Radiation : : What it is, What you Need to Know
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Assessing the risks -- Radiation from discovery to today -- The nature of radiation -- Radiation and cancer -- Genetic diseases, birth defects, and irradiated food -- Radiation and medicine -- Bombs -- Nuclear power and radioactive waste -- Summing up.
The authors explore the science, benefits, and risks of radiation exposure, drawing on current research and Gale's extensive research treating victims of radiation accidents around the globe.
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PUBLISHED
New York : Vintage, c2013.
Year Published: 2013
Description: xi, 270 p. : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
0307950204
9780307950208
ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Lax, Eric.
SUBJECTS
Radiation.
Environmental health.