Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection

by Robert L. Coleman, Darryl J. Downing, James S. Bogard

Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection Discover the keys to radiation protection in the fourth edition of this best-selling textbook A variety of atomic and sub-atomic processes, including alpha, beta, and gamma decay or electron ejection from inner atom shells, can produce ionizing radiation. This radiation can in turn produce environmental and biological effects both harmful - including DNA damage and other impacts of so-called 'radiation sickness'...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3527413529
• ISBN13: 9783527413522
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Wiley-Vch
• Length: 608 Pages
• Dimensions: 6.7" x 9.6"