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Living with Radiation 5th edn
By
Dennis Woodhead
Publisher
National Radiological Protection Board
Number Of Pages: 74
Publication Date: 1998-11
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0859514196
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780859514194
Binding: Paperback
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this 5th edition of a very useful little publication is the recognisable descendent of the previous issues, but it has been updated to take account of the latest recommendations of the ICRP as interpreted for application in the UK by the NRPB, and the treatment of non-ionising radiations has been extended to reflect the increased general concern about their potential impacts.
In the course of 13 short chapters - none longer than 7 pages - the reader is gently and carefully led through clear expositions of the nature and origin of ionising and non-ionising radiations in the human environment, their potential effects on humans, and the systems of control that have been developed to ensure that there is a balance between beneficial exploitation and inherent risk (it is pointed out that this requirement for a balanced judgement is not unique to radiation). The presentation is at a level that should be comprehensible to those with average achievement in GCSE science (the examination level for 16 year-olds in the UK) while being acceptable to the knowledgeable professional in the inevitable degree of `glossing-over' of detail. All concepts and terms are carefully identified and defined, either at first usage or in the extensive glossary, so that there is a refreshing lack of jargon - the one exception that appears to have slipped the net being the use of the term `root mean square' (page 53). As compared with the previous editions, greater and more imaginative use has been made of colour and illustrations; this should make the material more easily accessible. Missing, however, are any suggestions either for further reading or in respect of sources of additional information (apart from the NRPB publications). As regards the latter, the 4th edition gave information for sources on both sides of the environmental debate concerning nuclear matters and provided welcome evidence of the NRPB's attempt to adopt a more neutral stance.
The previous editions have identified their intended audience as `the general or interested reader'. I believe that this is still entirely appropriate, but here the target has been more sharply defined as `teachers, journalists, environmentalists, lawyers, doctors, industrialists, officials and politicians', i.e., those who may have a potential interest in influencing the achievement of a socially acceptable balance between the exploitation of radiations and the inherent risks. Clearly, the wielding of this influence should be informed by some knowledge of the subject matter, and this book provides a relatively painless introduction and can be thoroughly recommended. Unfortunately, this audience is very unlikely to read such a recommendation in this journal, but the book can also be commended to the readership of this journal as an excellent example of how to tailor your material and presentation to your audience when you are asked to talk to local groups, clubs and societies. As an example, in making comparisons between this and the earlier editions, I came across an illustration very similar to one that I had borrowed (unsourced) from a colleague some years ago and have been using, without attribution, ever since.
Although I recognise that the material content has increased and the presentation improved over the 25 years since the first edition, I am less sure that these factors, together with inflation, account for the increase in cost from 10p to £9.95! This is unfortunate, although probably inevitable in today's world, as I believe that the current price is likely to deter all except the most committed seeker for information that should, in truth, reach the widest possible audience (a copy in every high school library, for example?).
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Types of radiation
Benefits and risks
Public anxiety
Concepts and quantities
Structure of matter
Radioactivity and radiation
Ionisation in matter
Ionisation in tissue
Dose quantities
Sources of ionising radiation
Effects of ionising radiation
Induction of cancers
Risk assessments
Risk factors for cancers
Hereditary disease
Communal risk
Other late effects
Irradiation in pregnancy
System of radiological protection
General principles
Scope of application
Justification of practices
Optimisation of protection
Limitation of doses
Constraints
Comparing risks
Legal controls
Natural ionising radiation
Cosmic radiation
Gamma radiation
Radon inhalation
Internal irradiation
Total doses
Medical uses of ionising radiation
Diagnostic radiology
Nuclear medicine
Radiotherapy
Reference doses
Total doses
Occupational exposure to ionising radiation
Artificial sources
Natural sources
Total doses
Environmental pollution
Weapons tests
Chernobyl accident
Radioactive discharges
Total doses
Nuclear power
Nuclear reactors
Waste management
Decommissioning
Disposal criteria
Nuclear emergencies
Countermeasures
Emergency arrangements
Intervention standards
Minor incidents
Electromagnetic fields and radiation
Common sources
Immediate effects
Delayed effects
Optical radiation
Ultraviolet radiation
Other optical radiations
Appendices
Glossary
Symbols and units
NRPB publications
LinK
http://ifile.it/8uhm73d/130271___living_with_radiation.pdf
or
http://rapidshare.com/files/128048231/Living_with_radiation.pdf
Living with Radiation 5th edn
By
Dennis Woodhead
Publisher
National Radiological Protection Board
Number Of Pages: 74
Publication Date: 1998-11
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0859514196
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780859514194
Binding: Paperback
...................
this 5th edition of a very useful little publication is the recognisable descendent of the previous issues, but it has been updated to take account of the latest recommendations of the ICRP as interpreted for application in the UK by the NRPB, and the treatment of non-ionising radiations has been extended to reflect the increased general concern about their potential impacts.
