Place of Publication

Princeton, NJ

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

xix, 377 pages ; 25 cm

Subjects

Social Discrimination

Prejudice

Social Stigma

Ethnic and Racial Minorities

United States

Brazil

Israel

ISBN

9780691183404

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Status

Processing

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Kelowna Library

Call Number

HT1503 L234 2016

Copies

Corporate Author

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date

2012

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

NCRP report 172

Ebrary books

Subjects

Diagnostic Imaging - adverse effects

Radiation Dosage

Radiation Protection - standards

Radiation Injuries - prevention & control

Practice Guideline

United States

ISBN

9780983545026

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Author

Doll, Richard

Peto, Richard

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

1981

Subjects

Neoplasms - etiology

Neoplasms - prevention & control

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Call Number

QZ202 D665 1981

Copies

Alternate Title

Pocket guide to the nutrition care process and cancer

Author

Grant, Barbara

Place of Publication

Chicago, IL

Publisher

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Publication Date

2015

Physical Description

xxvi, 170 p. ; 18 cm.

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Neoplasms - diet therapy

Nutrition Assessment

Diet - methods

Nutritional Support - methods

Handbooks

ISBN

9780880914840

088091484X

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Author

Kotz, Samuel

Johnson, Norman Lloyd

Read, Campbell B

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons

Publication Date

1982-1988

Physical Description

9 v. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Subjects

Statistics - methods

Mathematical Computing - encyclopedias

ISBN

0471055468 (v.1)

0471055476 (v.2)

0471055492 (v.3)

0471055514 (v.4)

0471055522 (v.5)

0471055530 (v.6)

0471055557 (v.7)

0471055565 (v.8)

0471854743 (v.9)

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library REF

Call Number

HA29 E56 1982-1988

Copies

Alternate Title

UNSCEAR 2008 report

Volume 1: Sources : report to the General Assembly Scientific Annexes A and B

Corporate Author

United Nations. Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

United Nations Publications

Publication Date

2010

Physical Description

v, 463 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

Subjects

Radiation Injuries

Radiation, Ionizing

Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data

Statistics

Abstract

v.1: Sources : report of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the effects of atomic radiation to the General Assembly

Scientifc Annexes: Annex A: Medical radiation exposures

Annex B: Exposures of the public and workers from various sources of radiation

ISBN

9789211422740 (v.1)

Language

English

Material Type

Book

CD

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WN105 U58 2010

Copies

Corporate Author

Medical Library Association

Edition

rev.

Place of Publication

Chicago, Ill.

Publisher

Medical Library Association

Publication Date

1989

Subjects

Copyright - legislation & jurisprudence

Libraries, Medical

United Statess

ISBN

912176288

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library Pamphlet File

Copies

Corporate Author

National Cancer Policy Forum (U.S.)

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Editor

Balogh, Erin P.

Patlak, Margie

Nass, Sharyl J.

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

National Academies Press

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

xxii, 105 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Lung Neoplasms - diagnosis

Lung Neoplasms - epidemiology

Mass Screening

United States - epidemiology

Notes

Conference workshop summary: Implementation of Lung Cancer Screening (Workshop) (2016 : Washington, D.C.)

ISBN

9780309451321

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Internet

Call Number

WF658 I34 2017

Website Notes

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Copies

Alternate Title

UNSCEAR 2008 report

Volume 2: Sources and effects of ionizing radiation

Corporate Author

United Nations. Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

United Nations Publications

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

v, 313 p. : ill. ; 30 cm.

Subjects

Radiation Injuries

Radiation, Ionizing

Environmental Exposure - adverse effects

Environmental Exposure - statistics & numerical data

Radiation Effects

Radioactive Hazard Release

Chernobyl Nuclear Accident

Statistics

ISBN

9789211422801

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WN105 U58 2011 v.2

Copies

Editor

Silvestrini, B

Band, P.R

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Karger

Publication Date

1984

Series

Oncology 41 suppl 1

Subjects

Lonidamine - congresses

Neoplasms - drug therapy - congresses

Language

English

Material Type

Serial

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Alternate Title

The key to prostate cancer : thirty experts explain fifteen states of prostate cancer

Author

Scholz, Mark

Place of Publication

Marina del Rey, CA

Publisher

Mark Scholz

Publication Date

2018

Physical Description

xviii, 471 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Prostatic Neoplasms

Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy

Popular Work

ISBN

9780999065211

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WJ762 S368 2018

Copies

Alternate Title

BNF 73 : March - September 2017

British national formulary

BNF

Corporate Author

British Medical Association

Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain

Place of Publication

London

Publisher

Pharmaceutical Press

Publication Date

2017

Series

EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects

Pharmacopoeias

Pharmacology

Formularies as Topic

Great Britain

Handbooks

ISBN

9780857112767

9780857113108

ISSN

0260-535X

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Continues / Continued By

From cancer patient to cancer survivor : lost in transition

Author

Aiuppa, Laura

Hewitt, Maria

Nass, Sharyl J.

