Practical Radiation Protection and Applied Radiobiology - Softcover

Dowd EdD RT(R) (QM) (CT) (MR) (M), Steven B.; Tilson EdD RT(R)(QM)(M), Elwin R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0721675239 ISBN 13: 9780721675237

Publisher: Saunders, 1999

Synopsis

This new edition of Practical Radiation Protection and Applied Radiobiologypresents both the theory and clinical practice of radiation protection and radiobiology from X-ray production and nuclear medicine to radiation therapy. It serves as a complete review for students and a useful reference for clinical practice.

Strong emphasis on long-term effects as well as risks versus benefits

Well-organised for easy comprehension

Emphasis on clinical practice even in chapters that primarily cover theory

Discipline-specific chapters cover subjects that are often left out of other books in the field

Chapters objectives, summaries, highlighting of key terms, and chapter questions with answers included in each chapter

An appendix provides a list of Internet resources for further research

Patient Education chapter contains useful information on how to educate patients and build a level of trust

Special boxes containing advanced information appear at the end of each chapter

Edition details

• Publisher: Saunders
• Publication date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0721675239
• ISBN 13: 9780721675237
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 352