In this section you can find many references that are useful for E&T in Radiation Protection, some of which are free to download. The hyperlinks are either to a publisher's or seller's site where you can purchase the book, or to a free download site; if a link does not work, please inform us. Please help us add more references by sending details of your favourite publications to the secretary or webmaster.
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- Alan Martin, Sam Harbison, Karen Beach, Peter Cole / An Introduction to Radiation Protection, 6E / CRC Press, 2012 / ISBN 9781444146073
- Hans-Gerrit Vogt , Heinrich Schulz / Grundzüge des praktischen Strahlenschutzes / Editor: Hanser, 2011 / ISBN 978-3-446-42037-3
- HSE/ONR / Radiological Protection / Technical Assessment Guides / T/AST/038, 2014
- IAEA / Practical Radiation Technical Manual: Personal Protective Equipment / Practical Radiation Technical Manuals 200 / Vienna 2004
- IAEA / The Safe Use of Radiation Sources / Training Course Series No. 6 / Vienna 1995
- IAEA / Training in Radiation Protection and the Safe Use of Radiation Sources / Safety Reports Series No. 20 / Vienna 2001
- IAEA, ILO, AHO, WHO / Building Competence in Radiation Protection and the Safe Use of Radiation Sources / Safety Standards Series RS-G-1.4 / Vienna 2001
- IRPA Working Group / IRPA-Guiding principles for establishing a radiation protection culture / irpa.net
- Philippe Massiot and Christine Jimonet / European Radiation Protection Course: Basics / EDP Sciences - Technology & Engineering / ISBN 2759816362, 9782759816361
- Turner J.E. / Atoms, Radiation and Radiation Protection / 3rd Edition, ISBN 978-3-527-40607-7 / Wiley, 2007
- IAEA / Radiation Safety Culture Trait Talks Handbook / Vienna, 2021
- IAEA / IAEA Nuclear Safety and Security Glossary / Vienna, 2022
- IAEA / Radiation Safety in the Use of Radiation Sources in Research and Education / Vienna, 2024
- Balashov V. V. / Interaction of particles and radiation with matter / ISBN 978-3-642-64383-5 / Springer 1997
- Blanc D. / Physique nucléaire / Free PDF available to download / Masson, 1980
- Firestone R.B. / Table of isotopes / Jul 19, 1999
- Hodgson P.E., Gadioli E., Gadioli-Erba E. / Introductory Nuclear Physics / ISBN 978-0-198-51897-6 / Oxford University Press, 1997
- Hussein E.M.A. / Radiation Mechanics - Principles and Practice / ISBN 978-0-080450537 / Elsevier, Oxford and Amsterdam 2007
- IAEA / Table of Isotopes - interactive / Nuclear Data series / Live Chart of nuclides
- Krane K.S. / Introductory Nuclear Physics Wiley / ISBN 978-0-471-80553-3 / 3rd edition, October 22, 1987
- Lapp R.E., Andrews H.L / Nuclear Radiation Physics / ISBN 978-0-136-25988-6 / Engelwood Cliffs (N.J.), Prentice Hall 1972
- Lilley J. / Nuclear Physics. Principles and Applications / ISBN 978-0-471-97936-4 / Chichester, Wiley 2001
- Loveland W.D., Morrissey D.J., Seaborg G.T / Modern Nuclear Chemistry / ISBN 978-1-119-32848-3 / Wiley, Hoboken (New Jersey) 2017
- Magill J., Gally J. / Radioactivity, Radionuclides, Radiation / ISBN 978-3-540-26881-9 / Springer, Berlin 2005
- Martin B.R., Shaw G. / Nuclear and Particle Physics / ISBN 978-1-119-34463-6 3nd edition / Wiley, 2016, also available as an e-book
- Povh B., Rith, K., Scholz Ch., Zetschke F. / Particles and Nuclei / ISBN 978-3-662-46321-5 (e-book), also available in hard cover / Springer, Berlin 2015
- Blanc D. / L’électronique nucléaire / Presses Universitaires De France 1992
- Eichholz G.G., Poston J.W. / Principles of nuclear radiation detection / 1985 / ISBN 0-87371-062-2
- ICRP / Principles of Monitoring for the Radiation Protection of the Population / Publication 43 / Ann. ICRP 15 (1), 1985
- ICRU / Quantities and Units in Radiation Protection Dosimetry / Report No. 51 / Bethesda, MD 1993
- Knoll G. F. / Radiation detection and measurement / 4th edition 2010, available as hardcover or e-book / Wiley
- University of Crete, Medical Physics team / COnceptus Dose Estimation (CODE) / Free to use software after registration / CONCERT project
Radiobiology and health effects from ionising radiation
Radiobiology and health effects from ionising radiation
- Tubiana Mauricej, et al / Radiobiologie / ISBN 978-2705665302 / Hermann Médecine, edition 2008
- UNEP / Radiation: effects and sources / United Nations Environment Programme, 2016 Printed in Austria / ISBN: 978-92-807-3517-8
- UNSCEAR / Hereditary Effects of Radiation / 2001
- UNSCEAR / Sources, effects and risks of ionizing radiation / Report to the General Assembly / 2020
Occupational radiation protection
Occupational radiation protection
- IAEA / Health Surveillance of Persons Occupationally Exposed to Ionizing Radiation: Guidance for Occupational Physicians / Safety Reports Series No. 5 / Vienna 1998
- IAEA / Occupational Radiation Protection / Safety Standards Series General Safety Guide No. GSG-7 / 2018
- ICRP / General Principles for Radiation Protection of Workers / Publication No. 75 / Ann. ICRP 27, Oxford 1997
- IAEA ISEMIR Information System on Occupational Exposure in Medicine, Industry and Research
Emergency planning and response
Emergency planning and response
- IAEA / Diagnosis and Treatment of Radiation Injuries / Safety Reports Series No. 2 / Vienna 1998
- IAEA / Generic Procedures for Medical Response During a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency / EPR-Medical / Vienna 2005
- IAEA / Preparedness and Response for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency / Safety Requirement GS-R-2 / Vienna 2002
- UK / The Radiation (Emergency Preparedness and Public Information) Regulations (REPPIR) / 2001
- IAEA / Medical management of persons internally contaminated with radionuclides in a nuclear or radiological emergency / 2019
- IAEA /Arrangements for Public Communication in Preparedness and Response for a Nuclear or Radiological Emergency / IAEA Safety Standards Series No. GSG-14 / 2020
- IAEA / SAFRON (Safety in Radiation Oncology): an integrated voluntary reporting and learning system of radiotherapy incidents and near misses.
- IAEA / SAFRAD (Safety in Radiological procedures): an integrated voluntary reporting and learning system where patients submitted to defined trigger levels or events in fluoroscopically-guided interventional procedures are included in an international database.
- RELIR-OTHEA: international database of voluntary reported radiological incidents and near-incidents
Radiation protection of the public
Radiation protection of the public
- ICRP / Protection of the public in situations of prolonged radiation exposure / Publication No 82
Radiation protection of the environment
Radiation protection of the environment
- IAEA / Generic Models for Use in Assessing the Impact of Discharges of Radioactive Substances to the Environment / Safety Reports Series No.19 / