Product Description
This easy-to-read text offers essential information on radiation protection and the biological effects of ionizing radiation, to ensure its safe medical use. Building from basic to more complex concepts, this book also presents radiation physics, cell structure, effects of radiation on humans at the cellular and systemic levels, regulatory and advisory limits for human exposure to radiation, and the implementation of patient and personnel radiation protection practices.

Readability of text - major concepts are concisely stated, and physics material is very easy to understand.
Full-color text and art program enhances and reinforces important elements.
Student-friendly features includes objectives, key terms, chapter outlines, review questions, discussion questions, chapter summaries, and a glossary.
Hundreds of illustrations, graphs, tables, and boxes convey critical information.
Historical perspective provides photos and text on Hiroshoma, Chernobyl, and Three-Mile Island, explaining the effects of low-level ionizing radiation and demonstrating the link between radiation and cancer and other diseases.
Timely coverage of radiation protection regulations covers world, federal, and organizational guidelines and regulations for radiation protection.
Coverage of guidelines, regulations, and radiation quantities and units includes the most up-to-date information available from the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) and the International Commission of Radiological Protection (ICRP).

New chapter on protection from radioactive materials present in the medical environment, including a discussion of implications for medical personnel of treating victims of a "dirty bomb."
Implications of direct and computed radiography for overexposure of patients to ionizing radiation.
Updated discussion about radiation protection for PET/CT and C-arm fluoroscopy.
Discussion questions supplement multiple-choice review questions.
Improved readability with text sections adding more subheadings.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.0 based on 6 reviews)

No change in content

If I would have known my husband had this book before and I looked through it and not much changes since the last one. But it was required that we purchase this edition for school.
September 28, 2008

Workbook for Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography

This workbook has helped me prepare for my exam's and improve my scores.
August 31, 2006

Excellent book, great reference

I found this book to be essential for all the info I needed for radiation protection. It's not only well-written but quite complete. It also served as a wonderful reference for studying for the ARRT exam. Another great reference for the ARRT exam, is:
*The Ultimate Study Guide for the Registry Examination in Radiography: Key Review Questions and Answers by Patrick Leonardi, Volume 1, 2 and 3*
This book had great questions that were a definite help for passing the ARRT exam. You can't go wrong with *Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography* and with Leonardi's book.

December 09, 2005

Worst written and most confusing text book ever

I find this book very confusing, I am a student starting my 2nd year of radiology and this is the first time this book has been used by my college, and hopefully in the future they will find a better book. One of my assignments for class is to define all the key terms at the beginning of each chapter, and they are a joke. Starting in chapter 3 there are 2 key terms Dose equivalent and Equivalent dose you look up the definition for dose equivalent and after reading and defining the term it says, dose equivalent is now called equivalent dose. I think this is very confusing. I have seen several things like this already in this book and have only made it to chapter 3, I will be crazy by the time I get through this book and feel for anyone else that has to use this book.
April 15, 2004

Cathy in Albq.

This is a great reference for all types of questions regarding ionizing radiation. well written and easy to understand with excellent tables, graphs and illustrations.
January 09, 2004

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