Editor

Sinnott, Jan D

Place of Publication

[Boston, MA]

Publisher

Little Brown and Company

Publication Date

1983

Physical Description

xii, 226 p. ; 23 cm.

Series

Little, Brown series on gerontology

Subjects

Aging

Research Design

Geriatrics

Sociology - methods

ISBN

0316792829

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

HQ1061 A652 1983

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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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Corporate Author

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Place of Publication

Madison, WI

Publisher

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Publication Date

2001

Series

AAPM report 70

Subjects

Heart Catheterization

Equipment and Supplies, Hospital

Radiometry

Laboratories

ISBN

1888340282

ISSN

02717344

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WN440 A512 2001 v.70

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Alternate Title

BJR Supplement 25

Corporate Author

British Institute of Radiology

Institution of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Biology

Place of Publication

London, England

Publisher

British Journal of Radiology

Publication Date

1996

Series

British journal of radiology Suppl 25

Subjects

Radiotherapy Dosage

Radiometry

ISBN

0905749383

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WN650 C397 1996

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Author

Jayaraman, Subramania

Lanzl, Lawrence H

Lanzl, Elisabeth F

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Berlin ; New York

Publisher

Springer

Publication Date

c2004

Physical Description

xxii, 523 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Radiotherapy

Physics

Radiation, Ionizing

Radiometry

ISBN

3540402845 (alk. paper)

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Victoria Library

Call Number

WN250 J42c 2004

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Editor

McPhaul, Michael J

Toto, Robert D

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publication Date

2011

Physical Description

xiii, 255 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Biomedical Research - methods

Writing

Research Support as Topic

Clinical Trials as Topic - methods

Research Design

ISBN

9781605477480

1605477486

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

W20.5 C641 2011

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Author

Smith, Linda Tuhiwai

Edition

3r ed.

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Zed Books

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xxxv, 302 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects

Ethnology - methods

Population Groups - ethnology

Indigenous Peoples

Research Design

Postcolonialism

ISBN

9781786998132

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

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Author

Good, Michelle

Editor

Archibald, Jo-Ann,

Lee-Morgan, Jenny

De Santolo, Jason

Smith, Linda Tuhiwai

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Bloomsbury Academic

Publication Date

[2022]

Physical Description

xii, 276 p. ; 22 cm

Subjects

Ethnology - methods

Population Groups - ethnology

Indigenous Peoples

Research Design

Postcolonialism

ISBN

9781350348172

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

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Author

Aday, Lu Ann

Cornelius, Llewellyn J

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

San Francisco, CA

Publisher

Jossey-Bass Publishers

Publication Date

2006

Physical Description

xxii, 518 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Health Surveys

Data Collection - methods

Research Design

Abstract

Thinking about topics for health surveys

Matching the survey design to survey objectives

Defining and clarifying the survey variables

Thinking through the relationships between variables

Choosing the methods of data collection

Deciding who will be in the sample

Deciding how many will be in the sample

General principles for formulating questions

Formulating questions about health

Formulating questions about demographics and behavior

Formulating questions about knowledge and attitudes

Guidelines for formatting the questionnaire

Monitoring and carrying out the survey

Preparing the data for analysis

Planning and implementing the analysis of the data

Writing the research report

ISBN

9780787975609

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

W 84.3 A221 2006

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Author

Aday, Lu Ann

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Scarborough, Ont.

Publisher

Jossey-Bass Publishers

Publication Date

1996

Physical Description

xxiv, 535 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subjects

Health Surveys

Data Collection - methods

Research Design

ISBN

0787902942

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

W 84.3 A221 1996

Copies

Editor

Hulley, Stephen B

Edition

3rd ed.

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publication Date

2007

Physical Description

xv, 367 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects

Epidemiologic Methods

Research Design

Clinical Trials as Topic

Abstract

Getting started: the anatomy and physiology of clinical research

Conceiving the research question

Choosing the study subjects : specification, sampling, and recruitment

Planning the measurements : precision and accuracy

Getting ready to estimate sample size : hypotheses and underlying principles

Estimating sample size and power : applications and examples

Designing a cohort study

Designing cross-sectional and case-control studies

Enhancing causal inference in observational studies

Designing a randomized blinded trial

Alternative trial designs and implementation issues

Designing studies of medical tests

Utilizing existing databases

Addressing ethical issues

Designing questionnaries and interviews

Data management

Implementing the study and quality control

Community and international studies

Writing and funding a research proposal

ISBN

9780781782104

0781782104

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WA950 D485 2007

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Author

Hulley, Stephen B.

Cummings, Steven R.

Browner, Warren S.

Edition

4th ed.

Place of Publication

Philadelphia, PA

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Publication Date

2013

Physical Description

xiii, 367 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.

