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_b.RAD 2018
100 _aStatkiewicz-Sherer, Mary Alice
_d 1945-
_eauthor
245 _aRadiation protection in medical radiography /
_cMary Alice Statkiewicz-Sherer , Paula J. Visconti , E. Russell Ritenour and Kelli Haynes
250 _aEighth edition
264 _aSt. Louis, Missouri:
_bElsevier,
_c 2018
300 _axxi, 370 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
336 _1text
_atxt
_brdacontent
337 _1unmediated
_an
_brdamedia
338 _1volume
_anc
_brdacarrier
440 _aProblems and Exercises
504 _alncludes index
505 _aIntroduction to radiation protection Radiation : types, sources, and doses received Interaction of x-radiation with matter Radiation quantities and units Radiation monitoring Overview of cell biology Molecular and cellular radiation biology Early tissue reactions and their effects on organ systems Stochastic effects and late tissue reactions of radiation in organ systems Dose limits for exposure to ionizing radiation Equipment design for radiation protection Management of patient radiation dose during diagnostic x-ray procedures Radiation safety in computed tomography and mammography Management of imaging personnel radiation dose during x-ray procedures Radioisotopes and radiation protection.
520 _aA full-color resource, Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 7th Edition makes it easy to understand both basic and complex concepts in radiation protection, biology, and physics. Concise coverage promotes the safe use of ionizing radiation in all imaging modalities, including the effects of radiation on humans at the cellular and systemic levels, regulatory and advisory limits for human exposure to radiation, and the implementation of radiation safety practices for patients and personnel. This edition includes NEW content on the impact of radiation levels during the nuclear power plan
650 _aDrug utilization Problems, exercises
650 _aRadiation Protection methods
650 _aNursing Problems, exercises
700 _a Ritenour, E. Russell,
_d1953-;
_eauthor
700 _aVisconti, Paula J.
_eauthor
700 _a Haynes, Kelli
_eauthor
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