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Strange glow : the story of radiation /
More than ever before, radiation is a part of our modern daily lives. We own radiation-emitting phones, regularly get diagnostic x-rays, such as mammograms, and submit to full-body security scans at airports. We worry and debate about the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the safety of nuclear po...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- PREFACE
- 1. Nuclear Jaguars
- Part One. Radiation 101: The Basics
- 2. Now You See It: Radiation Revealed
- 3. Seek and You Shall Find: Radioactivity Everywhere
- 4. Splitting Hairs: Atomic Particles and Nuclear Fission
- Part Two. The Health Effects of Radiation
- 5. Painted into a Corner: Radiation and Occupational Illness
- 6. The Hippocratic Paradox: Radiation Cures Cancer
- 7. Location, Location, Location: Radiation Sickness
- 8. Snow Warning: Radioactive Fallout
- 9. After the Dust Settles: Measuring the Cancer Risk of Radiation
- 10. Breeding Season: Genetic Effects
- 11. Crystal Clear: The Target for Radiation Damage
- Part Three. Weighing The Risks and Benefits of Radiation
- 12. Silent Spring: Radon in Homes
- 13. A Tale of Two Cities: Diagnostic Radiography
- 14. Sorry, Wrong Number: Cell Phones
- 15. Hot Tuna: Radioactivity in Food
- 16. Blue Moon: Nuclear Power Plant Accidents
- 17. The Things They Carried: Geopolitical Radiation Threats
- Epilogue: N- Rays
- Acknowledgments
- Notes and Citations
- Bibliography
- Index.