Beschreibung:
Originally published by the Nuffield Provincial Hospitals Trust, 1964.
Introduction; I: The nature, origin and effects of radiation; 1: Radiation and the Metabolism of Radioactive Materials; 2: The Biological Effects of Radiation, Somatic and Genetic; 3: Natural Radioactivity and its Significance; 4: Artificial Radioactivity; 5: Ionizing Radiation of Miscellaneous Origin; II: Some social problems in the control of radiation; 6: Some Problems of Nomenclature; 7: Maximum Permissible Levels of Radiation; 8: Comparative Risks and Advantages; Summary