Atoms, Radiation, and Radiation Protection - Darryl J. Downing, Robert L. Coleman, Keith F. Eckerman, James S. Bogard, James E. Turner

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 sicknessÂ’ – and helpful, including radiation treatment... Zobrazit více