Living with radiation
Book
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OSTI ID:6419849
- Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD (USA). Div. of Nuclear Medicine
- Proclinica, Inc., New York, NY (US)
The authors present an account of the hopes and fears associated with ionizing radiation, extending from nuclear energy and medical radiation to nuclear weapons. They argue that a justified fear of nuclear weapons has led to a widespread, unjustified, and unreasoning fear of the beneficial applications of radiation. Although these two aspects of atomic energy are tied together-they both involve the nucleus of the atom and its radioactive rays-a deep misunderstanding of this relationship by the general public has evolved since the time of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The authors' aim is to place the beneficial applications of nuclear radiation in perspective.
- OSTI ID:
- 6419849
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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