Health Physics (Cambridge Modular Sciences)

University Of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate

ISBN 10: 0521421551 / ISBN 13: 9780521421553

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Health Physics (Cambridge Modular Sciences)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521421551
• ISBN 13: 9780521421553
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1751057431.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: 8010358
• Signed: 6/27/2025 8:50:31 PM
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Synopsis

This book provides the first integrated account of all factors which play a role in making Science what it is today. The book discusses historical, sociological and philosophical aspects of Science emphasizing their interconnectedness. It describes many of the latest developments in scientific practice as well old unsolved problems. The book aims to be explanatory and stimulating rather than comprehensive. The book is an overview of important issues and aims to present these issues in the context of not only Society but of Science itself. One of the important aims of the book is to clarify misconceptions about Science held by general public or by scientists themselves. Science and scientists in this book are presented in their true light, not as stereotyped by the media.

Book Description

Health Physics provides an understanding of the physics involved in certain systems in the body and in medicine. The latter half of the book shows how physics is involved in creating images for diagnosis and treatment. The book concludes with a chapter on radiation monitoring.