Nuclear Radiation: Risks and Benefits - Couverture souple

Pochin, Edward

 
9780198583370: Nuclear Radiation: Risks and Benefits

Synopsis

How are we exposed to nuclear radiation? What danger are we in from the medical uses of radiation or from nuclear power production? How does radiation cause inherited abnormalities, cancer, and other damage? These questions are explored in this highly accessible treatment, written especially for medical students and the general reader interested in the nature, uses, and hazards of nuclear radiation. "Recommended to those who are concerned with the effects of ionizing radiation, whether professionals or laymen...An excellent source of information, impartially presented."--Nature "Informative, readily readable, and erudite. There is an excellent glossary and a current extensive bibliography...Should be considered by all interested in the relevant topic of nuclear radiation. Recommended for college libraries."--Choice

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9780198583295: Nuclear Radiation: Risks and Benefits

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ISBN 10 :  019858329X ISBN 13 :  9780198583295
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1983
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