1.NATURE AND PROPERTIES OF RADIATION 1
2.UNITS OF RADIATION AND RADIOACTIVITY 9
3.RADIOACTIVITY 12
4.EFFECTS OF RADIATION ON THE HUMAN SYSTEM 19
5.NATURALLY OCCURRING RADIATIONS 28
6.THE STANDARD MAN 30
7.PERMISSIBLE DOSES 32
8.RADIATION OUTPUT 43
9.MEASUREMENT OF RADIATION 50
10.FUNDAMENTALS OF INSTRUMENTATION 60
11.BUILDING AND LABORATORY DESIGN 71
12.SHIELDING DESIGN 78
13.INSTRUMENTS FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF RADIATION DOSE-RATE 87
14.PERSONAL PROTECTION 97
15.INSTRUMENTS FOR MEASURING RADIATION DOSE 102
16.SURFACE CONTAMINATION 109
17.CONTAMINATION MONITORS 114
18.AIR SAMPLING 124
19.BIOLOGICAL MONITORING 130
20.APPARATUS AND METHODS OF RADIOASSAY 137
21.WASTE DISPOSAL 148
22.TRANSPORT OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL AND OTHER LEGAL ASPECTS 157
23.RADIATION FROM NUCLEAR WEAPONS 161
CONSTANTS AND FORMULAE 172
BIBLIOGRAPHY 173
INDEX 175