Corporate Author

National Cancer Policy Forum (U.S.)

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

National Academies Press

Publication Date

2018

Physical Description

xxii, 137 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Cancer Survivors

United States

Congress

Notes

Workshop proceedings of Long-Term Survivorship Care After Cancer Treatment, July 24-25 2017 in Washington, DC.

ISBN

9780309472982

0309472989

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Call Number

QZ260 A311 2018

Copies

Corporate Author

B.C. Multicultural Health Coalition

Affiliation of Multicultural Societies and Service Agencies of B.C. (AMSSA).

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

Press Gang Printers

Publication Date

1989

Subjects

Cross-Cultural Comparison

Religion and Medicine

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WM61 B862 1989

Copies

Corporate Author

National Cancer Policy Forum (U.S.)

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Editor

Balogh, Erin P.

Maxfield, Kimberly

Patlak, Margie

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

National Academies Press

Publication Date

2016

Physical Description

xxi, 112 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Neoplasms - immunology

Neoplasms - therapy

Immunotherapy

Immunotherapy - adverse effects

Congress

Notes

Conference workshop summary: Policy Issues in the Clinical Development and Use of Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment (Workshop) (2016 : Washington, D.C.)

ISBN

9780309442329

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Online

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Internet

Call Number

QZ266 P766 2016

Website Notes

Available in HTML and PDF formats at link

Copies

Alternate Title

Exercise and physical activity

Author

National Institute on Aging

Corporate Author

National Institute of Health

Place of Publication

Washington, DC

Publisher

[US Government Publishing Office]

Publication Date

2015

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Physical Fitness

Exercise - popular works

ISBN

0051325063

9780051325062

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Internet

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Corporate Author

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

1 online resource

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

NCRP report 179

Subjects

Radiometry

Disaster Planning

Radiation Protection

Emergency Medical Services - organization & administration

Abstract

Table of Contents:

1. Executive Summary -- 2. Introduction -- 2.1 Scope -- 2.2 Report Goals -- 2.3 Framework -- 2.4 Emergency Workers -- 3. Dosimetry Needs and Key Concepts -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 What is Dosimetry? -- 3.3 Dosimetry Programs -- 3.4 Dose of Record -- 3.5 Key Concepts -- 4. Methods of Dose Determination and Estimation: Operational -- 4.1 Framework and Situational Description -- 4.2 Measurements with Limited Resources -- 4.3 Categories of Radiation Equipment -- 4.3.1 Instrument Types -- 4.3.2 Instrument Radiological Quantities -- 4.3.3 Applicable ANSI Standards -- 4.3.4 Operational Ranges of Existing Equipment -- 4.4 Mission Applicability -- 4.4.1 Handheld Survey Meter -- 4.4.2 Aerial Measurements -- 4.4.3 Large Mobile and Transportable Radiation Detectors -- 4.4.4 Radiation Portal Monitors and Fixed Detector Networks -- 4.5 Data Aggregation -- 5. Recording, Tracking and Communicating Dosimetry Results -- 5.1 Emergency Worker Dosimetry Recordkeeping -- 5.2 Dose Tracking and Communication with the Incident Command System -- 5.3 Communicating Radiation Dose -- 5.3.1 Communicating Dose to Emergency Workers -- 5.3.2 Additional Audiences -- 5.3.3 Challenges in Communicating Radiation Dose -- 6. Recommendations for Response Organization's Radiological Capability -- 6.1 Objective -- 6.2 Capability Recommendations -- 6.2.1 Basic Level Capability -- 6.2.2 Intermediate Level Capability -- 6.2.3 Advanced Level Capability -- 6.3 On-Scene Functional Capability -- 7. Status of Emergency Workers with Regulations and Guidance -- 7.1 NRC Regulations -- 7.2 DOE Regulations -- 7.3 OSHA Regulations -- 7.4 EPA Regulations -- 7.5 PAG Manual -- 7.6 IAEA Guidance -- 7.7 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Emergency Worker Dosimetry -- 8. Data Needs for Dose Reconstruction -- 8.1 Dose Reconstruction

