Radiation safety in nuclear medicine. (©2007)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Max H. Lombardi.
• Other Names: Lombardi, Max H, 1932-
• Contents: Principles of Radiation Physics ; Rationale; Brief History of Radiation Science; Matter and Energy; Atomic Structure and Radioactivity; Particle Interactions; Gamma Ray Interactions; Gamma Ray Interactions with Lead and Water Units of Radiation Exposure and Dose ; Rationale; Basic Concepts; Other Concepts; Specific Gamma Constant; About S.I. Units Guidelines for Radiation Protection ; Rationale; National and International Agencies; Radiation Safety and the Law; Types of Radiation Effects; Recommended Dose Limits; Radiation Safety Practice Radiation Detection and Measurement ; Rationale; Fundamentals; Gas Detectors; Scintillation Detectors; Imaging Instrumentation; Statistics of Counting; Making Decisions; Minimum Detectable Activity (MDA); Quality Assurance of Radiation Counters Radiation Safety in the Nuclear Medicine Department ; Rationale; Design of the NM Department; Description of Some Areas; Molecular Medicine; The Radiation Safety Program (RSP); Radiation Safety Committee (RSC); Radiation Safety Officer (RSO); Radioactive Materials License; Quality Management Program (QMP); The ALARA Program; The Practice of Radiation Safety Safe Handling of Radioactivity ; Rationale; Minimizing External Exposures; Preventing Internal Contamination; Laboratory Rules; Radiation Hazards; Radionuclide Therapy; Other Radionuclide Therapies Radiation Surveys and Waste Disposal ; Rationale; Radiation Surveys; Survey Instruments; Monitoring; Accidental Contamination; Radioactive Wastes; Disposal of Radioactive Wastes; Occupational Exposures; The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Monitoring of Personnel Exposures ; Rationale; Monitoring of Occupational Exposures; Reminder of Dose Limits; Monitoring Methods; Records of Personnel Dosimetry; Reports; Reportable Events Internal Dosimetry and Bioassays ; Rationale; Historical Review; Internal Doses from Radiopharmaceuticals; Bioassay of Radioactivity; Biological Half-Times Introduction to Radiobiology ; Rationale; Review of Basic Concepts; The Study of Radiobiology; Types of Exposure; Theories of Radiation Injury; DNA: The Most Sensitive Target; Quantitative Radiobiology; Survival Curves; Tissue Sensitivities; Types of Damage; Radiation Injury Modifiers; Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS); Late Effects of Radiation; Genetic Effects; Effects of Prenatal Irradiation Appendix A — Properties of Medical Radionuclides ; Negatron Emitters; Gamma (X-Rays) Emitters; Positron Emitters (Annihilation Radiation) Appendix B — Symbols and Abbreviations Appendix C — Interconversion of Units Appendix D — Answers to Problems Index
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC/Taylor & Francis
• Publication Date: 2007
• Copyright Date: 2007
• Extent: 1 online resource (231 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 616.07/575; Radioisotope scanning -- Safety measures; Radiation Protection; Radionuclide Imaging; MEDICAL -- Radiology & Nuclear Medicine; MEDICAL -- Allied Health Services -- Radiological & Ultrasound Technology; Radioisotope scanning -- Safety measures; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780849381799; 0849381797
• Related ISBNs: 0849381681; 9780849381683
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.