8th Edition
An Introduction to Radiation Protection
Preface
1. The Structure of Matter
2. Radioactivity and Radiation
3. Radiation Units
4. Biological Effects of Radiation
5. Natural and Man-made Radiation
6. The System of Radiological Protection
7. Radiation Protection and Measurement
8. The External Radiation Hazard
9. The Internal Radiation Hazard
10.Practical Health Physics Techniques
11. Legislation and Regulations Related to Radiation Protection
12. Safety and Risk Assessment
13. Radiation protection in the Nuclear Industry
14. Radiation Protection in Medicine
15. Radiation Protection in the Nuclear Industry
16. Radioactive Waste and the Decommissioning of Radioactive Facilities
17. Radiation Protection in Space
18. Radiological Incidents and Emergencies
19. The Organization and Administration of Radiation Protection Services
Appendix A: List of Elements
Appendix B: Relationship of Units
Appendix C: Answers to Numerical Questions
Bibliography
Biography
Alan Martin formerly ran the consultancy Alan Martin Associates, UK
Sam Harbison was formerly Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Nuclear Installations and Director of Nuclear Safety, Health & Safety Executive, UK
Karen Beach is a consultant lecturer in radiation protection and a Radiation Protection Advisor, UK
The late Peter Cole was Radiation Protection Advisor and Professor in the Department of Physics, University of Liverpool and was a past President of the Society of Radiation Protection and the Association of University Radiation Protection Officers, UK
