Radioactivity and Radiation What They Are, What They Do, and How to Harness Them /

• Main Authors: Grupen, Claus (Author), Rodgers, Mark (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Physics.; Nuclear energy.; Particle acceleration.; Medical physics.; Radiation.; Nature.; Environment.; Radiation protection.; Radiation > Safety measures.; Medical and Radiation Physics.; Popular Science in Nature and Environment.; Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection.; Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics.; Nuclear Energy.

This book lays the foundations for you to understand all that you always wanted to know about radioactivity. It begins by setting out essential information about the structure of matter, how radiation occurs and how it can be measured. It goes on to explore the substantial benefits of radioactivity...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Units of Radiation Protection
• Essentials of Nuclear Physics
• Interactions of Ionising Radiation with Matter
• Radiation Detectors
• Radiation Sources
• X-Rays
• Environmental Radioactivity
• Biological Effects of Ionising Radiation
• Nuclear Power
• Radiation Accidents
• Non-Ionising Radiation
• International Safety Standards for Radiation Protection
• Organization of Radiation Protection
• Practical Safety Measures.