8.2 Fundamental Elements -- 8.2.1 Source Term -- 8.2.2 Environmental Transport -- 8.2.3 Receptor Definition -- 8.2.4 Exposure Scenario -- 8.2.5 Calculation of Dose -- 8.3 Key Issues -- 8.3.1 Dose Endpoint Identification -- 8.3.2 Model Domain -- 8.3.3 Data Sources -- 8.3.4 Uncertainty -- 8.3.5 Lessons from Previous Dose Reconstructions -- 9. Conclusion -- Appendix A. Units ConversionTable -- Appendix B. Excerpts from Previous NCRP Publications -- B.1 Report No. 138 (NCRP, 2001) -- B.2 Commentary No. 19 (NCRP, 2005) -- B.3 Report No. 165 (NCRP, 2010) -- Appendix C. Biodosimetry -- Appendix D. Example of a Robust Emergency Response Dosimetry Program -- D.1 Equipment -- D.1.1 Dosimeter Kit -- D.1.2 Dose Assessment Kit -- D.1.3 Surrogate Control Passive Dosimeter Kit -- D.2 Personnel and Procedures -- D.2.1 First Responding Personnel -- D.2.2 Dose Assessment Unit -- D.3 Challenges of a Robust Dosimetry Program -- D.4 Contingencies Jurisdictions -- Appendix E Placing Doses in Perspective -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- Glossary -- References -- Scientific Committee and Staff -- The NCRP -- Officers -- Members.

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Title page: Oct 2, 2017

ISBN

9780913392133

9780913392102

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Corporate Author

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

1 online resource

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

NCRP report 176

Subjects

Nanoparticles

Radiation Exposure - adverse effects

Radiation Protection - methods

Radiometry

Safety Management - methods

Nanotechnology - standards

United States

Guideline

Abstract

Table of Contents:

1. Executive Summary -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Scope -- 1.3 Conclusions and Recommendations -- 1.3.1 General -- 1.3.2 Operational Health Physics -- 1.3.3 Internal Dosimetry -- 1.3.4 Summary -- 2. Introduction -- 2.1 Background -- 2.2 Purpose -- 3. Types and Sources of Nanomaterials Including Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Naturally Occurring and Incidentally Produced Nanomaterials -- 3.3 Radiation-Induced Synthesis of Nanomaterials -- 3.4 Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 3.4.1 Naturally Occurring Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 3.4.2 Incidentally Produced Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 3.4.3 Radiolabeled Nanomaterials -- 4. Physicochemical Concerns for Exposure to Nanoparticles -- 4.1 Nanoparticle Physicochemical Properties -- 4.1.1 Deposition Within the Respiratory Tract -- 4.1.2 Translocation Across Organ Membranes -- 4.1.3 Surface Area and Reactivity in Biological Systems -- 4.1.4 Particle Shape -- 4.1.5 Particle Agglomeration -- 4.1.6 Material Dispersibility -- 4.1.7 Material Surface Charge -- 4.2 Nanoparticle Exposure Experiences Involving Humans -- 4.2.1 Magic Nano Event -- 4.2.2 Event in China -- 4.2.3 Nickel Sensitization Case -- 4.2.4 Polymer and Metal Fume Experience -- 4.3 Guidance on Managing Physicochemical Concerns for Exposure to Nanoparticles -- 5. Operational Health Physics in a Nanotechnology Environment -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.1.1 Attention to the Physicochemical Toxicity of Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 5.1.2 Changes that May be Needed for Internal Dosimetry -- 5.1.3 Changes that May be Needed for Dispersion of Airborne Particles -- 5.1.4 Summary of Radiation Program Elements Applicable to Working with Radioactive Nanomaterials -- 5.2 Hierarchy of Exposure Controls for Facility and Process Design -- 5.2.1 Elimination and Substitution -- 5.2.2 Engineered Controls

