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Radiation research : biomedical, chemical, and physical perspectives : proceedings of the fifth International Congress of Radiation Research held at Seattle, Washington, U.S.A., July 14-20, 1974 /

Radiation Research: Biomedical, Chemical and Physical Perspectives documents the proceedings of the Fifth International Congress of Radiation Research held in Seattle, Washington, 14-20 July 1974. While the focus of the Congress was on fundamental research, there were several well-attended sessions...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: International Congress of Radiation Research Seattle, Wash., International Association for Radiation Research, Radiation Research Society (U.S.)
Otros Autores: Nygaard, Oddvar F., Adler, Howard I., Sinclair, Warren K.
Formato: Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Academic Press, 1975.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Front Cover; Radiation Research: Biomedical, Chemical and Physical Perspectives; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE; EDITORS' NOTEAND ACKNOWLEDMENTS; PART 1: SPECIAL ADDRESSES; Chapter 1. Speech at Opening Ceremonies of the Fifth International Congress on Radiation Research July 14, 1974Seattle, Washington; Chapter 2. Twelfth Failla Memorial LectureThe Time Scale in Radiobiology; REFERENCES; PART 2: ENERGY NEEDS, NUCLEAR POWER ANDTHE ENVIRONMENT; Chapter 3. EnergyNeeds, Nuclear Power, and the Environment; CAN MAN LIVE WITH FISSION? (4); TECHNOLOGICAL FIXES FOR FISSION; REFERENCES.
  • PART 3: PROSPECTS FOR FUSION POWERChapter 4. Status and Future Prospects for Fusion Power; INTRODUCTION; THE PRINCIPAL GOAL; THE FUSION PLASMA PROBLEM; THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM; THE ENERGY SYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF FUSION POWER; FUSION AS A SOLUTION TO OTHER PROBLEMS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5. Fusion Research in Japan; PART 4: TECHNOLOGICAL APPLICATIONSOF RADIATION; Chapter 6. Technological Applications of Radiation:An Introduction; REFERENCES; Chapter 7. Applied Industrial Radiation Chemistryof Monomers and Polymers; INTRODUCTION; CROSSLINKED WIRE AND CABLE INSULATION.
  • HEAT SHRINKABLE FILM, TUBINGAND MOLDED OBJECTSCROSSLINKED POLYETHLENE FOAM; TEXTILES; CURING OF COATINGS AND INKS; WOOD-PLASTIC COMPOSITES; WOOD CHIP IRRADIATION; CONTROLLED MOLECULAR WEIGHTS VIAPOLYMER DEGRADATION; MISCELLANEOUS PRODUCTS BASED ON CROSSLINKEDAND GRAFTED HYDROPHILIC POLYMERS; MISCELLANEOUS POLYMERIZATION PROCESSES; RUBBER VULCANIZATION; REFERENCES; Chapter 8. Mutations in Plant Breeding-A Glance BackAnd a Look Forward; PLANT BREEDING-SCIENCE OR ART?; INCREASING COMPLEXITY OF PLANT BREEDING; DOMESTICATION OF WILD SPECIES; DIRECT MUTATION IN BARLEY IMPROVEMENT.
  • RECOMBINATION OF INDUCED MUTANT ALLELESINDUCED MUTATIONS IN TRITICUM DURUM; CHROMOSOME MANIPULATION IN PLANT BREEDING; CONCLUDING REMARKS; REFERENCES; Chapter 10. The Use of Ionizing Radiation for Preservationof Food and Feed Products; INTRODUCTION; RADAPPERTIZATION; DIS INFESTATION OF INSECTS AND PARASITES; RETARDATION OF MATURATION; REDUCED DEPENDENCE ON CHEMICAL FOOD ADDITIVES; SAFETY FOR CONSUMPTION (WHOLESOMENESS); SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES; Chapter 11. Radiation Sterilization-An Industrial Process; INTRODUCTION; ISOTOPE SOURCES AND PLANT; RADIATION STERILIZATION DOSE.
  • PROCESS AND PRODUCT CONTROLRANGE OF APPLICATION; FUTURE PROSPECTS; REFERENCES; PART 5: HUMAN RADIOBIOLOGY; Chapter 12. The Late Effects of Acute External Exposureto Ionizing Radiation in Man; REFERENCES; Chapter 13. The Risk of Malignancy from Internally-Deposited Radioisotopes; REFERENCES; PART 6: RE-EVALUATION OF HAZARDS OF RADIATION EXPOSURE RELATIVE TO OTHERENVIRONMENTAL AGENTS; Chapter 14. Chemical and Radiation Carcinogenesisin Man and Experimental Animals; INTRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORSIN CANCER INDUCTION IN THE HUMAN; CHEMICAL AND RADIATION CARCINOGENESISIN EXPERIMENTAL ANIMALS.