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MEDICAL ASPECTS OF RADIATION ACCIDENTS

MEDICAL ASPECTS OF RADIATION ACCIDENTS SAUL BENISON MEDICAL ASPECTS OF RADIATION ACCIDENTS-Edited by Eugene L. Saenger. U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. Washington, D. C.: Gov. Ptg. Office, 1963. 357 pp. Price, selves faced with having to make decisions in an accidental situation. The ten-page detailed Table of Contents will direct the person responsible for countermeasures to the proper chapter. Once there, he will either find a great deal of detail for the handling of the particular situation or not enough. The reviewer feels that some of the space which is used on such details as suggesting that one-pint ice cream containers should be used for collection of feces, and other obvious advice, could have been better utilized on- a more thorough description of the major radiation accidents, such as the ones at Windscale and at Idaho Falls. The chapters on reactor and critical assembly accidents are too technical for the physicians and do not offer enough for the health physicist. While the ambitious efforts of this book to cover the whole gamut of radiation accidents for three different technically trained groups have failed, it offers a great deal of information for the health officer. There may come a day when he will be extremely glad that he has it in his office, particularly when he can find the chapters applicable to his accidental situation and can use the one, two, three, and so JAN LIEBEN forth, steps outlined. THE MUNICIPAL YEAR BOOK, 1963Edited by Orin F. Nolting, David S. Arnold; and Stanley P. Powers. Chicago, Ill.: International City Managers' Association (1313 East 50th St.), 1963. 622 pp. Price, $10. $1.75. This book by nine prominent radiation authorities is, according to its front page, written for physicians, health physicists, and industrial hygienists. It deals with all kinds of accidents from x-ray machines, radioisotopes, accelerators, reactors, and touches on accidental explosions of nuclear weapons. Writing about such a diversity of accidental possibilities is almost as difficult as writing for the three professional groups mentioned above. As a quick reference in case of radiation accidents the book will be of definite value for those who might find themAPRIL. 1964 This indispensable reference book on city government is now in its 30th edition. The broad range of municipal programs and services is presented together with discriminating analyses of specific activities. Thousands of facts are provided in individual city tables and summarized by population group and by subject. Developments during 1962 in each field of municipal activity are detailed, and http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Public Health American Public Health Association

MEDICAL ASPECTS OF RADIATION ACCIDENTS

American Journal of Public Health , Volume 54 (4) – Apr 1, 1964

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SAUL BENISON MEDICAL ASPECTS OF RADIATION ACCIDENTS-Edited by Eugene L. Saenger. U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. Washington, D. C.: Gov. Ptg. Office, 1963. 357 pp. Price, selves faced with having to make decisions in an accidental situation. The ten-page detailed Table of Contents will direct the person responsible for countermeasures to the proper chapter. Once there, he will either find a great deal of detail for the handling of the particular situation or not enough. The reviewer feels that some of the space which is used on such details as suggesting that one-pint ice cream containers should be used for collection of feces, and other obvious advice, could have been better utilized on- a more thorough description of the major radiation accidents, such as the ones at Windscale and at Idaho Falls. The chapters on reactor and critical assembly accidents are too technical for the physicians and do not offer enough for the health physicist. While the ambitious efforts of this book to cover the whole gamut of radiation accidents for three different technically trained groups have failed, it offers a great deal of information for the health officer. There may come a day when he will be extremely glad that he has it in his office, particularly when he can find the chapters applicable to his accidental situation and can use the one, two, three, and so JAN LIEBEN forth, steps outlined. THE MUNICIPAL YEAR BOOK, 1963Edited by Orin F. Nolting, David S. Arnold; and Stanley P. Powers. Chicago, Ill.: International City Managers' Association (1313 East 50th St.), 1963. 622 pp. Price, $10. $1.75. This book by nine prominent radiation authorities is, according to its front page, written for physicians, health physicists, and industrial hygienists. It deals with all kinds of accidents from x-ray machines, radioisotopes, accelerators, reactors, and touches on accidental explosions of nuclear weapons. Writing about such a diversity of accidental possibilities is almost as difficult as writing for the three professional groups mentioned above. As a quick reference in case of radiation accidents the book will be of definite value for those who might find themAPRIL. 1964 This indispensable reference book on city government is now in its 30th edition. The broad range of municipal programs and services is presented together with discriminating analyses of specific activities. Thousands of facts are provided in individual city tables and summarized by population group and by subject. Developments during 1962 in each field of municipal activity are detailed, and

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Published: Apr 1, 1964

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