1st Edition
An Introduction to Radiation Protection in Medicine
296 Pages
81 Color & 81 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
296 Pages
by
CRC Press
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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... Read more
Preface
Introduction
Tomas Kron
Fundamentals of Radiation Physics
Jamie V. Trapp and Peter Johnston
Radiation and Risk: Radiobiological Background
Tomas Kron
Radiation Detection and Simulation Methods
Jamie V. Trapp and Peter Johnston
Managing Radiation in the Workplace
Peter Johnston, Jamie V. Trapp, and Tomas Kron
Radiation Protection in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
John Heggie
Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine
Raymond Budd
Radiation Protection in External Beam Radiotherapy
Jim Cramb
Radiation Protection in Brachytherapy
Ram Das
Outlook and Conclusion
Tomas Kron
Glossary
Index
Introduction
Tomas Kron
Fundamentals of Radiation Physics
Jamie V. Trapp and Peter Johnston
Radiation and Risk: Radiobiological Background
Tomas Kron
Radiation Detection and Simulation Methods
Jamie V. Trapp and Peter Johnston
Managing Radiation in the Workplace
Peter Johnston, Jamie V. Trapp, and Tomas Kron
Radiation Protection in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology
John Heggie
Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine
Raymond Budd
Radiation Protection in External Beam Radiotherapy
Jim Cramb
Radiation Protection in Brachytherapy
Ram Das
Outlook and Conclusion
Tomas Kron
Glossary
Index
Biography
Jamie V. Trapp, Tomas Kron
"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
