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Radiation Protection Dosimetry 108:269-270 (2004)
Radiation Protection Dosimetry Vol. 108 No. 3 © Oxford University Press 2004; all rights reserved

Book Review

Radiation protection—a guide for scientists, regulators, and physicians

Fourth Edition, Author: Jacob Shapiro, Published by: Harvard University Press, Fitzroy House, 11 Chenies Street, London, WC1E 7EY, UK, ISBN: 0-674-00740-9, 663 pp (2002) £46.50 (Hardback)

A. G. Richards

8 Spen Drive, Leeds LS16 5AH, UK

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This is the fourth edition of Jacob Shapiros book on radiation protection. It is divided into eight parts and now covers non-ionising radiation as well as ionising radiation.

Part one deals with the sources of radiation in terms of its energy.

Part two covers the principles of radiation protection. As well as the principles it gives a description of all the major particles, defines terms such as absorbed dose, . . . [Full Text of this Article]


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