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9781584889649

An Introduction to Radiation Protection in Medicine

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  • ISBN13:

    9781584889649

  • ISBN10:

    1584889640

  • Edition: 1st
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2008-03-13
  • Publisher: CRC Press

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Summary

Combining facets of health physics with medicine, An Introduction to Radiation Protection in Medicinecovers 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 faced during the application of ionizing radiation in medicine. The text builds a fundamental knowledge base before providing practical descriptions of radiation safety in medicine. It covers basic issues related to radiation protection, including the physical science behind radiation protection and the radiobiological basis of radiation protection. The text also presents operational and managerial tools for organizing radiation safety in a medical workplace. Subsequent chapters form the core of the book, focusing on the practice of radiation protection in different medical disciplines. They explore arange of individual uses of ionizing radiation in various branches of medicine, including radiology, nuclear medicine, external beam radiotherapy, and brachytherapy. 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.

Table of Contents

About the Seriesp. vii
Prefacep. ix
Editors/Contributorsp. xi
Introductionp. 1
Fundamentals of Radiation Physicsp. 19
Radiation and Risk: Radiobiological Backgroundp. 37
Radiation Detection and Simulation Methodsp. 71
Managing Radiation in the Workplacep. 83
Radiation Protection in Diagnostic and Interventional Radiologyp. 97
Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicinep. 145
Radiation Protection in External Beam Radiotherapyp. 171
Radiation Protection in Brachytherapyp. 205
Outlook and Conclusionp. 255
Glossaryp. 263
Indexp. 271
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