Radon Measurements By Etched Track Detectors - Applications In Radiation Protection, Earth Sciences

Radon Measurements By Etched Track Detectors - Applications In Radiation Protection, Earth Sciences
Author: Saeed A Durrani
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 410
Release: 1997-06-09
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9814498920

Exposure to radon gas, which is present in the environment naturally, constitutes over half the radiation dose received by the general public annually. At present, the most widely used method of measuring radon concentration levels throughout the world, both in dwellings and in the field, is by etched track detectors — also known as Solid State Nuclear Detectors (SSNTDs). Although this is not only the most widely used method but is also the simplest and the cheapest, yet there is at present no book available on the market globally, devoted exclusively or largely to the methodology of, and dealing with the results obtained by, the SSNTD technique. The present book fills this important gap in the coverage of radon measurements. Individual chapters of the book are contributed by some of the most prominent and active research workers in the world in the SSNTD discipline as well as in the field of radon measurements. A detailed breakdown of the contents of the book is shown below together with the name(s) of the author(s) of each chapter.

Radiation Exposure of Uranium Miners

Radiation Exposure of Uranium Miners
Author: United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Subcommittee on Research, Development, and Radiation
Publisher:
Total Pages: 858
Release: 1967
Genre: Radiation
ISBN:

Considers levels of radiation to which uranium miners are exposed, radiation monitoring standards, and health implications of uranium radiation exposure, including its possible relation to lung cancer.