Radiation Biophysics
- ISBN-10
- 0137504802
- ISBN-13
- 9780137504800
- Category
- Science / Life Sciences / Biophysics
- Pages
- 392
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990
- Publisher
- Prentice Hall
- Author
- Edward L. Alpen
Description
This updated edition of Radiation Biophysics provides a description of the physics and chemistry of radiation and its effects on biological systems. Coverage begins with fundamental concepts of the physics of radiation and radioactivity, then progresses through the chemistry and biology of the interaction of radiation with living systems.
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