Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
Kelli Welch Haynes EdD RT(R) FASRT FAEIRS; Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer AS RT(R) FASRT; Paula J. Visconti PhD DABR; E. Russell Ritenour PhD DABR FAAPM FACR
Language: English
Published by Mosby, 2006
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- Title
- Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography
- Author
- Kelli Welch Haynes EdD RT(R) FASRT FAEIRS; Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer AS RT(R) FASRT; Paula J. Visconti PhD DABR; E. Russell Ritenour PhD DABR FAAPM FACR
- Publisher
- Mosby
- Publication year
- 2006
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- No Jacket
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0323036007
- ISBN 13
- 9780323036009
- Edition
- 5th or later Edition
- Item weight
- 1.35 pounds
- Readability of text ― major concepts are concisely stated, and physics material is very easy to understand.
- Full-color text and art program enhances and reinforces important elements.
- Student-friendly features includes objectives, key terms, chapter outlines, review questions, discussion questions, chapter summaries, and a glossary.
- Hundreds of illustrations, graphs, tables, and boxes convey critical information.
- Historical perspective provides photos and text on Hiroshoma, Chernobyl, and Three-Mile Island, explaining the effects of low-level ionizing radiation and demonstrating the link between radiation and cancer and other diseases.
- Timely coverage of radiation protection regulations covers world, federal, and organizational guidelines and regulations for radiation protection.
- Coverage of guidelines, regulations, and radiation quantities and units includes the most up-to-date information available from the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) and the International Commission of Radiological Protection (ICRP).
- New chapter on protection from radioactive materials present in the medical environment, including a discussion of implications for medical personnel of treating victims of a "dirty bomb."
- Implications of direct and computed radiography for overexposure of patients to ionizing radiation.
- Updated discussion about radiation protection for PET/CT and C-arm fluoroscopy.
- Discussion questions supplement multiple-choice review questions.
- Improved readability with text sections adding more subheadings.
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About the Author
Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer, Radiography Instructor, High-Tech Institute, Nashville, TN.
Paula J. Visconti, Director of Medical Physics, Radiation Safety Officer, Memorial Hospital of Burlington County, Mount Holly, NJ.
E. Russell Ritenour, Professor and Director of Physics Section, Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN.
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