Radiation Answers
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by Health Physics Society
Price: $9.00
Book Website: http://www.radiationanswers.org
64 Pages, Paperback, Select Trim Size
ISBN-10: 0-9825161-0-X ISBN-13: 978-0-9825161-0-2
A credible, authoritative and scientifically accurate book on radiation, radiation effects, and radiation myths. Written in an understandable and easy to read manner, this book answers many common questions people have about radiation.
About The Author
The Health Physics Society consists of approximately 5,500 radiation safety professionals whose activities include ensuring safe and beneficial uses of radiation and radioactive materials, assisting in the development of standards and regulations, and communicating radiation safety information.
The Society is a nonprofit organization formed in 1956. Its primary mission is excellence in the science and practice of radiation safety. The Society has members in approximately 70 countries, and has established nearly 50 chapters and 10 student branches. Visit www.hps.org for more information.
Health physicists promote the practice of radiation safety. They work in occupational environments such as universities, local hospitals, manufacturing, and nuclear power plants as well as in environmental areas such as radioactive waste sites. They are involved in understanding, evaluating, and controlling radiation's potential risks relative to its benefits in applications such as fighting disease, supplying energy, and increasing security.
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