Radiological protection and safety
is the prime concern in all the radiation-related applications, i.e.,
nuclear power, nuclear fuel cycle operations, use in medicine for medical
diagnosis and therapy and use in industry and research. The reference
book: Radiological Protection and Safety – A Practitioner’s Guide is written by
a well-experienced practitioner, Dr. Pushparaja, to introduce readers to all
the relevant aspects of radiation, the effects, the applications, protection
standards, transport of sources, control of occupational exposures, regulations
and about the practice of radiological protection and safety.
There are specially trained and well-experienced
team of professionals with this special knowledge of radiation protection and the safety who work tirelessly for protecting people who handle radiation and
radioisotopes. There is also a need for protection of the environment. These
experts practice radiation protection as a profession.
The methodology employed to ensure,
the techniques and radiological protection of the occupational workers,
the members of the public and the environment while utilizing the radiation
sources in beneficial applications are presented in this reference book.
Application details, exposures and exposure control measures, security, and
transport of sources, management of radioactive waste and rules and regulations
to be followed are discussed.
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