Permissible dose : a history of radiation protection in the twentieth century / J. Samuel Walker.

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Walker, J. Samuel

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Berkeley : University of California Press, 2000.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 168 pages) : illustrationsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780520924840
0520924843
0585389594
9780585389592
159734804X
9781597348041
9786612356292
6612356294
1282356291
9781282356290

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Permissible dose.DDC classification:

363.17/996/0904 21

LOC classification:

TK9152 .W35 2000eb

NLM classification:

2000 N-340
WN 11 AA1

Other classification:

42.14
43.32
AR 29440
AR 25700

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Contents:

The discovery of radiation and its hazards -- The debate over nuclear power and radiation -- The role of federal agencies in radiation protection -- New controversies, new standards -- The ambiguities of radiation effects.

Summary: How much radiation is too much? This text examines the evolution, over 100 years, of radiation protection standards and efforts to ensure radiation safety for nuclear workers and the general public.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

How much radiation is too much? This text examines the evolution, over 100 years, of radiation protection standards and efforts to ensure radiation safety for nuclear workers and the general public.