Radiation Safety Management and Programs /

• Main Author: Domenech, Haydee (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Subjects: Environment.; Nuclear energy.; Chemistry.; Radiology.; Medical physics.; Radiation.; Radiation protection.; Radiation > Safety measures.; Effects of Radiation/Radiation Protection.; Medical and Radiation Physics.; Safety in Chemistry, Dangerous Goods.; Nuclear Energy.; Imaging / Radiology.

This book discusses important fundamentals of radiation safety with specific details on dose units, calculations, measuring, and biological effects of ionizing radiation. The author covers different exposure situations and their requirements, and relevant legislation and regulations governing radiat...

Table of Contents:

• What Does Ionizing Radiation Mean?
• Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation
• Radiation Sources: Benefits and Risks
• Basic Quantities and Units in Radiation Safety
• Measuring Instruments and Methods
• Dose Assessment
• Shielding
• Exposure Situations
• Regulations and Regulatory Control
• The Management System for Safety
• General Principles of Radiation Protection
• Occupational Radiation Protection
• Public Radiation Protection
• Radioactive Waste Management
• Transport of Radioactive Materials
• Emergency Exposure Situations
• Radiation Protection Program Details.