Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography - Couverture souple

Ritenour, E. Russell; Visconti, P.J.; Statkiewicz-Sherer, Mary Alice

 
9780815128960: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography

Synopsis

This new full-colour edition has been revised and expanded to present the most accurate and up-to-date information on the subject of radiation protection. This third edition continues to offer instruction to the student radiographer on the principles of radiation protection and the safe administration of radiation for the purposes of diagnosis and therapy. In addition to providing the most current facts available regarding personnel and patient safety procedures, new information includes shielding requirements, more data on high-dose fluoroscopy and CT and CT doses, more historical examples of radiation testing, and an update on Chernobyl and Hiroshima survivors, plus more.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Sherer's Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography provides vital information on radiation protection and biology in a clear, concise, and easy-to-understand manner. Building from basic to more complex concepts, this book also presents radiation physics, cell structure, effects of radiation on humans at the cellular and systemic levels, regulatory and advisory limits for human exposure to radiation, and the implementation of patient and personnel radiation protection practices.

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