The application of radiation to medical problems plays an ever-increasing role in diagnosis and treatment of disease. It is essential that medical physicists have the knowledge, understanding and practical skills to implement radiation protection as new techniques are developed. Practical Radiation Protection in Healthcare provides a practical guide for medical physicists and others involved with radiation protection in the healthcare environment.
The guidance is based on principles set out in current recommendations of the International Commission for Radiological Protection and methods developed by a variety of professional bodies. Written by practitioners experienced in the field this practical reference manual covers both established techniques and new areas of application. This new edition has be fully revised and updated to cover new requirements linked to the increased knowledge of radiation effects, and the development of new technology. Each specialist area is covered in a separate chapter to allow easy reference with individual chapters being assigned to different types of non-ionising radiations. Tabulated data is included to allow the reader to carry out calculations for situations encountered frequently without reference to further texts.
Edited by:
Colin J Martin (Honorary Senior Lecturer Honorary Senior Lecturer University of Glasgow UK),
David G Sutton (Head of Medical Physics Department,
Head of Medical Physics Department,
Ninewells Hospital,
Dundee,
UK)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Height: 252mm,
Width: 179mm,
Spine: 34mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780199655212
ISBN 10: 0199655219
Pages: 552
Publication Date: 11 December 2014
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Professional and scholarly
,
Further / Higher Education
,
Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Part I. Ionising Radiations: Hazards, Detection and Measurement 1: C J Martin: The Development of Radiation Protection 2: C J Martin and D Sutton: Interaction of Ionising Radiations with Matter 3: C J Martin and A Wojcik: Biological Effects of Ionising Radiation 4: S Green and R G Zamenhof: Radiation Measurements Part II. Protection Against Ionising Radiations 5: C J Martin, P Allisy-Roberts and J Le Heron: Ionising Radiation Legislation 6: K E Goldstone Operational Radiation Protection: Principles and Control Methods 7: D G Sutton: Operational Radiation Protection 8: D H Temperton: Personal Monitoring 9: Jill Reay and David Sutton: Control of Radioactive Substances 10: C J Martin and J Robertson: Intervention, Incidents and Emergencies Part III. Ionising Radiation in Medicine and Research 11: C J Martin and D G Sutton: Risk Control in Medicine 12: J R Williams: Diagnostic Radiology: Equipment 13: D G Sutton and C J Martin: Diagnostic Radiology: Facility 14: C J Martin and D G Sutton: Diagnostic Radiology: Patient Dosimetry 15: C L Chapple and I McLean: CT Dosimetry 16: C J Martin and D G Sutton: Interventional Radiology 17: S Batchelor and B Walmsley: Nuclear Medicine and Radionuclide Laboratories 18: C Greaves and M J Dunn: The Nuclear Medicine Patient 19: D Peet, P Horton, D G Sutton and C J Martin: Radiotherapy: External Beam Therapy 20: D Peet, P Horton, D G Sutton and C J Martin: Radiotherapy: Brachytherapy Part IV. Non-Ionising Radiation 21: H Moseley: Lasers 22: D K Taylor: Non-Coherent Optical Radiation Sources 23: J W Hand: Electromagnetic Fields 24: B Condon and J MacFarlane: Magnetic Resonance 25: S D Pye and B Zequri: Ultrasound
Colin Martin has worked as a hospital-based Medical Physicist in Radiation Protection and Diagnostic Radiology in Scotland for 30 years. He is now an honorary senior lecturer with the University of Glasgow, UK. His research has involved radiation protection in medicine, optimisation of radiation protection in diagnostic radiology and non-ionising radiations. Dr Martin is a member of Committee 3 of ICRP (Protection in Medicine) and of IAEA committees, and has been involved in medical exposure projects as an expert for the IAEA. He is a member of Editorial Boards for the Journal of Radiological Protection and Radiation Protection Dosimetry. David Sutton has worked as a hospital-based Medical Physicist for over 30 years. His work and research has involved the physics of nuclear medicine, radiation protection in medicine, and the optimisation of radiation protection in diagnostic radiology. Dr Sutton is chair of the UK radiation protection accreditation body RPA2000, has been involved in several UK medical physics initiatives and has acted as an expert for the IAEA. He is an associate editor of the British Journal of Radiology.
Reviews for Practical Radiation Protection in Healthcare
My own experience with references in radiation protection places this book high on my list of useful works. Its breadth of information is, in my opinion, unmatched by other available books. I recommend it without reservation.Weighted Numerical Score: 100 - 5 Stars! Doody's Notes
