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Atoms, radiation, and radiation protection / James E. Turner.
Chemistry Library - Books QC795 .T87 1995
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Turner, J. E. (James Edward)
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ionizing radiation.
- Radiation--Safety measures.
- Radiation.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 555 pages : illustrations, charts ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : John Wiley, [1995]
- Summary:
- This thoroughly updated and expanded edition features two new chapters on statistics for health physics and on environmental radioactivity, particularly concerning radon and radon daughters. Fresh material includes: a derivation of the stopping-power formula for heavy charged particles in the impulse approximation, a detailed discussion of beta-particle track structure and penetration in matter, an extensive description of the various interaction coefficients for photons, several new worked examples and additional end-of-chapter problems.
- Notes:
- "A Wiley-Interscience Publication."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0471595810
- OCLC:
- 30976622
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