An Introduction to Radiation Protection in Medicine
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Combining facets of health physics with medicine, An Introduction to Radiation Protection in Medicine covers the background of the subject and the medical situations where radiation is the tool to diagnose or treat human disease. Encouraging newcomers to the field to properly and efficiently function in a versatile and evolving work setting, it familiarizes them with the particular problems faced during the application of ionizing radiation in medicine.
The text builds a fundamental knowledge base before providing practical descriptions of radiation safety in medicine. It covers basic issues related to radiation protection, including the physical science behind radiation protection and the radiobiological basis of radiation protection. The text also presents operational and managerial tools for organizing radiation safety in a medical workplace. Subsequent chapters form the core of the book, focusing on the practice of radiation protection in different medical disciplines. They explore a range of individual uses of ionizing radiation in various branches of medicine, including radiology, nuclear medicine, external beam radiotherapy, and brachytherapy.
With contributions from experienced practicing physicists, this book provides essential information about dealing with radiation safety in the rapidly shifting and diverse environment of medicine.
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The text builds a fundamental knowledge base before providing practical descriptions of radiation safety in medicine. It covers basic issues related to radiation protection, including the physical science behind radiation protection and the radiobiological basis of radiation protection. The text also presents operational and managerial tools for organizing radiation safety in a medical workplace. Subsequent chapters form the core of the book, focusing on the practice of radiation protection in different medical disciplines. They explore a range of individual uses of ionizing radiation in various branches of medicine, including radiology, nuclear medicine, external beam radiotherapy, and brachytherapy.
With contributions from experienced practicing physicists, this book provides essential information about dealing with radiation safety in the rapidly shifting and diverse environment of medicine.
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Product details
- Hardback | 296 pages
- 156 x 234 x 19.3mm | 710g
- 14 Apr 2008
- Taylor & Francis Inc
- CRC Press Inc
- Bosa Roca, United States
- English
- 77 equations; 23 Halftones, black and white; 15 Tables, black and white; 81 Illustrations, color; 81 Illustrations, black and white
- 1584889640
- 9781584889649
- 1,713,953
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Table of contents
Preface. Introduction. Fundamentals of Radiation Physics. Radiation and Risk: Radiobiological Background. Radiation Detection and Simulation Methods. Managing Radiation in the Workplace. Radiation Protection in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology. Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine. Radiation Protection in External Beam Radiotherapy. Radiation Protection in Brachytherapy. Outlook and Conclusion. Glossary. Index.
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Review Text
"The text builds a fundamental knowledge base before providing practical descriptions of radiation safety in medicine . . . With contributions from experienced practicing physicists, this book provides essential information about dealing with radiation safety in the rapidly shifting and diverse environment of medicine."
–In Anticancer Research, Nov/Dec 2008, Vol. 28, No. 6B
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–In Anticancer Research, Nov/Dec 2008, Vol. 28, No. 6B
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Review quote
"The text builds a fundamental knowledge base before providing practical descriptions of radiation safety in medicine . . . With contributions from experienced practicing physicists, this book provides essential information about dealing with radiation safety in the rapidly shifting and diverse environment of medicine."
-In Anticancer Research, Nov/Dec 2008, Vol. 28, No. 6B
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-In Anticancer Research, Nov/Dec 2008, Vol. 28, No. 6B
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