Johnson T.E. Introduction to Health Physics

New York: McGraw-Hill, 2017. — 996 p.Understand every important aspect of health physics with this complete overview of the field
If it’s an important topic in the field of health physics, you will find expert, well-written discussion of it in this trusted text. Introduction to Health Physics, Fifth Edition spans the entire scope of the field and offers an effective problem-solving approach that once mastered will serve you throughout your career. Logically divided into fourteen sections, beginning with a review of physical principles, coverage includes radiation sources, radiation dosimetry, radiation safety guidelines, evaluation of safety measures, and more.
The Fifth Edition has been updated to reflect the many changes in the practice of ionizing and nonionizing radiation safety, in calculation methodology, and in the methods for demonstrating compliance with the safety standards that have occurred since publication of the previous edition.
Learning and teaching aids include more than 470 Homework Problems and 175 Example Problems. The text concludes with seven valuable appendices, including Values of Some Useful Constants, Table of the Elements, and The Reference Person Overall Specifications.
There truly is no better way to master the essentials of the dynamic field of health physics than Introduction to Health Physics, Fifth Edition.Rewiew of Physical PrincipesMechanics
Relativistic Effects Review
Electricity
Energy Transfer
Quantum TheorySuggested ReadingsAtomic and Nuclear StructureAtomic Structure
The NucleusSuggested ReadingsRadiation SourcesRadioactivity
Transformation Mechanisms
Transformation Kinetics
Activity
Naturally Occurring Radiation
Serial TransformationSuggested Readingsviii CHAPTERInteraction of Radiation with MatterBeta Particles (Beta Rays)
Alpha Particles
Gamma Rays
NeutronsSuggested ReadingsRadiation DosimetryUnits
External Exposure
Internally Deposited Radionuclides
External Exposure: NeutronsSuggested ReadingsBiological Basis for Radiation SafetyDose–Response Characteristics
The Physiological Basis for Internal Dosimetry
Radiation Effects: Deterministic
Radiation Effects: Stochastic
Radiation-Weighted Dose Units: The Sievert and The RemSuggested ReadingsRediation Safety GuidesOrganizations That Set Standards
Philosophy of Radiation Safety
ICRP Basic Radiation Safety Criteria
United States Nuclear Regulatory Program
Ecological Radiation SafetySuggested ReadingsHealth Physics InstrumentatonRadiation Detectors
Particle-Counting Instruments
Dose-Measuring Instruments
Neutron Measurements
Calibration
Counting StatisticsSuggested ReadingsExternal Radiation SafetyBasic Principles
OptimizationSuggested ReadingsInternal Radiation SafetyInternal Radiation
Principles of Control
Surface Contamination Limits
Waste Management
Assessment of Hazard
OptimizationSuggested ReadingsCriticalityCriticality Hazard
Nuclear Fission
Criticality
Nuclear Reactor
Criticality ControlSuggested ReadingsEvaluation of Radiation Safety MeasuresMedical Surveillance
Estimation of Internally Deposited Radioactivity
Individual Monitoring
Radiation and Contamination Surveys
Air Sampling
Continuous Environmental Monitoring
Combined Exposures
Source ControlSummarySuggested ReadingsNonionizing Radiation SafetyUnits
UV Light
Lasers
Radiofrequency Radiation and Microwaves
Principles of Radiation SafetySuggested Readings
Answers to ProblemsValues of Some Useful Constants
Table of the Elements
The Reference Person Overall Specifications
Specific Absorbed Fraction of Photon Energy
Total Mass Attenuation Coefficient, μ/ρ, cm2/g
Mass Energy Absorption Coefficient, μa/ρ, cm2/g
Mass Stopping Power in Units of cm2/g for Monoenergetic Electrons