Understanding Radiation Biology - Couverture souple

Chadwick, K. H.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0367253763 ISBN 13 : 9780367253769

Editeur : Routledge, 2019

Synopsis

This book provides a qualitative and quantitative exploration of the action of radiation on living matter which leads to a complete and coherent interpretation of radiation biology. It takes readers from radiation-induced molecular damage in the nucleus of the cell and links this damage to cellular effects such as cell killing, chromosome aberrations and mutations before exploring organ damage, organism lethality and cancer induction. It also deals with radiological protection concepts and the difficulties of predicting the dose–effect relationship for low-dose and dose rate radiation risk. The book ends with separate chapters dealing with the effects of UV light exposure and risk classification of chemical mutagens, both of which are derived by logical extensions of the radiation model. This book will provide the basic foundations of radiation biology for undergraduate and graduate students in medical physics, biomedical engineering, radiological protection, medicine, radiology and radiography.

Features

• Presents a comprehensive insight into radiation action on living matter
• Contains important implications for radiological protection and regulations
• Provides analytical methods for applications in radiotherapy

 

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Dr. K. H. Chadwick, now retired, worked as a research scientist in the Netherlands before moving to Belgium to manage research contracts on radiation biological effects in the Euratom Radiation Protection Research Programme of the European Commission in Brussels. He also served on the editorial board of the Journal for Radiological Protection for 10 years and is a fellow of the Institute of Physics (FInst P) and the Society for Radiological Protection (FSRP).

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

This textbook provides a exploration into the action of radiation, taking readers into the cell and discussing the damage and the consequences of radiation exposure to living matter. This book will provide the foundations of radiation biology for undergraduate and graduate students in medical physics, biomedical engineering, and medicine.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0367253763
• ISBN 13: 9780367253769
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 236
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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