Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection, 2nd Edition

by James E. Turner

This thoroughly updated and expanded edition features two new chapters on statistics for health physics and on environmental radioactivity, particularly concerning radon and radon daughters. Fresh material a derivation of the stopping-power formula for heavy charged particles in the impulse approximation, a detailed discussion of beta-particle track structure and penetration in matter, an extensive description of the various interaction coefficients for photons, several new worked examples and additional end-of-chapter problems.

Genres: Textbooks

576 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Alex Cotterill]

complex but some chapters are relevant to my job

[Arwa Helmi]

A must have book for students and worker in physics field. It has almost everything with some details that would guide you.

AS a medical physics technician, this book is helping me doing my work with knowledge and not only routine.

[Thomas Eiden]

It does the job.