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Radiation Safety Textbooks

Course Number Course Name Book #1 Book #2 Book #3 Book #4
624-105 Health Physics Calculations      
624-110 Introduction to Nuclear Technology & Regulations   X X  
624-114 Nuclear Systems & Sources   X X  
624-118 Radiation Biology   X    
624-122 Radiation Physics   X    
624-123 Radiation Physics (Lab)   X    
624-132 Radiological Emergencies   X X  
624-134 Radiation Shielding   X X  
624-135 Radiation Shielding (Lab)   X X  
624-138 Radioactive Material & Management   X X  
624-140 Radiochemistry        
624-145 Applied Health Physics   X X  
624-146 Applied Health Physics (Lab)   X X  
624-155 Health Physics Internship
(ELECTIVE – ON THE JOB TRAINING)
       
449-104 Principles of Industrial Hygiene       X
529-150 Hazardous Waste Site Worker
(MATERIALS INCLUDED WITH THE COURSE)
       

Specific Information on the books required for Radiation Safety courses:

1. Mathematics Review for Health Physics Technicians, 3rd Edition, Copyright 2002, by K. Paul Steinmeyer, RRPT, & Paul R. Steinmeyer.  ISBN 0–9630191–4–7.  RSA Publications, a division of Radiation Safety Associates, Inc., 19 Pendleton Drive, PO Box 19, Hebron, CT  06248  (860) 228–0487  www.radpro.com/books.shtml

2. Basic Radiation Protection Technology, 5th Edition, Copyright 2006, by Daniel A. Gollnick.  ISBN 0–916339–11–4.  Pacific Radiation Corporation, 2945 Stonehill Drive, Altadena, CA  91001  (626) 798–8100  www.pacificrad.com

3. Nuclides and Isotopes, Chart of the Nuclides, 16th Edition, Revised 2002, by Edward M. Baum, Harold D. Knox and Thomas R. Miller.  Copyright 2002 by KAPL Inc.  No ISBN number.  Lockheed Martin Distribution Services, 1310 Kemper Meadow Drive, Cincinnati, OH  45240  (800) 668–7379  www.ChartOfTheNuclides.com

4. Basics of Industrial Hygiene, Copyright 1999, by Debra K. Nims.  ISBN 0–471–29983–9.  John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Professional/Trade Division, 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY  10158-0012  (201) 748-6000 www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/

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