Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography - E-Book: Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography - E-BookA 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 plant crisis that followed the 2011 earthquake/tsunami in Japan. From an author team led by well-known radiation protection expert Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer, this text has consistently helped students perform well on the ARRT exam! "...well written and easy to comprehend". Reviewed by Kirsten Farrell on behalf of RAD Magazine, March 2015
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Contents
1 Introduction to Radiation Protection | 1 |
3 Interaction of XRadiation with Matter | 39 |
4 Radiation Quantities and Units | 61 |
5 Radiation Monitoring | 83 |
6 Overview of Cell Biology | 106 |
7 Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology | 128 |
8 Early Deterministic Radiation Effects on Organ Systems | 157 |
9 Late Deterministic and Stochastic Radiation Effects on Organ Systems | 178 |
Appendix A Relationships between Systems of Units | 353 |
Appendix B Standard Designations for Metric System Lengths Electron Volt Energy Levels and Frequency Spectrum Ranges | 356 |
Appendix C Periodic Table of Elements | 358 |
Appendix D Chance of a 50KeV Photon interacting with Atoms of Tissue as it travels through 5 cm of Soft Tissue | 360 |
Appendix E Relationship among Photons Electromagnetic Waves Wavelength and Energy | 361 |
Appendix F Electron Shell Structure of the Atom | 362 |
Appendix G Compton Interaction | 364 |
Appendix H Revision of 10 CFR Part 35 | 366 |
10 Dose Limits for Exposure to Ionizing Radiation | 204 |
11 Equipment Design for Radiation Protection | 228 |
12 Management of Patient Radiation Dose during Diagnostic XRay Procedures | 266 |
13 Management of Imaging Personnel Radiation Dose during Diagnostic XRay Procedures | 306 |
14 Radioisotopes and Radiation Protection | 337 |