Overview
- Improving security in hospitals and minimizing the risk of radioactive accidents
- Describes radiation protection safety standards
- Useful reference for students and professionals
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics (NAPSB)
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This book introduces the fundamental aspects of Radiation Protection in Medical Physics and covers three main themes: General Radiation Protection Principles; Radiobiology Principles; Radiation Protection in Hospital Medical Physics. Each of these topics is developed by analysing the underlying physics principles and their implementation, quality and safety aspects, clinical performance and recent advances in the field. Some issues specific to the individual techniques are also treated, e.g. calculation of patient dose as well as that of workers in hospital, optimisation of equipment used, shielding design of radiation facilities, radiation in oncology such as use of brachytherapy in gynecology or interventional procedures. All topics are presented with didactical language and style, making this book an appropriate reference for students and professionals seeking a comprehensive introduction to the field as well as a reliable overview of the most recent developments.
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Table of contents (23 papers)
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Front Matter
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General Radiation Protection Principles
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Front Matter
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General Radiation Protection principles
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Radiobiology Principles
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Radiation Protection Application in Hospital Medical Physics
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Radiation Protection in Medical Physics
Editors: Yves Lemoigne, Alessandra Caner
Series Title: NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0247-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0), Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
Copyright Information: Springer Netherlands 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-007-0246-2Published: 05 December 2010
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-007-0259-2Published: 07 December 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-94-007-0247-9Published: 14 April 2011
Series ISSN: 1874-6500
Series E-ISSN: 1874-6535
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XX, 192
Topics: Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection, Radiotherapy, Diagnostic Radiology, Nuclear Medicine, Oncology, Interventional Radiology