Radiation and Health

ISBN-13: 9780415271622 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 240 str.

Raymond Bonnett; Thormod Henriksen; Henriksen Henriksen

Opis

After Chernobyl, there has been a tendency for the public to regard radiation as harmful, even in situations where the doses are equal to or below the natural level. Radiation and Health aims to increase awareness by presenting a balanced view of the nature of radiation and its existence in the environment, as well as discussing its effects on plants, animals and humans. It provides a survey of current knowledge from the discovery and basic theory of radiation and radioactivity to more recent developments concerned with the nature of radiation and its effect on biological systems. Numerous examples, exercises and diagrams are included to make this book accessible to non-specialists.

Spis treści

Preface. Radiation is Discovered. What is Radioactivity?. Radioactive Decay Laws. Activity and Dose. Artificial Radioactive Isotopes. The Measurement of Radiation. Natural Radiation. Radiation in Medicine and Research. Nuclear Weapons and Reactor Accidents. Radiation and Health. Large Doses. Small Doses and Risk Estimates. Radiation Biology - Mechanisms. Radiation and the Environment. Exercises, Examples and Scenarios. References. Index.

O autorze

Thormod Henriksen, David H. Maillie