Living with radiation
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Great Britain. National Radiological Protection Board.
- ناشر : London : H.M.S.O.
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 1986
- شابک / ISBN : 9780859512558
Description
Preface 1 lntroductidn Types of radiation Benefits and risks Public anxiety 2 Concepts and quantities Structure of matter Radloact~v~atyn d rad~atlon lonlsat~onIn matter lonlsat~onIn tlssue Dose quantltles 3 Sources of ionising radiation 4 Effects of ionising radiation Induction of cancers Risk assessments Risk factors for cancers Hereditary disease Communal risk Other late effects Irradiation in pregnancy 5 System of radiological protection General pr~nc~ples Scope of appllcatlon Justlficat~ono f practices Optlm~satrono f protectron Llmltatlon of doses Constraints Comparing r~sks Legal controls 6 Natural ionising radiation Cosm~c rad~at~on Gamma rad~at~on Radon ~nhalatlon Internal lrradlatlon Total doses 7 Medical uses of ionising radiation 29 D~agnost~racd iology - Nuclear medicine Radiotherapy lil Reference doses 1 Total doses 8 Occupational expc .e ro ionising radiation Art~fic~saolu rces Natural sources Total doses 9 Environmental pollution Weapons tests Chernobyl accident Rad~oactlved ischarges Total doses 11 10 Nuclear power 13 Nuclear reactors Waste management Decommissioning Disposal criteria 1 1 Nuclear emergencies Countermeasures Emergency arrangements Intervention standards Minor incidents 1 2 Electromagnetic fields and radiation Common sources Immediate effects Delayed effects 1 3 Optical radiation Ultraviolet radiation Other optical radiations Appendices A Glossary B Symbols and units C NRPB publications
