Basic Health Physics (Hardcover, 2, Updated, Enlarg)

Preface
Part I Radiation Protection Fundamentals
1. Introduction

Part II Introduction to Radiation Protection
2. Dosimetric Quantities and Units
3. Natural and Human-Made Sources of Radiation Exposure
4. Standards and Regulations
5. Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
6. Instrumentation
7. External Dosimetry -
Basic Source Geometries and Attenuation Relationships
8. Internal Dosimetry
9. ALARA and Shielding
10. Counting Statistics

Part III Applications
11. Monitoring and Interpretation
12. Operational Health Physics
13. Transportation and Waste
14. Nuclear Emergencies

Part IV Specialty Health Physics Areas
15. Medical Health Physics
16. University Health Physics
17. Fuel Cycle Health Physics
18. Research Reactor Health Physics
19. Power Reactor Health Physics
20. Environmental Health Physics
21. Accelerator Health Physics
22. Nonionizing Radiation

Part V Answers and Solutions

Part VI Appendices
I. Mathematical Review
II. Physical Constants
III. Particle Properties
IV. Supplementary Information for Gamma-Ray Dose Calculations
V. Selected Data on Radionuclides and Decay Relationships
VI. Electromagnetic and Mechanics Relationships
VII. Conversion Factors
VIII. Physical Quantities and their Units
VIV. Production Equations

Index