Basic Health Physics: Problems and Solutions, 2nd Edition

Designed to prepare candidates for the American Board of Health Physics Comprehensive Examination (Part I) and other certi? cation examinations, this monograph introduces professionals in the ? eld to radiation protection principles and their practical application in routine and emergency situations. It features more than 650 worked examples illustrating concepts under discussion along with in-depth coverage of sources of radiation, standards and regulations, biological effects of ionizing radiation, instrumentation, external and internal dosimetry, counting statistics, monitoring and interpretations, operational health physics, transportation and waste, nuclear emergencies, and more.Re? ecting for the first time the true scope of health physics at an intro-ductory level, Basic Health Physics: Problems and Solutions gives readers the tools to properly evaluate challenging situations in all areas of radiation protection.