Subjects

Epidemiologic Methods

Research Design

Clinical Trials as Topic

ISBN

9781608318049

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WA950 H913 2013

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Corporate Author

American Association of Physicists in Medicine

Editor

Yorke, Ellen

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

American Institute of Physics, Inc.

Publication Date

2005

Series

AAPM report 87

Subjects

In Vivo Dosimetry

Radiometry

Radiotherapy - standards

ISBN

1888340509

ISSN

02717344

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

Call Number

WN440 A512 2005 v.87

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Author

Crosby, Richard A.

Salazar, Laura Francisca

Place of Publication

Sudbury, MA

Publisher

Jones & Bartlett Learning

Publication Date

[2021]

Series

R2 Library

Essential public health series

Subjects

Research Design

Public Health Systems Research - methods

Abstract

Contents:

Shaping Public Health through Research and Practice -- Framing the Research Question -- Ethical Standards and Practice for Public Health Research -- Community-Based Participatory Research -- Qualitative Research Methods for Public Health -- Observational Research Designs -- Experimental Research Designs -- Quasi-Experimental Designs for Public Health -- Defining the Study Population -- Sampling Techniques -- Measurement -- Data Management and Cleaning -- Parametric Data Analysis -- Non-Parametric Data Analysis -- Disseminating Findings and Informing New Research.

ISBN

1284175464

9781284175462

9781284175479

Language

English

Material Type

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Internet

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Author

Valente, Thomas W

Place of Publication

New York, NY

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2002

Physical Description

xviii, 305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm

Subjects

Health Promotion

Program Evaluation - methods

Research Design

ISBN

0195141768 (alk. paper)

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WA590 V154e 2002

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Alternate Title

EMF epidemiology

Corporate Author

National Radiological Protection Board

Editor

McKinlay, A.F

Repacholi, M.H.

Place of Publication

[United Kingdom]

Publisher

Nuclear Technology Publishing

Publication Date

1999

Physical Description

x, 194 p. :ill. ; 25 cm.

Series

Radiation protection dosimetry, Vol. 83: Nos. 1-2.

Subjects

Electromagnetic Fields - adverse effects

Neoplasms - etiology

Radiometry

Radiation Exposure - prevention & control

Radiation Dosage

Radiation Monitoring

Epidemiology

Congresses

ISBN

1870965612

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Call Number

QT34.8 R129 1999

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Author

Andreo, Pedro

Burns, David T.

Nahum, Alan E.

Seuntjen, Jan

Attix, Frank H.

Edition

2nd ed.

Place of Publication

Germany

Publisher

Wiley-VCH

Publication Date

2017

Physical Description

xlii, 957 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Series

EBSCOhost eBook

Subjects

Radiometry

Abstract

Table of Contents:

Ch.1 Background and Essentials -- Ch.2 Charged Particle Interactions with Matter -- Ch.3 Uncharged Particle Interactions with Matter -- Ch.4 Field and Dosimetric Quantities and Radiation Equilibrium: Definitions and Interrelations -- Ch.5 Elementary Aspects of the Attenuation of Uncharged Particles through Matter -- Ch.6 Macroscopic Aspects of the Transport of Radiation through Matter -- Ch.7 Characterization of Radiation Quality -- Ch.8 The Monte Carlo Simulation of the Transport of Radiation through Matter -- Ch.9 Cavity Theory -- Ch.10 Overview of Radiation Detectors and Measurements -- Ch.11 Primary Radiation Standards -- Ch.12 Ionization Chambers -- Ch.13 Chemical Dosimeters -- Ch.14 Solid-State Detector Dosimetry -- Ch.15 Reference Dosimetry for External Beam Radiation Therapy -- Ch.16 Dosimetry of Small and Composite Radiotherapy Photon Beams Photon Beams -- Ch.17 Reference Dosimetry for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology -- Ch.18 Absorbed-Dose Determination for Radionuclides -- Ch.19 Neutron Dosimetry.

ISBN

9783527409211

9783527808236

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Ebook

Audience

Professional

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Library

Internet

Call Number

WN660 A559 2017

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Corporate Author

British Institute of Radiology

Place of Publication

London, UK

Publisher

British Institute of Radiology

Publication Date

2003

Physical Description

i, 145 p. : ill. ; 27 cm

Subjects

Radiotherapy

Radiometry

Notes

Prepared by a Working Party of the British Institue of Radiology - Cover

ISBN

9780905749532

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Surrey Library

Call Number

WN250 G345 2003

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

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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Editor

Bassil, Kate

Zabkiewicz, Denise

Place of Publication

Don Mills, ON

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Publication Date

2014

Physical Description

xiii, 298 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Subjects

Biomedical Research - methods

Ethics, Research

Research Design

Canada

ISBN

9780195447163

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Kelowna Library

Victoria Library

Call Number

W20.5 H434 2014

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