AND REGULATIONS POTENTIALLY RELATED TO TENORM -- ISSUES RELATED TO BACKGROUND RADIATION -- REFERENCES -- Appendix -- RADIATION QUANTITIES AND UNITS DEFINITIONS ACRONYMS -- DEFINITIONS -- LIST OF ACRONYMS -- Information on Committee Members. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910970314603321 |
| Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1999 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Evaluation of the linear-nonthreshold dose-response model for ionizing radiation
| Evaluation of the linear-nonthreshold dose-response model for ionizing radiation |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (296 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612/.01448 |
| Collana | NCRP report |
| Soggetto topico |
Radiation - Toxicology
Low-level radiation - Dose-response relationship |
| ISBN |
978-0-929600-69-7
978-1-60119-472-5 0-929600-69-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
""Cover Page""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""1. Executive Summary""; ""2. Introduction""; ""3. Biophysical""; ""3.1 Energy Deposition and Its Relevance to Questions of Low-Dose Response""; ""3.1.1 Track Structure""; ""3.1.2 Quantitative Characterization of Energy Deposition in Small Sites""; ""3.1.3 Definition of Low Dose, Corresponding to an Average of One Energy Deposition Event per Target""; ""3.2 Implications of Energy-Deposition Patterns for Independent Cellular Effects at Low Doses""; ""3.3 Implications of Energy-Deposition Patterns for Carcinogenic Effects of Radiation""
""3.3.1 Evidence Regarding the Clonality of Tumors""""3.3.2 Relationship Between Initially-Damaged Cells and Tumorigenic Cells""; ""3.4 Conclusions""; ""3.5 Research Needs""; ""4. Deoxyribonucleic Acid Repair and Processing after Low Doses and Low-Dose Rates of Ionizing Radiation""; ""4.1 Ionizing Radiation-Induced DNA Lesions and Their Repair""; ""4.1.1 Single-Strand Breaks (Including Deoxyribose Damage)""; ""4.1.2 Base Damage and Loss""; ""4.1.3 DNA-Protein Cross-Links""; ""4.1.4 Double-Strand Breaks""; ""4.1.5 Multiply-Damaged Sites""; ""4.1.6 Mismatch Repair"" ""4.1.7 Effects of Linear-Energy Transfer""""4.1.8 Spontaneous DNA Damage""; ""4.2 Cell-Cycle Checkpoints""; ""4.3 Programmed Cell Death (Apoptosis)""; ""4.4 Impact of Cell-Cycle Checkpoints and Apoptosis on the Dose Response for DNA Repair at Low-Dose Rates""; ""4.5 The Adaptive Response""; ""4.6 Summary""; ""4.7 Research Needs""; ""5. Mutagenesis""; ""5.1 Introduction""; ""5.2 Potential Mechanisms of Mutagenesis""; ""5.2.1 Replication Errors""; ""5.2.2 Mutations Arising During Repair""; ""5.3 Dose-Response Studies with Low Linear-Energy Transfer Radiation""; ""5.3.1 Human in Vivo"" ""5.3.2 Animal in Vivo""""5.3.3 Mammalian Cells in Vitro""; ""5.4 Dose-Response Studies with High Linear-Energy Transfer Radiation""; ""5.5 Summary""; ""5.6 Research Needs""; ""6. Chromosome Aberrations Induced by Low Doses and Low-Dose Rates of Ionizing Radiation""; ""6.1 Misrepair, Misreplication, and Chromosome Aberration Formation""; ""6.1.1 Chromosome-Type Aberrations""; ""6.1.2 Chromatid-Type Aberrations""; ""6.1.3 Mechanisms of Formation of Chromosome Aberrations""; ""6.1.4 Dose-Response Curves: Acute and Chronic Exposures""; ""6.2 Distribution of Aberrations Within and Among Cells"" ""6.2.1 Intercellular Distributions of Chromosome Aberrations""""6.2.2 Inter- and Intrachromosomal Distribution of Chromosome Aberrations""; ""6.3 Uncertainties in Shapes of Dose-Response Curves at Low Doses""; ""6.3.1 Nonlinear and Threshold Responses""; ""6.3.2 Effect of Adaptive Response""; ""6.3.3 Efficiency of DNA Repair""; ""6.3.4 Inducibility of DNA Repair and Cell-Cycle Checkpoints""; ""6.3.5 Genomic Instability""; ""6.4 Association Between Chromosomal Changes and Cancer""; ""6.5 Biological Dosimetry for Chromosome Aberrations""; ""6.5.1 Acute Exposures""; ""6.5.2 Chronic Exposures"" ""6.5.3 Evidence for Threshold and/or Linearity in Dose Response"" |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9911006576303321 |
| Bethesda, Md., : National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements, c2001 | ||
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Health physics and radiological health / / Thomas E. Johnson, Brian K. Birky ; consulting editor, Bernard Shleien
| Health physics and radiological health / / Thomas E. Johnson, Brian K. Birky ; consulting editor, Bernard Shleien |
| Edizione | [Fourth edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, PA : , : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1287 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612/.01448 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JohnsonThomas E. <1964->
BirkyBrian Kent ShleienB (Bernard) |
| Soggetto topico |
Radiology, Medical
Medical physics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4511-5423-2
1-4698-2152-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463988803321 |
| Philadelphia, PA : , : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , [2012] | ||
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Health physics and radiological health / / Thomas E. Johnson, Brian K. Birky ; consulting editor, Bernard Shleien
| Health physics and radiological health / / Thomas E. Johnson, Brian K. Birky ; consulting editor, Bernard Shleien |
