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2 - A selection of references to texts on health physics and radiation protection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 November 2009

Gerhart Lowenthal
Affiliation:
University of New South Wales, Sydney
Peter Airey
Affiliation:
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
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Summary

These titles were compiled from the list of References at the end of Chapter 9. They are brought together here for easy access. The first ten entries are textbooks, followed by references to three publications in peer-reviewed journals.

Cember H. (1996) Introduction to Health Physics, 3rd edn. McGraw-Hill, New York, USA.

IAEA (1986) Radiation Protection Glossary, IAEA Safety Series No.76, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.

IAEA (1996a) Basic Safety Standards for Protection Against Ionising Radiation and for the Safety of Radioactive Sources, IAEA Safety Series No.115, International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria.

ICRP (1991) Publication 60, 1990 Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection, Vol 21, pp. 1–3, Pergamon Press, Oxford, UK.

ICRU (1993) Quantities and Units in Radiation Protection Dosimetry, ICRU Report 51, International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

Martin A. and Harbison S.A. (1996) An Introduction to Radiation Protection, 4th edn, Chapman and Hall, London, UK.

Simmons J.A. and Watt D.E. (1999) Radiation Protection: A Radical Reappraisal, Medical Physics Publishing, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

Shapiro J. (1981) Radiation Protection, A Guide for Scientists and Physicians, 2nd edn, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Mass, USA.

Shleien B. (Ed) (1992) The Health Physics and Radiological Health Handbook, Revised Edition, (Scinta Inc, Silver Spring MD 20902, USA). See also Shleien, B, Slaback, L.A. Jr. and Birky, B. (Eds), (1997), 3rd Edition, William and Wilkins, POB 23291, Baltimore, MD 21298-9533, USA.

Turner J.E. (1986) Atoms, Radiations and Radiation Protection, Pergamon Press, New York, USA.

Clarke R.H. (1991) The Causes and Consequences of Human Exposure to Ionising Radiations, Radiation Protection Dosimetry, 36, 73–77.

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