An introduction to radiation protection in medicine
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
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New York
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Taylor & Francis
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c2008
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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xii, 279 p. : ill
SERIES
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Series in medical physics and biomedical engineering
GENERAL NOTES
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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edited by Jamie V. Trapp, Tomas Kron
CONTENTS NOTE
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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