Practical Radiation Protection and Applied Radiobiology

The latest edition of this text presents both theory and clinical practice of radiation protection and radiobiology -- from X-ray production and nuclear medicine to radiation therapy. Updated to reflect recent regulations, this text serves as a complete review for national certification exams as well as a useful review for clinical practice.

Strong emphasis on long-term effects as well as risks versus benefits

Well-organised for easy comprehension

Emphasis on clinical practice even in chapters that primarily cover theory

Discipline-specific chapters cover subjects that are often left out of other books in the field

Chapters objectives, summaries, highlighting of key terms, and chapter questions with answers included in each chapter

An appendix provides a list of Internet resources for further research

Patient Education chapter contains useful information on how to educate patients and build a level of trust

Special boxes containing advanced information appear at the end of each chapter