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CHAPTER 1 - FUNDAMENTAL PARTICLES AND THEIR INTERACTIONS WITH MATTER
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CHAPTER 2 - RADIATION FIELDS: THEIR SPECIFICATION AND MEASUREMENT
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CHAPTER 3 - PARTICLE ACCELERATORS AND THEIR RADIATION ENVIRONMENTS
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CHAPTER 4 - HUMAN RESPONSE TO IONIZING RADIATION
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CHAPTER 5 - THE MEASUREMENT OF RADIATION FIELDS – RADIATION DETECTORS
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CHAPTER 6 - ACCELERATOR SHIELDING
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CHAPTER 7 - INDUCED ACTIVITY AT ACCELERATORS
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CHAPTER 8 - ADMINISTRATION OF AN ACCELERATOR HEALTH PHYSICS PROGRAM
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APPENDIX - LABORATORY MANUAL
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SUBJECT INDEX
Pages 661-668
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Accelerator Health Physics tackles the importance of health physics in the field of nuclear physics, especially to those involved with the use of particle accelerators. The book first explores concepts in nuclear physics, such as fundamental particles, radiation fields, and the responses of the human body to radiation exposure. The book then shifts to its intended purpose and discusses the uses of particle accelerators and the radiation they emit; the measurement of the radiation fields - radiation detectors, the history, design, and application of accelerator shielding; and measures in the implementation of a health physics program. The text is recommended for health physicists who want to learn more about particle accelerators, their effects, and how these effects can be prevented. The book is also beneficial to physicists whose work involves particle accelerators, as the book aims to educate them about the hazards they face in the workplace.
Accelerator Health Physics tackles the importance of health physics in the field of nuclear physics, especially to those involved with the use of particle accelerators. The book first explores concepts in nuclear physics, such as fundamental particles, radiation fields, and the responses of the human body to radiation exposure. The book then shifts to its intended purpose and discusses the uses of particle accelerators and the radiation they emit; the measurement of the radiation fields - radiation detectors, the history, design, and application of accelerator shielding; and measures in the implementation of a health physics program. The text is recommended for health physicists who want to learn more about particle accelerators, their effects, and how these effects can be prevented. The book is also beneficial to physicists whose work involves particle accelerators, as the book aims to educate them about the hazards they face in the workplace.
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ISBN
978-0-12-547150-3
Language
English
Published
1973
Copyright
Copyright © 1973 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Imprint
Academic Press