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Radiation Protection and Dosimetry

An Introduction to Health Physics

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  • © 2007

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Editors:
  1. Michael G. Stabin

    1. Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville

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  • Provides a comprehensive yet accessable overview of the practice of radiation protection making it ideal for courses in health physics

  • Organized into clear sections and subsections which can be easily followed and selected for individual study

  • Author website contains materials for instructors including PowerPoint slides for lectures and worked-out solutions to end-of-chapter exercises

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xv
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  2. Introduction to Health Physics

    Pages 1-4

  3. Scientific Fundamentals

    Pages 5-17

  4. Radioactive Atoms–Nature and Behavior

    Pages 18-42

  5. Interaction of Radiation with Matter

    Pages 43-66

  6. Quantities and Units in Radiation Protection

    Pages 67-74

  7. Biological Effects of Radiation

    Pages 75-104

  8. The Basis for Regulation of Radiation Exposure

    Pages 105-131

  9. Health Physics Instrumentation

    Pages 132-177

  10. External Dose Assessment

    Pages 178-204

  11. Internal Dose Assessment

    Pages 205-243

  12. Radiation Protection Practice/Evaluation

    Pages 244-308

  13. Environmental Monitoring for Radiation

    Pages 309-347

  14. Nonionizing Radiation

    Pages 348-373

  15. Back Matter

    Pages 374-378
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About this book

This text is meant to serve as the basis for a two-course series in the study of radiation protection (a. k. a. “health physics”). The ?rst course would be an introduction to and fast-paced overview of the subject. For some, this is the only course in radiation protection that they will take, and thus all material must be covered in a fairly super?cial and rapid fashion. The second course is a more in-depth and applied study of radiation protection, bringing in current materials from the literature, a detailed study of regulations, practice with re- world dose and shielding calculations, and perhaps application in a semest- long student project assigned by the instructor. Several chapters include an additional section of suggested readings and other resources that can be used by the instructor to build such detailed investigations in a second course of this nature. In the ?rst course, the chapter may be basically studied, with reference to the idea that a much richer literature base exists than can be covered in a broad overview of radiation protection. Through exploration of this literature base, and other similar materials that the instructor may be aware of that are not speci?cally cited, this second, more in-depth course may be developed. A routine part of any good health physics program is a complete course in radiation detection and measurement. My brief overview chapter here cannot provide the depth needed for this subject.

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"This introduction to health physics is meant to serve as the basis for a two-course series in the study of radiation protection. … The book is meant for individuals wishing to study radiation protection/health physics. … the chapters discuss advanced concepts and mathematical models that are appropriate individuals seeking an in-depth understanding of radiation protection. … very useful as teaching text. It is clear and concise and the problems and examples further elucidate the material." (Dean W. Broga, Doody’s Review Service, August, 2008)

“The book, provides a definition for HP and a broad overview of the field. … a comprehensive text providing an overview of all relevant topics of HP. … the book can serve either as a reference for the practising HP or as a text for a course. … present the most up-to-date treatment of the topics covered.” (Michael P. Grissom, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, Vol. 138 (4), 2010)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Vanderbilt University, Nashville

    Michael G. Stabin

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Radiation Protection and Dosimetry

  • Book Subtitle: An Introduction to Health Physics

  • Editors: Michael G. Stabin

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49983-3

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York 2007

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-49982-6Published: 23 August 2007

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4419-2391-2Published: 29 October 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-387-49983-3Published: 12 September 2007

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVI, 384

  • Number of Illustrations: 190 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Nuclear Physics, Heavy Ions, Hadrons, Nuclear Energy

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