Title Details: | |
Environmental radiation and humans |
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Authors: |
Nikolopoulos, Dimitrios Kottou, Sofia Giannakopoulos, Panagiotis |
Reviewer: |
Panagiotakis, Georgios |
Subject: | NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PHYSICS > INDERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICS AND RELATED AREAS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY > BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL PHYSICS NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > > > MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > HEALTH SCIENCES > ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > HEALTH SCIENCES > MEDICINE > PUBLIC HEALTH MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > HEALTH SCIENCES > MEDICINE > GLOBAL HEALTH MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > HEALTH SCIENCES > MEDICINE > PUBLIC HEALTH > RADIOLOGIC HEALTH LAW AND SOCIAL SCIENCES > POLITICAL SCIENCES > FIELDS OF POLICY > HEALTH POLICY MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > LIFE SCIENCES > RADIOBIOLOGY > RADIOECOLOGY |
Keywords: |
Radon And Progeny
Gamma-radiation Cosmic Radiation Electromagnetic Radiation Environmental Radionuclides Natural Radiation Natural Radiation Environment-norm Applied Radiation Nuclides Of Human Body Food Radioactivity Activity Of Water Resources Natural Activity In Spas And Caves Natural And Man-made Sources |
Description: | |
Abstract: |
This electronic textbook attempts to fill a gap in Greek literature on the symbiotic relationship between human life and radiation. From conception to death, humans are subject to direct and indirect radiation from a variety of sources, such as alpha, beta, and gamma radiation from radon and its derivatives, protons, mesons, gamma and electromagnetic radiation from the universe, as well as alpha, beta, and gamma radiation from various environmental radioisotopes in the air, water, soil, building materials, and the human body. Background radiation, also known as the Natural Radiation Environment (NREV), varies with human influence, such as the mining and processing of natural uranium and the use of lignite. Added to this is the impact from sources originating from technological and military uses, nuclear accidents (Three Mile Island, Chernobyl, and Fukushima), nuclear testing, the use of depleted uranium and, more generally, the development of nuclear technology. Electromagnetic radiation from power transmission pylons, telecommunications, radar and radio can now also be considered as sources of NREV. In particular, the last few decades have seen a dramatic increase in the number of mobile phone base stations due to the widespread use of mobile phones. Special mention should be made of the medical uses of radiation in radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiotherapy. Additional sources of radiation include other applications such as spa treatments and cave visits. The energy deposited in the human body by radiation poses risks that are quantified on the basis of dosimetry and epidemiology studies of highly exposed populations.
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Linguistic Editors: |
Nika, Eleni |
Technical Editors: |
Kokolakis, Antonios |
Graphic Editors: |
Zinas, Nikolaos |
Type: |
Undergraduate textbook |
Creation Date: | 2015 |
Item Details: | |
ISBN |
978-960-603-187-8 |
License: |
Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) |
DOI | http://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-502 |
Handle | http://hdl.handle.net/11419/5355 |
Bibliographic Reference: | Nikolopoulos, D., Kottou, S., & Giannakopoulos, P. (2015). Environmental radiation and humans [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-502 |
Language: |
Greek |
Consists of: |
1. Introduction - Physics of ambient radiation 2. Natural radiation environment - Sources of human exposure to ionizing radiation - Natural Sources 3. Natural radiation environment - Ionizing radiation - Radon and daughter derivatives 4. Technology and Ionizing Radiation - Impact of Technology on Natural & Artificial Sources 5. Non-Ionizing Electromagnetic Radiation and exposure of the human body |
Number of pages |
184 |
Publication Origin: |
Kallipos, Open Academic Editions |
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