Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography

Name: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
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ISBN: 9780323172202

ISBN-10: 0323172202

ISBN-13: 9780323172202

Edition: 7th 2014

Authors: Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer, Paula J. Visconti, E. Russell Ritenour, Kelli Haynes

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A full-color resource, Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 7th Edition makes it easy to understand both basic and complex concepts in radiation protection, biology, and physics. Concise coverage promotes the safe use of ionizing radiation in all imaging modalities, including the effects of radiation on humans at the cellular and systemic levels, regulatory and advisory limits for human exposure to radiation, and the implementation of radiation safety practices for patients and personnel. This edition includes NEW content on the impact of radiation levels during the nuclear power plant crisis that followed the 2011 earthquake/tsunami in Japan. From an author team led by well-known…

Book details

List price: $78.00
Edition: 7th
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publication date: 12/4/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 7.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English




Introduction to Radiation Protection



Radiation: Types, Sources and Doses Received



Interaction of X-Radiation with Matter



Radiation Quantities and Units



Radiation Monitoring



Overview of Cell Biology



Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology



Early Deterministic Radiation Effects on Organ Systems



Late Deterministic and Stochastic Radiation Effects on Organ Systems



Dose Limits for Exposure to Ionizing Radiation



Equipment Design for Radiation Protection



Management of Patient Radiation Dose during Diagnostic X-Ray Procedures



Management of Imaging Personnel Radiation Dose During Diagnostic X-Ray Procedures



Radioisotopes and Radiation Protection


Appendices



Relationships between Systems of Units



Standard Designations for Metric System Lengths, Electron Volt Energy Levels, and Frequency Spectrum Ranges



Periodic Table of Elements



Chance of a 50-KeV Photon Interacting with Atoms of Tissue as it Travels Through 5 cm of Soft Tissue



Relationship among Protons, Electromagnetic Waves, Wavelengths and Energy



Electron Shell Structure of the Atom



Revision of 10 CFR Part 35*



Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act of 1981


Answers to Review Questions


Index