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Radiation threats and your safety : a guide to preparation and response for professionals and community

Title
Radiation threats and your safety : a guide to preparation and response for professionals and community / Armin Ansari.
Author
Ansari, Armin.
Publication
Boca Raton : Chapman & Hall/CRC Press, c2010.

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Description
xiii, 327 p. : ill.; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Ionizing radiation > Accidents
  • Ionizing radiation > Safety measures
  • Emergency management
  • Radiation Injuries > prevention & control
  • Disaster Planning
  • Disasters
  • Radioactive Hazard Release > prevention & control
  • Radiologic Health
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Pt. 1. Understanding Radiation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Radiation in Everyday Life -- 3. Radiation 101 -- Pt. 2. The Impact of Radiation -- 4. Accidental Radiation Emergencies -- 5. Intentional Radiation Emergencies -- 6. Health Effects of Radiation -- 7. Environmental Effects of Radiation -- 8. Psychosocial Effects of Radiation -- Pt. 3. Responding to Radiation -- 9. Protecting Yourself and Your Family -- 10. Preparing Your Family Emergency Plan -- 11. Medical Response to Radiation Emergencies -- 12. Radiation Drugs -- 13. Government Response to Radiation Emergencies -- 14. Responding as Professionals -- 15. Responding as a Community -- Pt. 4. Conclusion -- 16. Living with the Threat -- App. A. Emergency Supply List -- App. B. Radiation from Microwaves and Cellular Phones -- App. C. Food Irradiation.
ISBN
  • 9781420083613 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 1420083619 (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2009030137
OCLC
  • ocn428770803
  • 428770803
Owning Institutions
Columbia University Libraries