Workbook for radiation protection in medical radiography /

Statkiewicz-Sherer, Mary Alice, 1945-

Workbook for radiation protection in medical radiography / Radiation protection in medical radiography workbook. Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer, [Paula J. Visconti, E. Russell Ritenour, Kelli Welch Haynes] - Ninth edition. - 260 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm.

Introduction to radiation protection -- Radiation : types, sources, and doses received -- Interaction of x-radiation with matter -- Radiation quantities and units -- Radiation monitoring -- Overview of cell biology -- Molecular and cellular radiation biology -- Early tissue reactions and their effects on organ systems -- Stochastic effects and late tissue reactions of radiation in organ systems -- Dose limits for exposure to ionizing radiation -- Equipment design for radiation protection -- Management of patient radiation dose during diagnostic x-ray procedures -- Radiation safety in computed tomography and mammography -- Management of imaging personnel radiation dose during x-ray procedures -- Radioisotopes and radiation protection.

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Radiation Protection--methods.
Radiography--adverse effects.
Radiation Monitoring--methods.

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