Saunders, Philadelphia, PA, 440pages, 1995, $125.00. Relative risk has found a place at
the coffee tables of the l990s. Educated people are astonished to find the risks of †…

This third edition of a landmark textbook follows the first edition by 22 y and the second
edition by 13 y. Consisting of 476 pages of text and 50 pages of useful appendices, this …

FRED METTLER AND ARTHUR UPTON, BOTH RECOGNIZED EX-perts in radiation effects,
present a panoramic picture in the Medical Effects of Ionizing Radiation. This 2008 edition is …

Radiation-induced diseases have long been recognized, but quantifying their incidence,
particularly at low doses, is still subject to speculation and differing interpretations of the …

E ver since the nuclear weapons testing programs in the mid-1950s, there has been an
acute public concern over the hazards ofionizing radiation. The concern has been enhanced …

[en] The use of ionizing radiation in nuclear medicine carries with it a responsibility to both
patient and personnel to maximize the diagnostic and therapeutic benefit while minimizing …

This book is an excellent introduction to radiation biology and as such will be of particular
interest to medical students, technologists, residents in nuclear medicine and radiology, and …

Several biological effects can result from ionizing radiation. These can be due to direct or
indirect mechanisms, and they can be acute or delayed. Acute effects occur with exposure to …

11). Even more speculative comments concerning the relationship between radiation
exposure and cancer incidence and mortality appear periodical ly in news media accounts …

1. Over the last 100 years, ionizing radiation has been increasingly applied in medicine and
is now firmly established as an essential tool for diagnosis and therapy. The overwhelming …