Radioactivity Radionuclides Radiation Including the Universal Nuclide Chart on CD-ROM /

• Main Authors: Magill, Joseph (Author), Galy, Jean (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2005.
• Subjects: Physics.; Chemistry, Physical and theoretical.; Nuclear medicine.; Agriculture.; Forestry.; Nuclear fusion.; Nuclear Fusion.; Theoretical and Computational Chemistry.; Nuclear Medicine.

RADIOACTIVITY – RADIONUCLIDES – RADIATION is suitable for a general audience interested in topical environmental and human health radiological issues such as radiation exposure in aircraft, food sterilisation, nuclear medicine, radon gas, radiation dispersion devices ("dirty bombs")… It le...

Table of Contents:

• Radioactivity
• Origins and Discovery
• Nuclear Energetics
• Radioactivity and Nuclear Reactions
• Types of Radioactive Decay
• Radionuclides
• Transmutation Research
• Archaeology and Dating
• Radioisotopes in Medicine
• Scientific and Industrial Applications
• Radiation
• Radiation and the Environment.