5.2.3 Administrative Controls -- 5.2.4 Personal Protective Equipment -- 5.3 Use of Radioactive Nanomaterials in Medical Settings -- 5.4 Management and Disposal of Radioactive Nanomaterial Waste -- 5.5 Control of Public Exposure -- 5.6 Emergency Response -- 5.7 Incident Investigation -- 5.8 Effective Risk Communication -- 6. Nanoparticle Issues for Internal Radiation Dosimetry -- 6.1 Framework for Considering Radioactive Nanoparticle Internal Dosimetry -- 6.2 General Approach to Biokinetic Modeling for Intakes of Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3 Radiation Dosimetry of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3.1 Deposition of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3.2 Clearance of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.3.3 Respiratory Tract Dosimetry for Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.4 Radiation Dosimetry of Ingested Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.5 Radiation Dosimetry of Radioactive Nanoparticles for Intact Skin -- 6.6 Radiation Dosimetry of Radioactive Nanoparticles in Wounds -- 6.7 Biokinetics of Nanoparticles that Affect Internal Dosimetry -- 6.7.1 Regional Deposition of Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.7.2 Biokinetic Characteristics of Inhaled Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 6.7.3 Biokinetics Example: Monomeric and Polymeric Plutonium -- 7. Dose Assessment and Medical Management for Individuals Exposed to Radioactive Nanoparticles -- 7.1 Approaches for Dose Assessment -- 7.2 Occupational Exposure and Dose Assessment Scenario: Plutonium Processing Facility -- 7.3 Impact of Radioactive Nanoparticles on Dose Assessment -- 7.4 Impact of Radioactive Nanoparticles on Medical Management Decisions -- 8. Conclusions and Recommendations -- 8.1 Hazard and Exposure Assessment -- 8.1.1 Conclusions -- 8.1.2 Recommendations -- 8.2 Operational Health Physics -- 8.2.1 Conclusions -- 8.2.2 Recommendations -- 8.3 Nanoparticle Issues for Radiation Dosimetry

8.3.1 Conclusions -- 8.3.2 Recommendations -- 8.4 Dose Assessment and Medical Management -- 8.4.1 Conclusions -- 8.4.2 Recommendations -- Appendix A. Radiolabeled Nanoparticles -- A.1 Use of Radionuclides to Characterize and Quantitate Nanoparticle Contents -- A.2 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Biokinetic and Toxicologic Investigations -- A.3 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Diagnostic Medicine -- A.4 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Medical Imaging -- A.5 Radiolabeled Nanoparticles for Therapeutic Medicine -- A.6 Use of Radiation-Induced Emissions and Hyperthermal Effects from Nanoparticles in Therapeutic Medicine -- Appendix B. Biokinetic Models -- B.1 Fate of Nanoparticles in the Lungs -- B.2 Particle Clearance and Translocation Pathways -- B.3 Exposure and Biokinetics of Ingested Nanoparticles -- B.4 Human and Animal Studies Using Radioactive Nanoparticles -- Appendix C. Key Concepts for Understanding Nanoparticle Aerosol Properties and Behaviors -- C.1 Introduction -- C.2 A Range of Mechanisms Influence Particle Motion and Collection -- C.3 Behavior of Airborne Nanoparticles is Dominated by Brownian Diffusion -- C.4 Particle Volume Equivalent Diameter, Thermodynamic Diameter, and Aerodynamic Equivalent Diameter are Related -- C.5 Particle Size Distributions are Frequently Lognormal -- C.6 Nanoparticles Dominate the Count Distribution -- C.7 Nanoparticles Exist to Some Extent in the Majority of Occupational Aerosols -- C.8 Smaller Particles have a Greater Fraction of Their Atoms at the Particle Surface -- C.9 Number Concentrations of Concern Depend on the Material of Concern -- C.10 Realistic Airborne Particle Number Concentrations can be Limited by Coagulation -- C.11 Smaller Particles are More Difficult to Dislodge from Surfaces than Larger Particles -- Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols -- Glossary -- References -- Scientific Committee and Staff

The NCRP -- Officers -- Members -- Distinguished Emeritus Members -- Lauriston S. Taylor Lectures -- Warren K. Sinclair Keynote Addresses -- Thomas S. Tenforde Topical Lectures -- NCRP Publications -- NCRP Reports -- NCRP Commentaries -- Proceedings of the Annual Meeting -- Lauriston S. Taylor Lectures -- Warren K. Sinclair Keynote Addresses -- Thomas S. Tenforde Topical Lectures -- Symposium Proceedings -- NCRP Statements -- Other Documents

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Title page: March 2, 2017

ISBN

9780913392041

9780913392027

Language

English

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Ebook

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Professional

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Internet

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Author

Lang, Thomas A

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

American College of Physicians

Publication Date

2010

Series

R2 Library

Subjects

Writing

Publishing

Biomedical Research

ISBN

9781934465141

1934465143

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Corporate Author

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Place of Publication

[Bethesda, MD]

Publisher

National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

Publication Date

2010

Series

Proquest Ebook Central

NCRP report 162

Ebrary books

Subjects

Radiation Protection - standatrds

Radiation, Ionizing

Safety Management - standards

Professional Competence

Program Evaluation - standards

Practice Guideline

ISBN

9780982384305

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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