Preface | |
Introduction | p. 1 |
Radiation Quantities and Units: Definitions and Interpretations | p. 5 |
Quantities and Units - General Aspects | p. 5 |
Sources of Radiation | p. 11 |
Radiation Fields | p. 22 |
Interactions of Radiation with Matter | p. 33 |
Dosimetry Quantities and Units | p. 56 |
Quantities and Units in Radiation Protection | p. 76 |
Other Quantities Recently Adopted by the ICRU and ICRP | p. 97 |
References | p. 122 |
Assessment of Exposures from Natural and Man-Made Sources | p. 127 |
Basis for Comparison | p. 127 |
Public Exposure from Natural Radiation | p. 130 |
Population Exposure from Man-Made Sources | p. 203 |
Exposures from the Medical Use of Radiation and Radionuclides | p. 244 |
Occupational Radiation Exposures | p. 263 |
References | p. 286 |
Subject Index | p. 291 |
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