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Summary
Summary
A practical guide to the basic physics that radiation protection professionals need
A much-needed working resource for health physicists and other radiation protection professionals, this volume presents clear, thorough, up-to-date explanations of the basic physics necessary to address real-world problems in radiation protection. Designed for readers with limited as well as basic science backgrounds, Physics for Radiation Protection emphasizes applied concepts and carefully illustrates all topics through examples as well as practice problems.
Physics for Radiation Protection draws substantially on current resource data available for health physics use, providing decay schemes and emission energies for approximately 100 of the most common radionuclides encountered by practitioners. Excerpts of the Chart of the Nuclides, activation cross sections, fission yields, fission-product chains, photon attenuation coefficients, and nuclear masses are also provided. Coverage includes:
The atom as an energy system An overview of the major discoveries in radiation physics Extensive discussion of radioactivity, including sources and materials Nuclear interactions and processes of radiation dose Calculational methods for radiation exposure, dose, and shielding Nuclear fission and production of activation and fission products Specialty topics ranging from nuclear criticality and applied statistics to X rays Extensive and current resource data cross-referenced to standard compendiums Extensive appendices and more than 400 figures This complete discussion of the basic concepts allows readers to advance their professional skills.Author Notes
JAMES E. MARTIN , PhD, CHP, is Associate Professor (Emeritus) at the University of Michigan where he has done research and teaching on environmental and public health aspects of radiation with an emphasis on radiation physics since 1982. He also served 25 years (1957-81) with the U.S. Public Health Service and Environmental Protection Agency, doing environmental assessments of radioactive materials including protection standards. His doctorate is in Radiological Health. Professor Martin is certified in Health Physics by the American Board of Health Physics and has published over 40 peer-reviewed papers and numerous articles and reports. Advisory Committee memberships include two National Academy of Science committees, the Science Advisory Board of the Environmental Protection Agency, and the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Choice Review
In this new edition (1st ed., 2000) by Martin (emer., Univ. of Michigan), the rear cover states: "Designed for readers with limited as well as basic science backgrounds." The book contains 15 chapters, each with a problem set at the end. A better title for this book would be "An Introductory Textbook on Nuclear and Radiation Science," because it is not a handbook. In the preface the author discusses a course in radiation physics based on this book. However, the price is very high for an introductory course resource. Martin covers the field of nuclear physics and many of its applications very well; radiation shielding and dosimetry concepts are clearly developed and presented. The book is also a good teaching tool. For individuals in industry whose companies will pay for the book, and for libraries with extravagant budgets in the nuclear radiation area. ^BSumming Up: Recommended. Faculty; researchers; professionals. A. M. Strauss Vanderbilt University
Table of Contents
| Chapter 1 Atoms: Structure and Energetics |
| Chapter 2 Electromagnetic Energy |
| Chapter 3 Radioactive Transformation |
| Chapter 4 Nuclear Interactions |
| Chapter 5 Nuclear Fission and Products |
| Chapter 6 Natural radiation |
| Chapter 7 Interactions of radiation with matter |
| Chapter 8 Radiation shielding |
| Chapter 9 Internal Radiation Dose |
| Chapter 10 Environmental Radiation Assessment |
| Chapter 11 Nuclear Criticality |
| Chapter 12 Radiation Detection and Measurement |
| Chapter 13 Statistics in Radiation Physics |
| Chapter 14 Neutrons |
