Radiation science for physicians and public health workers

Section A. Radiation Physics.- The Radiation Field.- Atomic Physics.- Nuclear Physics.- Interaction of Radiation with Matter.- Radiation Sources.- Appendix A. 1: Units, Quantities, and Physical Constants.- Appendix A.2: Elements of Quantum Mechanics.- Appendix A.3: Properties of Selected Elementary Particles.- Section B. Radiological Physics.- Intermediate Dosimetric Quantities.- Absorbed Dose.- Radiation Equilibrium.- Radiation Quality.- Experimental Dosimetry.- Practical Dosimetry.- Appendix B.1: Microdosimetry.- Appendix B.2: Dosimetric Calculations.- Section C. Radiation Biology.- Stochastic and Nonstochastic Effects.- Dose-Response Curves and Their Meaning.- Events: Spatial and Temporal Aspects.- Inactivation Cross Section.- Relative Biological Effectiveness (RBE) and Enhancement Ratio (ER).- A Survey of Cellular Radiation Effects.- Appendix C.1: A Mathematical Description of the Effect of Dose Rate on Survival Probability.- Section D. Radiation Effects on Human Populations.- Cancer Statistics for the U.S. Population.- Radiation Carcinogenesis in Humans.- Analyses of the Radiation Carcinogenesis Data.- Radiation Effects on the Skin.- Radiation Effects on the Eye.- Radiation Effects on the Embryo and Fetus.- Genetic Effects of Ionizing Radiation.- Appendix D.1: Elements of Survival Analysis.- Appendix D.2: Rudiments of Population Genetics.- Appendix D.3: Elements of Probability and Statistics.- Section E . Radiation Protection.- Dose Concepts.- Subsidiary Quantities.- Human Exposure to Ionizing Radiation.- Dose Limits.- The Practice of Radiation Protection.- Appendix E.1: Radiation Quality.- Appendix E.2: Effective Dose Equivalent.- Appendix E.3: Operational Quantities.- Appendix E.4: Dose Limits.- Appendix E.5: Measurement of the Dose Equivalent.- Endnotes.