Title: Radiation and health /
Authors: Henriksen, Thormod, 1928-; Maillie, H. David.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Plants Effect of radioactive pollution on; Plants Effect of radiation on; Radiobiology.; Radiation Physiological effect; Animal populations Effect of radiation on; Radiation, Background.; Radiation Effects; Background Radiation; Radioactivity
Contents: RAdiation is discovered -- What is radioactivity? -- Radioactive decay laws -- Activity and dose -- Artificial radioactive isotopes -- The measurement of radiation -- Natural radiation -- Radiation in medicine and research -- Nuclear weapons and reactor accidents -- Radiation and health. Large doses -- Small doses and risk estimates -- Radiation biology -- mechanisms -- Radiation and the environment -- Exercises, examples, and scenarios.