Medical Health Physics
Author: David Medich, Christopher Martel (Health Physics Society)ISBN: 9781930524316
Published: 2006 | 378 pp. | Softcover
Price: $ 75.00
Table of Contents
Radiation Protection in a Medical Institution
Salifu Dakubu
Patient Dosimetry in Diagnostic Imaging
Christopher Martel
An Introduction to Diagnostic Radiographic Equipment
Jason R. Cezeaux
Instrumentation and Radiation Safety Considerations for Nuclear Medicine and Positron Emission Tomography
John A. Correia
Health Physics in Brachytherapy: Applications of Radiological Safety, Clinical Implementation, and Medical Research
Mark J. Rivard
A Guide to Licensing a Medical Facility for the Use of Radioactive Materials
Robert D. Forrest
The Role of the Health Physicist in Human Biomedical Research
Marcia B. Hartman and Sarah Kindrick
Medical Events and the Health Physicist
Victor Evdokimoff
NRC Initiatives on National Source Tracking
P. K. Holahan, P. Goldberg, M. L. Horn, and W. Ward
Radioactive Waste Management in Medical Programs
William A. Lorenzen
Institutional Safety Program for Health Care Laser Systems
Ben E. Edwards
Calculation of Transmission Functions Using NCRP Report No. 147 Methodology
Mark A. Tries
Linear Accelerator Shielding: Thirty Years Beyond NCRP 49
Peter J. Biggs
Design Elements of a Medical/Radiological Emergency Response Plan
Ian S. Hamilton
Radiation Control Agency Inspections at Medical Facilities
William P. Dundulis, Jr.
Performing Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Radiation Safety Audits at Healthcare Facilities
René Michel
Health Effects of Ionizing Radiation Exposure in Medicine: Current Issues
Kenneth L. Mossman
Running an Effective Hospital Health Physics Program
P. Andrew Karam