04187nam a22005175i 4500 978-981-97-2795-7 DE-He213 20251030112048.0 cr nn 008mamaa 240518s2024 si | s |||| 0|eng d 9789819727957 978-981-97-2795-7 10.1007/978-981-97-2795-7 doi QC795.32.R3 PHVD bicssc SCI009000 bisacsh PHVD thema Handbook on Radiation Environment, Volume 1 [electronic resource] : Sources, Applications and Policies / edited by Dinesh Kumar Aswal. 1st ed. 2024. Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2024. XIX, 693 p. 193 illus., 163 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Introduction -- Natural Radiation Environment -- Man-made Radiation Environment -- Evolution and Implementation of Radiation Protection Policy -- Ionising Radiation Metrology -- Low Dose Radiation Effects in Biological Systems -- Renewed Interest in Nuclear Energy -- Cost Benefit Analysis of Current Radiation Protection Policy -- Lessons from the Major Nuclear Accidents: (Environmental and Radiological Impact) -- Alternative Radiation Protection Policies and Implications -- Radiation Induced Quantum Biology Effects -- New Challenges in Terrestrial and Marine Radioecology -- Assessment of Radionuclide Transfer in Terrestrial Ecosystem -- Transport and Fate of Radioactivity in Aquatic Ecosystem. This handbook provides a comprehensive review of radiation present in the environment, its sources, dose measurement techniques, exposures in natural and man-made radiation environments, policies governing radiation safety, societal applications of radiation technology, radiological and nuclear events, preparedness, response, and mitigation of radiation emergencies. It covers natural and man-made radiation environment with an emphasis on renewed interest in nuclear energy as a clean and green source of power generation. Additionally, it reviews various approaches to understand the fate and behaviour of radionuclides in the terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. It also presents nuclear technology's diverse applications, from diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine to materials modifications and sustainable waste management strategies and the role of ionizing radiation in ensuring food security and safety. The handbook also highlights the existing (internationally adopted) radiation protection policies, which are originated from linear-no-threshold (LNT) model of dose-response characteristics. The scientific basis of LNT-model and its limitations at low doses prompts a revision of the exiting radiation protection policies for better utilization of the benefits of ionizing radiation. The handbook serves as a comprehensive resource for students, academicians, scientists, engineers, and policymakers interested in seeking an in-depth knowledge of radiation and the multifaceted applications of radiation technology while protecting human health and the environment. Radiation dosimetry. 75689 Nuclear engineering. 67797 Security systems. 66821 Radiation Dosimetry and Protection. 75690 Nuclear Energy. 67800 Security Science and Technology. 66822 Aswal, Dinesh Kumar. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt 77019 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9789819727940 Printed edition: 9789819727964 Printed edition: 9789819727971 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-2795-7 ZDB-2-PHA ZDB-2-SXP 59954 59954