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Introduction to Health Physics Paperback - 2008

by Herman Cember; Thomas E. Johnson

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A dynamic, all-inclusive overview of the field of health physics

A Doody's Core Title for 2011!

If it's an important topic in the field of health physics, you'll find it in this trusted text . . . in sections on physical principles, atomic and nuclear structure, radioactivity, biological effects of radiation, and instrumentation. This one-of-a-kind guide spans the entire scope of the field and offers a problem-solving approach that will serve you throughout your career.

Features:

  • A thorough overview of need-to-know topics, from a review of physical principles to a useful look at the interaction of radiation with matter
  • More than 380 "Homework Problems" and 175+ "Example Problems"
  • Essential background material on quantitative risk assessment for radiation exposure
  • Authoritative radiation safety and environmental health coverage that supports the International Commission on Radiological Protection's standards for specific populations
  • High-yield appendices to expand your comprehension of chapter material
  • NEW! Essential coverage of non-ionizing radiation, lasers and microwaves, computer use in dose calculation, and dose limit recommendations

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Health physics, or radiological health, as it is frequently called, is the area of environmental health engineering that deals with the protection of the individual and population groups against the harmful effects of ionizing and nonionizing radiation.

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  • Title Introduction to Health Physics
  • Author Herman Cember; Thomas E. Johnson
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Fourt
  • Pages 843
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher McGraw-Hill Medical Publishing
  • Publication date April 18, 2008
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780071423083 / 0071423087
  • Weight 3.3 lbs (1.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.7 in (23.37 x 18.80 x 4.32 cm)
  • Category Medical / Nursing
  • Library of Congress subjects Medical physics, Health Physics
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007042919
  • Dewey Decimal Code 610.153

About the author

Herman Cember, PhD, is Professor Emeritus, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.

Thomas E. Johnson, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO.

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