The latest edition of this text presents both theory and clinical practice of radiation protection and radiobiology -- from X-ray production and nuclear medicine to radiation therapy. Updated to reflect recent regulations, this text serves as a complete review for national certification exams as well as a useful review for clinical practice.

This new edition of Practical Radiation Protection and Applied Radiobiology presents both the theory and clinical practice of radiation protection and radiobiology from X-ray production and nuclear medicine to radiation therapy. It serves as a complete review for students and a useful reference for clinical practice.

Features:

• Strong emphasis on long-term effects as well as risks versus benefits
• Well-organised for easy comprehension
• Emphasis on clinical practice even in chapters that primarily cover theory
• Discipline-specific chapters cover subjects that are often left out of other books in the field
• Chapters objectives, summaries, highlighting of key terms, and chapter questions with answers included in each chapter

What's New:

• An appendix provides a list of Internet resources for further research
• Patient Education chapter contains useful information on how to educate patients and build a level of trust
• Special boxes containing advanced information appear at the end of each chapter