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Atoms, radiation, and radiation protection

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Turner, James E. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH , 2007. 3rd completely rev. and enl. ed.

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Author: Turner, James E

Edition: 3rd completely rev. and enl. ed.

Place of Publication: Weinheim

Publisher: Wiley-VCH

Publication Date: 2007

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; Physics textbook

Subjects: Nuclear Energy; Radiation Effects; Radiation Protection; Radiometry

ISBN: 9783527406067

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet

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Practical radiation protection in healthcare

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Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press , 2002.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: WN110 P895 2002

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Editor: Martin, Colin J; Sutton, David G

Place of Publication: Oxford ; New York

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Publication Date: 2002

Physical Description: xxiv, 415 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects: Radiation Protection; Radiation Dosage; Radiation Effects; Radiation Injuries - prevention & control; Health Physics

ISBN: 0192630822 (acid-free paper)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WN110 P895 2002

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Radiation protection in the health sciences : with problem solutions manual

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Noz, Marilyn E, Maguire, Gerald Q. New Jersey: World Scientific , 2007. 2nd ed.

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Call Number: WN650 N961 2007

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v.1: Radiation protection in the health sciences; v.2: Radiation protection in the health sciences : problem solutions manual

Author: Noz, Marilyn E; Maguire, Gerald Q

Edition: 2nd ed.

Place of Publication: New Jersey

Publisher: World Scientific

Publication Date: 2007

Physical Description: 2 v. : ill. ; 25 cm

Subjects: Radiation Protection; Radiation Monitoring - instrumentation

Abstract: v.1: Radiation protection in the health sciences; v.2: Radiation protection in the health sciences : problem solutions manual

ISBN: 9789812705976 (pbk.); 981270597X (pbk.)

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WN650 N961 2007

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Radiation protection for particle accelerator facilities

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2003.

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Call Number: WN650 N39 2003 v.144

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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: 2003

Series: NCRP report 144

Subjects: Radiation Protection; Particle Accelerators; Safety - standards

ISBN: 0929600770

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN650 N39 2003 v.144

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Radiation protection for procedures performed outside the radiology department

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2000.

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Call Number: WN650 N39 2000 v.133

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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: 2000

Series: NCRP report 133

Subjects: Radiation Protection; Radiology Department, Hospital

ISBN: 0929600665

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN650 N39 2000 v.133

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Guidance for emergency response dosimetry recommendations of the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2017.

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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. Metho…

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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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ISBN: 9780913392133; 9780913392102

Language: English

Material Type: Ebook

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Introduction to health physics

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Cember, Herman. [Toronto, ON]: McGraw-Hill, Inc. , 1992. 2nd rev. and enl. ed.

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Call Number: WN650 C34 1983

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Author: Cember, Herman

Edition: 2nd rev. and enl. ed.

Place of Publication: [Toronto, ON]

Publisher: McGraw-Hill, Inc.

Publication Date: 1992

Subjects: Health Physics; Radiation Protection; Radiation - adverse effects

ISBN: 1983: 0080301290; 1992: 0071052569

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN650 C34 1983

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Radiologic science for technologists : physics, biology, and protection

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Bushong, Stewart Carlyle. [St. Louis, MO]: Elsevier , 2021. 12th ed.

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Call Number: WN160 B979 2021

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Author: Bushong, Stewart Carlyle

Edition: 12th ed.

Place of Publication: [St. Louis, MO]

Publisher: Elsevier

Publication Date: 2021

Physical Description: xiii, 594 p. : col. ill., ports. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Technology, Radiologic; Radiation Protection; Radiography; Radiology; Radiation

ISBN: 9780323661348

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN160 B979 2021

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Radiologic science for technologists : physics, biology, and protection

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Bushong, Stewart Carlyle. [St. Louis, MO]: Mosby Elsevier , 2013. 10th ed.

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Call Number: WN160 B979 2013

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Author: Bushong, Stewart Carlyle

Edition: 10th ed.

Place of Publication: [St. Louis, MO]

Publisher: Mosby Elsevier

Publication Date: 2013

Physical Description: xii, 654 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Technology, Radiologic; Radiation Protection; Radiography; Radiology; Radiation

ISBN: 9780323081351

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Vancouver Library

Call Number: WN160 B979 2013

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Radiologic science for technologists : physics, biology, and protection

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Bushong, Stewart Carlyle. [St. Louis, MO]: Mosby Elsevier , 2008. 9th ed.

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Call Number: WN160 B979 2008

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Author: Bushong, Stewart Carlyle

Edition: 9th ed.

Place of Publication: [St. Louis, MO]

Publisher: Mosby Elsevier

Publication Date: 2008

Physical Description: xiii, 685 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 28 cm.

Subjects: Technology, Radiologic; Radiation Protection; Radiography; Radiology; Radiation

ISBN: 9780323048378; 0323048374

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Abbotsford Library; Kelowna Library; Surrey Library; Victoria Library

Call Number: WN160 B979 2008

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Radiation protection in computed tomography installations : recommended safety procedures for installation and use of computed tomography x-ray equipment

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Canada. Environmental Health Directorate. Ottawa, Ont.: Canada Communication Group - Publishing , 1994.

