Radiation : what it is, what you need to know / Robert Peter Gale and Eric Lax.
TITLE:
Radiation : what it is, what you need to know / Robert Peter Gale and Eric Lax.
Publication Date:
2013
Publication Information:
New York : Alfred A. Knopf,
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
xi, 270 p., [4] p. of plates : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps.
Additional Contributors:
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
Now, Dr. Robert Peter Gale--one of the world's leading experts on radiation--and Eric Lax set the record straight, correcting myths and establishing facts with an exceptional depth of knowledge and the ability to impart that knowledge in an impartial, lucid and compelling manner. Demystifying society's trigger words for anxiety--Uranium, Plutonium, Iodine-131, X-ray, CT scan, radiation of food--the authors explore the science, benefits, and risks of radiation exposure, drawing on the most up-to-date research and on Gale's extensive experience treating victims of radiation accidents around the globe. Here is an illuminating and essential guide to our post-Chernobyl, post-Fukushima world.
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780307959690
