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Environmental radiation and humans
Authors: Nikolopoulos, Dimitrios
Giannakopoulos, Panagiotis
Kottou, Sofia
Reviewer: Panagiotakis, Georgios
Subject: MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > HEALTH SCIENCES > ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > PHYSICS > INDERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICS AND RELATED AREAS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY > BIOLOGICAL AND MEDICAL PHYSICS
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > CHEMISTRY > NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY > RADIOISOTOPES
MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES, LIFE SCIENCES, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES > LIFE SCIENCES > RADIOBIOLOGY > RADIOECOLOGY
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
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
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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.
Linguistic Editors: Nika, Eleni
Technical Editors: Zinas, Nikolaos
Kokolakis, Antonios
Type: Undergraduate textbook
Creation Date: 2015
Item Details:
ISBN 978-960-603-187-8
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/gr
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-502
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/5355
Bibliographic Reference: Nikolopoulos, D., Giannakopoulos, P., & Kottou, S. (2015). Environmental radiation and humans [Undergraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-502
Language: Greek
Consists of:
1. Εισαγωγή- Φυσική των ακτινοβολιών περιβάλλοντος
2. Φυσικό περιβάλλον ακτινοβολιών-Πηγές έκθεσης του ανθρώπου σε ιοντίζουσες ακτινοβολίες - Φυσικές Πηγές
3. Φυσικό περιβάλλον ακτινοβολιών - Ιοντίζουσες ακτινοβολίες - Ραδόνιο και θυγατρικά παράγωγα
4. Τεχνολογία και Ιοντίζουσες ακτινοβολίες-Επίδραση της Τεχνολογίας στις Φυσικές & Τεχνητές Πηγές
5. Μη Ιοντίζουσα Ηλεκτρομαγνητική Ακτινοβολία και έκθεση του ανθρώπινου σώματος
Number of pages 184
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions
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