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Call Number: WN650 R128 1994

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Corporate Author: Canada. Environmental Health Directorate

Place of Publication: Ottawa, Ont.

Publisher: Canada Communication Group - Publishing

Publication Date: 1994

Series: Safety code 31

Subjects: Tomography, X-ray Computed - standards; Radiation Protection; Equipment Safety

ISBN: 660154242

Language: English

Material Type: Book

Audience: Professional

Location: Kelowna Library

Call Number: WN650 R128 1994

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Radiation safety guide for nuclear medicine professionals

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Tandon, Pankaj, Prakash, Dibya, Kheruka, Subhash Chand, Bhat, Nagesh N. Singapore: Springer , 2022.

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Content:; Basics of Radiation Physics -- Radiation Quantities and Units -- Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with Matter -- Radiation Protection Standards in Relation to ICRP Recommendations -- Radiation Hazard Evaluation and Control in Nuclear Medicine -- Occupational and Public Exposure to Nuclea…

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Author: Tandon, Pankaj; Prakash, Dibya; Kheruka, Subhash Chand; Bhat, Nagesh N.

Place of Publication: Singapore

Publisher: Springer

Publication Date: 2022

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Radiation; Radiation Effects; Radiation Protection - standards; Nuclear Medicine; Nuclear Medicine - standards

Abstract: Content:; Basics of Radiation Physics -- Radiation Quantities and Units -- Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with Matter -- Radiation Protection Standards in Relation to ICRP Recommendations -- Radiation Hazard Evaluation and Control in Nuclear Medicine -- Occupational and Public Exposure to Nuclear Medicine -- Biological Bases of Radiation Protection -- Planning and Design of Nuclear Medicine Imaging Facilities -- Planning and Design of High-Dose Therapy Facility -- Planning and Design of Medical Cyclotron Facility -- Personnel Monitoring and Radiation Protection Survey in Nuclear Medicine -- Radiation Safety Considerations in Nuclear Medicine -- Radiation Safety Consideration in Medical Cyclotron -- Radiation Safety Considerations During Radiopharmaceutical Preparation -- Working Mechanism of Radiation Detectors Used in Nuclear Medicine -- Quality Control of Planar Gamma Camera and Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography -- Quality Assurance in Positron Emission Tomography-Computed Tomography (PET-CT) -- Radiation Emergencies in Nuclear Medicine and Preparedness -- Nuclear Medicine Internal Dose Assessment --Computed Tomography Dose Assessment --Transport of Radioactive Material -- Legislation and Role of National Regulatory Authority in Nuclear Medicine -- Radioactive Waste Disposal and Safe Management of Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources -- Model Questions for Radiological Safety Certification Examination in Nuclear Medicine

ISBN: 9789811945182; 9789811945175

Language: English

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Radiation therapy treatment effects : an evidence-based guide to managing toxicity

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New York, NY: Demos Medical Publishing , 2018.

Audience: Professional

Call Number: QZ269 R129 2018

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Contents:; Radiation therapy effects on the central nervous system / Cramer, Chan, Kirkpatrick -- Radiation therapy effects in head and neck cancer / Galloway, Yom -- Radiation therapy effects on the thorax / Kaidar, Person, Zagar, Marks -- Radiation therapy effects in breast cancer / Boggs, De Los…

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Editor: Koontz, Bridget F.

Place of Publication: New York, NY

Publisher: Demos Medical Publishing

Publication Date: 2018

Physical Description: xiii, 324 p.: ill. ; 21 cm.

Series: Proquest Ebook Central

Subjects: Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Radiation Effects; Radiation Protection - methods; Radiation Injuries - prevention & control; Evidence-Based Medicine

Abstract: Contents:; Radiation therapy effects on the central nervous system / Cramer, Chan, Kirkpatrick -- Radiation therapy effects in head and neck cancer / Galloway, Yom -- Radiation therapy effects on the thorax / Kaidar, Person, Zagar, Marks -- Radiation therapy effects in breast cancer / Boggs, De Los Santos -- Radiation therapy effects on the abdomen / Cuaron, Wu -- Radiation therapy effects on the pelvis / Jeans, Rossi -- Radiation therapy effects on skin and extremities / Garsa, Gottschalk -- Radiation toxicity management in children / Hess, Yock -- Systemic effects of radiation therapy / Krishnan, Shiloh -- Radioprotection for radiation therapy / Kalman, Zhao, Anscher, Urdaneta -- Risk and prevention of radiation-induced cancers / Kamran, Viswanathan -- Cancer survivorship: approaches and challenges / Smith -- Maximizing the health and wellness of cancer survivors through healthy lifestyle behaviors / Spector.

ISBN: 9780826181138; 9780826181145

Language: English

Material Type: Book; Ebook

Audience: Professional

Location: Internet; Kelowna Library

Call Number: QZ269 R129 2018

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Radiation dose management for fluoroscopically-guided interventional medical procedures

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National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements. [Bethesda, MD]: National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements , 2011.

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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: 2011

Series: Proquest Ebook Central; NCRP report 168; Ebrary books

Subjects: Fluoroscopy - instrumentation; Radiography, Interventional - adverse effects; Radiation Protection; Radiation Dosage; Equipment Safety

ISBN: 9780982384367

Language: English

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