Radiation biophysics /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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San Diego, Calif. :
Academic Press,
©1998.
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
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| Online Access: | http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=211438 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: A Historical Perspective.
- Quantities and Units and Definitions.
- Electromagnetic Radiation.
- Radioactivity.
- Interaction of Radiation with Matter.
- Energy Transfer Processes.
- Radiation Chemistry.
- Theories and Models, Cell Survival.
- Survival Curve and Its Significance.
- Modification of Radiation Response.
- Radiation Biology of Normal and Neoplastic Tissue Systems.
- Late Effects of Radiation on Normal Tissues
- Non Stochastic Effects.
- Stochastic Effects
- Radiation Carcinogenesis.
- Stochastic Effects, Genetic Effects of Ionizing Radiation.
- High LET Radiation Effects.
- Metabolism and Biological Effects of Deposited Radionuclides.
- Radiation Exposure from Natural Background and other Sources.
- Appendix.
- Author Index.
- Subject Index.