Radiation hygiene. Ilyin L.

The textbook presents the theoretical foundations of radiation hygiene, the basics of radiation physics and the dosimetry of ionizing radiation, highlights the issues of radiobiology, the influence of different doses of radiation on the human body and biota. The regulation of the radiation action on personnel, population and the environment, including the requirements for restricting medical radiation and radiation of the population with radiation accident, has been considered. Particular attention was paid to the hygiene of labor when using sources of ionizing radiation in industry, in medical radiology and at the enterprises of the nuclear fuel cycle, including when disrupting them. The basics of radiation protection of the population from background, technogenic and medical radiation and technology for radioactive waste management are described in detail. The large section of the textbook analyzes the consequences of radiation accidents, especially at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and Fukushima-1 nuclear power plants. The scientific and legal framework of the radiation protection of personnel and the population, the organization of a system of radiation and hygienic control.

for specialists receiving postgraduate in radiation hygiene, in an electronic application to the textbook, a set of test tasks with programmed answers to questions and the textbook is presented. A comprehensive list of existing regulatory documentation is given.

The textbook is intended for students of medical universities students in the specialty "Medical and Preservic business", is useful for students in the course "Life Safety" and specialists working with ionizing radiation.

5th edition, processed and supplemented.