| Textbook Health Physics, Chapter 2: The World of Atoms |
Per Hedemann Jensen et al., DD |
15 September 2010 |
Summary. Provides a historical review of the atomic concept and explains the structure and physics of atoms, elements and isotopes, chemical reactions and the different phases of substances. |
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| Textbook Health Physics, Chapter 3: Spontaneous Nuclear Transformations |
Per Hedemann Jensen et al., DD |
15 September 2010 |
Explains the concept of radioactivity and describes the different decay modes of radioactive nuclei. It also describes radioactive decay mathematically - including decay chains - and reviews the nuclide map in detail. |
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| Textbook Health Physics, Chapter 4: Interaction of Ionised Radiation with Matter |
Per Hedemann Jensen et al., DD |
15 September 2010 |
Describes how ionising radiation interacts with all matter. Different types of ionising radiation are described. The interaction of these types of radiation with and energy transfer to matter is explained by the concept of interaction cross section, which also defines the range and attenuation of radiation in matter. The formation of braking radiation and characteristic X-rays is described. |
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| Textbook Health Physics, Chapter 5: Radiation fields and radiation doses |
Per Hedemann Jensen et al., DD |
15 September 2010 |
Summary. Explain the basic dose concepts and the radiation physics behind the quantities fluence, kerma and absorbed dose. The biological damaging effects of different types of radiation and the different radiosensitivity of tissues are reviewed to explain the concepts of equivalent dose and effective dose. Risk factors for stochastic damage as well as operational dose magnitudes and dose conversion factors are also discussed. |
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| Textbook Health Physics, Chapter 6: External and internal radiation doses |
Per Hedemann Jensen et al., DD |
15 September 2010 |
Describes radiation doses from both external and internal exposure. External and internal radiation doses from exposure to radiation fields and from ingestion of radioactive substances by inhalation or via food are described. Excretion and retention functions are reviewed for the determination of internal doses by measurements of excreted radioactive substances and retained radioactive substances in the body. |
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| Textbook Health Physics, Chapter 7: The Human Radiation Environment |
Per Hedemann Jensen et al., DD |
15 September 2010 |
Summary. Describes the natural and man-made radiation environment in Denmark and explains the radiation doses due to exposure to both. The naturally occurring radiation sources include cosmic radiation, terrestrial radiation and radioactive substances in man. Man-made radiation sources include medical radiation, industrial radiation and consumer products. |
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| Textbook Health Physics, Chapter 8: Biological Effects of Radiation |
Per Hedemann Jensen et al., DD |
15 September 2010 |
Radiation damage at the cellular level is reviewed as a background for the description of stochastic and deterministic radiation damage. Intakes of radioactive substances that can cause deterministic damage and treatment of deterministic radiation damage and internal contamination are described. Risk factors for both stochastic and deterministic injuries are reviewed. |
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| Textbook Health Physics, Chapter 9: The System of Radiation Protection |
Per Hedemann Jensen et al., DD |
15 September 2010 |
Summary. On the principles of radiation protection contained in the latest general recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection (ICRP), 2007. The system includes rules for protection in three exposure situations, namely planned exposure, existing exposure and accidental exposure. The EU Directives on radiation protection as well as the Danish rules are reviewed. |
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| Textbook Health Physics, Chapter 10: Radiation Shielding |
Per Hedemann Jensen et al., DD |
15 September 2010 |
Describes the basic physical principles of shielding against different types of radiation. The range of particle radiation in different materials is reviewed and concepts such as half thickness and attenuation factors for neutron and gamma radiation in different materials are explained. |
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| Textbook Health Physics, Chapter 11: Health Physics Occupational Hygiene |
Per Hedemann Jensen et al., DD |
15 September 2010 |
Describes the legislative and organisational requirements for health and safety work, including the background to the classification of work areas, rules for working in classified areas and the health and safety assistant's duties and role in health and safety. |
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