Practical Radiation Protection in Healthcare
Contributors: Colin J. Martin (Editor); David G. Sutton (Editor)
Edition: Rev Ed edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: August 15, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780192630827
Subjects: Occupational / industrial health & safety; Environmental Health; Radiation Toxicology; Medical; Medical / Nursing; Allied Health Services - Radiologic & Ultrasound Technology; Public Health; Radiology; Medical / Radiology & Nuclear Medicine; Toxicology; Dosage; Ionizing radiation; Radiation; Radioactive substances; Safety measures
First sentence: The potential for the application of ionising radiations in medicine was realized almost as soon as Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays in 1895.