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.

Bibliografski detalji
Glavni autor: Walker, J. Samuel
Format: Licensed eBooks
Jezik:engleski
Izdano: Berkeley : University of California Press 2000.
Online pristup:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pprpn
Sadržaj:
  • 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.