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Radiation (1981)
| Auteur | Ecker, Bramesco |
| Datum | juni 1981 |
| Classificatie | 6.01.4.70/04 (STRALING - GEVOLGEN - REST) |
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Uit de publicatie:
HEALTH/ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES RADIATION In the aftermath of Three Mile Island, people are more terrified than ever by radiation, that unseen, unfelt, unheard something that can maim or kill. Yet most of us would be hard put even to define the phenomenon known as radioactivity. So much of what we hear is based on misinformation or hysteria. And while solid information is available, it exists largely in proceedings of scientific congresses or in medical textbooks. Now, however, an experienced science writer and a professor of radiology who has taught at the Yale School of Medicine, and is currently Director of Radiology at White Plains Hospital in New York, have written a highly informed, unbiased, and lively overview of natural, medical, and nuclear radiation, to provide all the facts you need to know. Here are just a few of the questions answered in this excellent and long overdue sourcebook: • What does it mean when something is said to be radioactive and how is this measured? • How much radiation do you receive each day just by leaving your house? • Does radiation cause cancer? • Are the benefits of radiation worth the risks, and is there any way to minimize the risks? • How often should chest x-rays, mammograms, and dental x-rays be given? • How dangerous are microwave ovens, sunlamps, and mercury vapor lamps? • Which government agencies regulate the nuclear industry?
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