
Fundamentals of Radiation and Chemical Safety
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Key Features
- Brings together, for the first time, the problems of radiation and chemical safety on a common biophysical basis.
- Relates hazards caused by ionizing radiation and chemicals and discusses the common effective mechanisms
- Outlines common methodology and data processing between radiation and regular chemical hazards
- Concerns primarily with low levels of radiation and chemical exposure
Readership
Chemists, physical chemists, chemical engineers, physicists, biologists and radiation experts and safety officers, governments and radiation protection agents
Table of Contents
1: Basics of Nuclear Physics
- Abstract
- 1.1. Peculiarities of the Processes in Microcosm
- 1.2. Constitution of Nucleus
- 1.3. Radioactive Decay and Radioactive Radiations
- 1.4. The Radioactive Decay Law
- 1.5. The Radioactive Chains
- 1.6. X-rays
- 1.7. Interaction of Ionizing Radiation With Matter
- 1.8. Elements of Dosimetry
- 1.9. Radiation Detection
- 1.10. Natural Radiation Background
2: Basics of Biology
- Abstract
- 2.1. Cell Structure
- 2.2. Genetic Processes
- 2.3. Abnormalities in the Genetic Apparatus: Mutations
- 2.4. Carcinogenesis
- 2.5. Cancer and Age
3: Evaluation of the Action of Hazardous Factors on a Human
- Abstract
- 3.1. Calculating Risks
- 3.2. Verification of Tests
- 3.3. Probit Analysis
4: Effect of Ionizing Radiation on Biological Structures
- Abstract
- 4.1. Physical Stage
- 4.2. Physicochemical Stage
- 4.3. Chemical Stage
- 4.4. Biological Effects of Exposure to Radiation
- 4.5. Radiation Sickness
- 4.6. Radon and Internal Exposure
5: The Effect of Chemicals on Biological Structures
- Abstract
- 5.1. Chemicals
- 5.2. The Toxic Effects of Chemicals
- 5.3. Methods of Carcinogen Screening
- 5.4. Chemical Carcinogenesis Databases
6: Radiation and Chemical Hormesis
- Abstract
- 6.1. Definition of “Hormesis”: Arndt–Schulz Law
- 6.2. The Definition of “Low Doses”
- 6.3. Radiobiology Paradigm
- 6.4. Chemical Hormesis
- 6.5. Radiation Hormesis
- 6.6. Danger and Safety of Low-Dose Radiation and Chemicals
7: The Synergic Effect of Radiation and Chemical Agents
- Abstract
- 7.1. Smoking
- 7.2. The Diet
- 7.3. Problems of Radiation Therapy
8: The Methods of Pharmacological Defense: Antidotes, Antimutagens, Anticarcinogens, and Radioprotectors
- Abstract
- 8.1. Antidotes
- 8.2. Methods of Chemical Defense From Carcinogens
- 8.3. Radioprotectors
9: The Regulation of Radiation and Chemical Safety
- Abstract
- 9.1. The Regulation of Radiation Safety
- 9.2. Chemical (Carcinogenic) Safety Regulation
Product details
- No. of pages: 264
- Language: English
- Copyright: © Elsevier 2015
- Published: February 4, 2015
- Imprint: Elsevier
- eBook ISBN: 9780128020531
- Hardcover ISBN: 9780128020265
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Ilya Obodovskiy
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