Principles of Radiation Protection: A Textbook of Health Physics

Contents: History of damage and protection from ionizing radiation. The passage of heavy charged particles, gamma rays, and x-rays through matter. Radiation quantities and units. The physical basis of radiation dosimetry. Special methods in radiation dosimetry. Dose from electrons and beta rays. Dose from external sources of radiation. Internal exposure. Radiation biophysics. Radiation biology. Evaluation of human exposure data. Max. permissible exposure levels-external and internal. Health physics instruments. Prevention of criticality accidents. Name and subj. indexes. A unique contribution for all those concerned with safety stan dards and requirements in the atomic energy field. -- AATA