Physics for Radiation Protection 3rd Edition by James E. Martin (PDF)

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A practical guide to the basic physics that radiation protection professionals needA much-needed working resource for health physicists and other radiation protection professionals, this volume presents clear, thorough, up-to-date explanations of the basic physics necessary to address real-world problems in radiation protection. Designed for readers with limited as well as basic science backgrounds, Physics for Radiation Protection emphasizes applied concepts and carefully illustrates all topics through examples as well as practice problems.Physics for Radiation Protection draws substantially on current resource data available for health physics use, providing decay schemes and emission energies for approximately 100 of the most common radionuclides encountered by practitioners. Excerpts of the Chart of the Nuclides, activation cross sections, fission yields, fission-product chains, photon attenuation coefficients, and nuclear masses are also provided. Coverage includes:The atom as an energy systemAn overview of the major discoveries in radiation physicsExtensive discussion of radioactivity, including sources and materialsNuclear interactions and processes of radiation doseCalculational methods for radiation exposure, dose, and shieldingNuclear fission and production of activation and fission productsSpecialty topics ranging from nuclear criticality and applied statistics to X raysExtensive and current resource data cross-referenced to standard compendiumsExtensive appendices and more than 400 figures This complete discussion of the basic concepts allows readers to advance their professional skills.

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⭐This textbook was the basic required text for my graduate level course in Radiation Shielding and External Dosimetry, part of a Masters program in Radiation Health Physics that I am currently pursuing.The first six chapters provide introductory material in the structure of atoms, radioactive transformation, interactions of atomic particles, nuclear fission, and naturally occurring radiation and radioactivity. Most students should have had these materials in earlier coursework, but the review can be useful and can be skipped if not needed – although it does take up nearly 40% of the book!Chapters 7 through 9 cover interactions of radiation with matter, including exposure/dose calculations; radiation shielding including buildup factors; and calculation of internal radiation dose.Chapter 10 covers environmental dispersion; chapter 11 covers nuclear criticality; chapters 12 and 13 cover radiation detection and measurement, and statistics in radiation physics; finally chapter 14 covers neutrons – sources, interactions, dosimetry, and shielding.For my specific course, the only chapters in this text by Martin that were used were 4, 7, 8, 14, and portions of 9 and 12.One minor deficiency in the text is that the index is minimal. When I was needing to determine where in the text a certain subject was covered, the index was frequently of little use. I went to the Table of Contents more often.There are other texts that provide useful coverage of this material. Three optional texts were listed for my particular course, and I purchased one of them – which turned out to be quite useful and in many cases superior to this one, in my opinion:- Shultis, J.K.; Faw, R.E. Radiation Shielding, American Nuclear Society, Inc, La Grange Park, IL, ISBN 0-89448-456-7, 2000. This is available from the ANS directly, and I purchased it for my own use and found it excellent. It is also available here on Amazon:

⭐.- Attix, F.H. Introduction to Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry. John Wiley & Sons, 1986. Available on Amazon:

⭐.- Turner, J.E. Atoms, Radiation, and Rad Protection, Wiley Interscience, 2nd ed., 1995. Available on Amazon:

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⭐My rating is for the condition the book was in when it arrived. I bought a new copy but the book cover had creases and it looked like it folded, which is difficult to do to a hardbound. It was disappointing to receive a book not in peak condition since I bought a new copy. The book itself is useful and informative. Good reference to have for health physics students/professionals.

⭐Excellent product and delivery.

⭐Very informative, great study reference for CHP part II

⭐It its very useful.

⭐This is a great reference book. It arrived within the estimated delivery time and in excellent condition. I recommend!

⭐Excelente libro de consulta, libro que generalista pero compleato de una materia muy amplia., como casi toda la bibliografía de esta materia en inglés.

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