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This newly revised and updated edition of Radiation Biophysics provides an in-depth description of the physics and chemistry of radiation and its effects on biological systems. Coverage begins with fundamental concepts of the physics of radiation and radioactivity, then progresses through the chemis...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Alpen, Edward L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: San Diego, Calif. : Academic Press, �1998.
Edition:2nd ed.
Subjects:
Radiation > Physiological effect.
Biophysics.
Radiobiology.
Biophysics
Radiation
Radiobiology
Rayonnement > Effets physiologiques.
Biophysique.
Radiobiologie.
MEDICAL > Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Biophysics.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Radiation > Physiological effect
ioniserende straling
ionizing radiation
biofysica
biophysics
radionucliden
radionuclides
elektromagnetische straling
electromagnetic radiation
carcinogenese
carcinogenesis
Radiation Chemistry
Stralingschemie
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: A Historical Perspective.
  • Quantities and Units and Definitions.
  • Electromagnetic Radiation.
  • Radioactivity.
  • Interaction of Radiation with Matter.
  • Energy Transfer Processes.
  • Radiation Chemistry.
  • Theories and Models, Cell Survival.
  • Survival Curve and Its Significance.
  • Modification of Radiation Response.
  • Radiation Biology of Normal and Neoplastic Tissue Systems.
  • Late Effects of Radiation on Normal Tissues--Non Stochastic Effects.
  • Stochastic Effects--Radiation Carcinogenesis.
  • Stochastic Effects, Genetic Effects of Ionizing Radiation.
  • High LET Radiation Effects.
  • Metabolism and Biological Effects of Deposited Radionuclides.
  • Radiation Exposure from Natural Background and other Sources.
  • Appendix.
  • Author Index.
  • Subject Index.

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