| Edizione | [Fourth edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, PA : , : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1287 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612/.01448 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JohnsonThomas E. <1964->
BirkyBrian Kent ShleienB (Bernard) |
| Soggetto topico |
Radiology, Medical
Medical physics |
| ISBN |
1-4511-5423-2
1-4698-2152-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910788626403321 |
| Philadelphia, PA : , : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , [2012] | ||
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Health physics and radiological health / / Thomas E. Johnson, Brian K. Birky ; consulting editor, Bernard Shleien
| Health physics and radiological health / / Thomas E. Johnson, Brian K. Birky ; consulting editor, Bernard Shleien |
| Edizione | [Fourth edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Philadelphia, PA : , : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , [2012] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (1287 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612/.01448 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JohnsonThomas E. <1964->
BirkyBrian Kent ShleienB (Bernard) |
| Soggetto topico |
Radiology, Medical
Medical physics |
| ISBN |
1-4511-5423-2
1-4698-2152-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 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. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827566303321 |
| Philadelphia, PA : , : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, , [2012] | ||
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Introduction to radiological physics and radiation dosimetry / / Frank Herbert Attix
| Introduction to radiological physics and radiation dosimetry / / Frank Herbert Attix |
| Autore | Attix Frank H. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York : , : Wiley, , [1986] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (632 p.) |
| Disciplina | 612/.01448 |
| Soggetto topico |
Radiation dosimetry
Medical physics |
| ISBN |
1-281-84301-6
9786611843014 3-527-61713-2 3-527-61714-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
INTRODUCTION TO RADIOLOGICAL PHYSICS AND RADIATION DOSIMETRY; Contents; CHAPTER 1 IONIZING RADIATION; I. Introduction; II. Types and Sources of Ionizing Radiations; Ill. Description of Ionizing Radiation Fields; A. Consequences of the Random Nature of Radiation; B. Simple Description of Radiation Fields by Nonstochastic Quantities; C. Differential Distributions vs. Energy and Angle of Incidence; D. An Alternative Definition of Fluence; E. Planar Fluence; CHAPTER 2 QUANTITIES FOR DESCRIBING THE INTERACTION OF IONIZING RADIATION WITH MATTER; I. Introduction; II. Kerma; A. Definition
B. Relation of Kerma to Energy Fluence for PhotonsC. Relation of Kerma to Fluence for Neutrons; D. Components of Kerma; E. Kerma Rate; III. Absorbed Dose; A. Definition; B. Absorbed Dose Rate; IV. Comparative Examples of Energy Imparted, Energy Transferred and Net Energy Transferred; V. Exposure; A. Definition; B. Definition of w; C. Relation of Exposure to Energy Fluence; D. Exposure Rate; E. Significance of Exposure; VI. Quantities and Units for Use in Radiation Protection; A. Quality Factor, Q; B. Dose Equivalent, H; C. Specification of Ambient Radiation Levels CHAPTER 3 EXPONENTIAL ATTENUATIONI. Introduction; II. Simple Exponential Attenuation; III. Exponential Attenuation for Plural Modes of Absorption; IV. ""Narrow-Beam"" Attenuation of Uncharged Radiation; V. Broad-Beam Attenuation of Uncharged Radiation; VI. Some Broad-Beam Geometries; VII. Spectral Effects; VIII. The Buildup Factor; IX. The Reciprocity Theorem; CHAPTER 4 CHARGED-PARTICLE AND RADIATION EQUILIBRIA; I. Introduction; II. Radiation Equilibrium; III. Charged-Particle Equilibrium; A. CPE for Distributed Radioactive Sources B. CPE for Indirectly Ionizing Radiation from External SourcesIV. CPE in the Measurement of Exposure; V. Relating Absorbed Dose to Exposure for X- and y-Rays; VI. Causes of CPE Failure in a Field of Indirectly Ionizing Radiation; A. Proximity to a Source; B. Proximity to a Boundary of lnhomogeneity in the Medium; C. High-Energy Radiation; VII. Transient Charged-Particle Equilibrium (TCPE); CHAPTER 5 ABSORBED DOSE IN RADIOACTIVE MEDIA; I. Introduction; II. Radioactive Disintegration Processes; A. Alpha Disintegration; B. Beta Disintegration; C. Electron-Capture (EC) Transitions D. Internal Conversion vs. Y-Ray EmissionE. Tables for Dose Estimation in Appendix C; CHAPTER 6 RADIOACTIVE DECAY; I. Total Decay Constants; II. Partial Decay Constants; III. Units of Activity; IV. Mean Life and Half-Life; V. Radioactive Parent-Daughter Relationships; VI. Equilibria in Parent-Daughter Activities; A. Daughter Longer-Lived than Parent, λ2 λ1; C. Only Daughter Much Shorter-Lived than Parent, λ2 >>λ1; VII. Removal of Daughter Products; VIII. Radioactivation by Nuclear Interactions; IX. Exposure-Rate Constant CHAPTER 7 GAMMA- AND X-RAY INTERACTIONS IN MATTER |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830178603321 |
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| New York, New York : , : Wiley, , [1986] | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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