Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of tables
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Atoms, nuclides and radionuclides
- Chapter 2 Units and standards for radioactivity and radiation dosimetry and rules for radiation protection
- Chapter 3 Properties of radiations emitted from radionuclides
- Chapter 4 Nuclear radiations from a user's perspective
- Chapter 5 Ionising radiation detectors
- Chapter 6 Radioactivity and countrate measurements and the presentation of results
- Chapter 7 Industrial applications of radioisotopes and radiation
- Chapter 8 Application of tracer technology to industry and the environment
- Chapter 9 Radionuclides to protect the environment
- Appendices
- 1 Glossary of technical terms
- 2 A selection of references to texts on health physics and radiation protection
- 3 Comments on the availability of nuclear data on the Internet
- 4 Application of tracer techniques to fluid dynamics
- 5 Dispersion processes
- References
- Index
2 - A selection of references to texts on health physics and radiation protection
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 November 2009
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of tables
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1 Atoms, nuclides and radionuclides
- Chapter 2 Units and standards for radioactivity and radiation dosimetry and rules for radiation protection
- Chapter 3 Properties of radiations emitted from radionuclides
- Chapter 4 Nuclear radiations from a user's perspective
- Chapter 5 Ionising radiation detectors
- Chapter 6 Radioactivity and countrate measurements and the presentation of results
- Chapter 7 Industrial applications of radioisotopes and radiation
- Chapter 8 Application of tracer technology to industry and the environment
- Chapter 9 Radionuclides to protect the environment
- Appendices
- 1 Glossary of technical terms
- 2 A selection of references to texts on health physics and radiation protection
- 3 Comments on the availability of nuclear data on the Internet
- 4 Application of tracer techniques to fluid dynamics
- 5 Dispersion processes
- References
- Index
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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