Martin, James E creator Ohio Library and Information Network text bibliography Electronic books gw Weinheim Wiley 2013 3rd ed monographic eng

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1 online resource (679 pages) ; cm A practical guide to the basic physics that radiation protection professionals need A much-needed working resource for health physicists and other radiation protection professionals, this volume presents clear, thorough, up-to-date explanations of the basic physics necessary to address real-world problems in radiation protection. Designed for readers with limited as well as basic science backgrounds, Physics for Radiation Protection emphasizes applied concepts and carefully illustrates all topics through examples as well as practice problems. Physics for Radiation Protection> Structure of atoms -- Atoms and energy -- Radioactive transformation -- Interactions -- Nuclear fission and its products -- Naturally occurring radiation and radioactivity -- Interactions of radiation with matter -- Radiation shielding -- Internal radiation dose -- Environmental dispersion -- Nuclear criticality -- Radiation detection and measurement -- Statistics in radiation physics -- Neutrons -- Answers to selected problems -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Index Includes bibliographical references and index Available to OhioLINK libraries Medical physics Radiation Safety measures Health physics Radiation Safety measures Health Physics Radiotherapy R895 .M27 2013 616.989705 MJA WN 110 9783527667086 3527667083 9783527667062 3527667067 9783527667093 3527667091 9783527411764 3527411763 9781299476035 1299476031 478853 MIL http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9783527667062 http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9783527667062 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9783527667062 http://proxy.ohiolink.edu:9099/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9783527667062 Available to OhioLINK libraries MHW 130418 20170803190242.0 841914439 eng