Fit for technical radiation protection. 200 tasks for the safe handling of sources of ionising radiation. 2. upd. ed.

With over 200 practical exercises, this book is ideal for applying, consolidating and reviewing basic knowledge of radioactivity and technical radiation protection. It can be used as part of radiation protection courses or instruction and is aimed in particular at radiation protection officers and technicians who are responsible for the manufacture or maintenance of X-ray equipment or accelerator systems. The exercise book contains cloze texts, multiple-choice questions, crossword puzzles, mathematical problems and supplementary illustrations and tables with varying degrees of difficulty. It takes into account the 2021 version of the Radiation Protection Ordinance (StrlSchV) and the Radiation Protection Act (StrlSchG). In addition to preliminary mathematical exercises, the following topics are covered: - Basic physical terms: Activity and half-life, types of radiation, dose terms; - Biological effects and radiation exposure of humans: deterministic and stochastic damage, natural and civilisational radiation exposure; - Practical radiation protection through distance, shielding and short exposure time; - Radiation protection measurement technology: measuring devices and methods, measurement uncertainties; - Administrative radiation protection: basic legal terms, radiation protection organisation, tasks and duties in radiation protection. New tasks on administrative radiation protection have been added in this edition. The book contains the solutions to all tasks so that the achievement of learning objectives can be checked independently. A small collection of formulae rounds off the content. At plus.hanser-fachbuch.de, additional data such as tables and graphics are available for download to help you solve the exercises.