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Radiation: what it is, what you need to know

By Robert Peter Gale , Eric Lax

Book information

Publisher
Knopf
Year
2013
ISBN
0307959694, 9780307959690, 0307959708, 9780307959706
LCC
RA569.G294 2013
Google Books ID
aQ2Lw-FqDXAC
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (3672200 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
288\0
Time added
2013-12-24 19:55:08

Description

The universe was born in a nuclear explosion. We live on a radioactive planet. Without radiation there would be not life. And yet radiation remains deeply misunderstood and often mistakenly feared. Now Dr. Robert Peter Gale—one of the world’s leading experts on the subject—and Eric Lax set the record straight about subjects like uranium, plutonium, iodine-131, X-Rays, CT scans, and the radiation of food, while lucidly debunking myths about radioactivity. In this fascinating book, the authors explore the science, benefits, and risks of radiation exposure, drawing on the most up-to-date research and Gale’s extensive experience treating victims of radiation accidents around the globe. Here is an illuminating and essential guide to our post-Chernobyl, post-Fukushima world.

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