Radiation and Public Perception: Benefits and Risks

by Jack P. Young, Rosalyn S. Yalow

Overview

Discusses radiation and its impact on society, and provides factual, scientifically based information on the interrelationship of society and radiation. Reviews the health effects of radiation through examinations of irradiated food, iodine-131 therapy, radon studies, and other related topics. Looks at the effects of exposure to large doses of radiation, including the cancer risks among atomic bomb survivors, the genetic effects of human exposure to ionizing radiation, and a health assessment of the Chernobyl accident. Includes an overview chapter by Rosalyn S. Yalow, recipient of the 1977 Nobel Prize in medicine for her work in developing radioimmunoassay techniques.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780841229327
Publisher:	American Chemical Society
Publication date:	01/28/1995
Series:	Advances in Chemistry Series , #243
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	360
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Radiation and Public Perception, R.S. Yalow
Public Perception of Radiation Risks, W.R. Hendee
Basic Units and Concepts in Radiation Exposures, R.L. Mlekodaj
Department of Energy Radiation Health Studies: Past, Present, and Future, T.L. Thomas and R. Goldsmith
The U.S. Transuranium and Uranium Registries, R.L. Kathren
Lung Cancer Mortality and Radon Exposure: A Test of the Linear-No-Threshold Model of Radiation Carcinogenesis, B.L. Cohen and G. A. Colditz
Evidence of Cancer Risk from Experimental Animal Radon Studies, F.T. Cross
Evaluating the Safety of Irradiated Foods, G.H. Pauli
Cancer Incidence and Mortality after Iodine-131 Therapy for Hyperthyroidism, P. Hall and L.-E. Holm
The Genetic Effects of Human Exposures to Ionizing Radiation, J.V. Neel
Studies of Children in Utero during Atomic Bomb Detonations, Y. Yoshimoto, M. Soda, W.J. Schull, and K. Mabuchi
Cancer Risks among Atomic Bomb Survivors, W.J. Schull
A Health Assessment of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant Accident, F.A. Mettler, Jr., and J.E. Briggs
Health Studies of U.S. Women Radium Dial Workers, A.H. Stehney
Evaluating Health Risks in Communities near Nuclear Facilities, A.J. Ruttenber
Health Effects on Populations Exposed to Low-Level Radiation in China, L. Wei
Health and Mortality among Contractor Employees at U.S. Department of Energy Facilities, S.A. Fry, D.L. Cragle, D.J. Crawford-Brown, E.A. Dupree, E.L. Frome, E.S. Gilbert, G. R. Petersen, C.M. Shy, W. G. Tankersley, G. L. Voelz, P.W. Wallace, J. P. Watkins, J. E. Watson, Jr., and L.D. Wiggs
Does Nuclear Power Have A Future?, J.F. Ahearne
Science, Society, and U.S. Nuclear Waste, G. P. King

Editorial Reviews

Proceedings of a symposium at the April 1992 meeting. Sections present an overview of radiation and public perception, positive and negative health aspects of nuclear radiation, research on segments of the world population who were exposed to excessive amounts of radioactivity, and research on environmental and occupational radiation exposure. Covers irradiated foods, children in utero during atomic bomb detonations, and health assessment of the Chernobyl accident. Includes a glossary. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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