In the course of 13 short chapters - none longer than 7 pages - the reader is gently and carefully led through clear expositions of the nature and origin of ionising and non-ionising radiations in the human environment, their potential effects on humans, and the systems of control that have been developed to ensure that there is a balance between beneficial exploitation and inherent risk (it is pointed out that this requirement for a balanced judgement is not unique to radiation). The presentation is at a level that should be comprehensible to those with average achievement in GCSE science (the examination level for 16 year-olds in the UK) while being acceptable to the knowledgeable professional in the inevitable degree of `glossing-over' of detail. All concepts and terms are carefully identified and defined, either at first usage or in the extensive glossary, so that there is a refreshing lack of jargon - the one exception that appears to have slipped the net being the use of the term `root mean square' (page 53). As compared with the previous editions, greater and more imaginative use has been made of colour and illustrations; this should make the material more easily accessible. Missing, however, are any suggestions either for further reading or in respect of sources of additional information (apart from the NRPB publications). As regards the latter, the 4th edition gave information for sources on both sides of the environmental debate concerning nuclear matters and provided welcome evidence of the NRPB's attempt to adopt a more neutral stance.
The previous editions have identified their intended audience as `the general or interested reader'. I believe that this is still entirely appropriate, but here the target has been more sharply defined as `teachers, journalists, environmentalists, lawyers, doctors, industrialists, officials and politicians', i.e., those who may have a potential interest in influencing the achievement of a socially acceptable balance between the exploitation of radiations and the inherent risks. Clearly, the wielding of this influence should be informed by some knowledge of the subject matter, and this book provides a relatively painless introduction and can be thoroughly recommended. Unfortunately, this audience is very unlikely to read such a recommendation in this journal, but the book can also be commended to the readership of this journal as an excellent example of how to tailor your material and presentation to your audience when you are asked to talk to local groups, clubs and societies. As an example, in making comparisons between this and the earlier editions, I came across an illustration very similar to one that I had borrowed (unsourced) from a colleague some years ago and have been using, without attribution, ever since.
Although I recognise that the material content has increased and the presentation improved over the 25 years since the first edition, I am less sure that these factors, together with inflation, account for the increase in cost from 10p to £9.95! This is unfortunate, although probably inevitable in today's world, as I believe that the current price is likely to deter all except the most committed seeker for information that should, in truth, reach the widest possible audience (a copy in every high school library, for example?).
Contents
Preface
Introduction
Types of radiation
Benefits and risks
Public anxiety
Concepts and quantities
Structure of matter
Radioactivity and radiation
Ionisation in matter
Ionisation in tissue
Dose quantities
Sources of ionising radiation
Effects of ionising radiation
Induction of cancers
Risk assessments
Risk factors for cancers
Hereditary disease
Communal risk
Other late effects
Irradiation in pregnancy
System of radiological protection
General principles
Scope of application
Justification of practices
Optimisation of protection
Limitation of doses
Constraints
Comparing risks
Legal controls
Natural ionising radiation
Cosmic radiation
Gamma radiation
Radon inhalation
Internal irradiation
Total doses
Medical uses of ionising radiation
Diagnostic radiology
Nuclear medicine
Radiotherapy
Reference doses
Total doses
Occupational exposure to ionising radiation
Artificial sources
Natural sources
Total doses
Environmental pollution
Weapons tests
Chernobyl accident
Radioactive discharges
Total doses
Nuclear power
Nuclear reactors
Waste management
Decommissioning
Disposal criteria
Nuclear emergencies
Countermeasures
Emergency arrangements
Intervention standards
Minor incidents
Electromagnetic fields and radiation
Common sources
Immediate effects
Delayed effects
Optical radiation
Ultraviolet radiation
Other optical radiations
Appendices
Glossary
Symbols and units
NRPB publications
LinK
http://ifile.it/8uhm73d/130271___living_with_radiation.pdf
or
http://rapidshare.com/files/128048231/Living_with_radiation.pdf