An Introduction to Radiation Protection, Fifth edition

An Introduction to Radiation Protection, Fifth edition
ISBN-10
1444113402
ISBN-13
9781444113402
Category
Medical
Pages
200
Language
English
Published
2011-01-03
Publisher
CRC Press
Author
Alan Martin

Description

An Introduction to Radiation Protection is an accessible account of the nature of the hazards presented by ionizing radiation and the methods of protection, for those new to the field and for the non-specialist. This book takes the reader through the general background to the subject, the technical principles underlying the control of radiation haz

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