Permissible dose : a history of radiation protection in the twentieth century /

How much radiation is too much? This text examines the evolution, over 100 years, of radiation protection standards and efforts to ensure radiation safety for nuclear workers and the general public.

Bibliografiset tiedot
Päätekijä: Walker, J. Samuel
Aineistotyyppi: Licensed eBooks
Kieli:englanti
Julkaistu: Berkeley : University of California Press 2000.
Linkit:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pprpn
Sisällysluettelo:
  • The discovery of radiation and its hazards
  • The debate over nuclear power and radiation
  • The role of federal agencies in radiation protection
  • New controversies, new standards
  • The ambiguities of radiation effects.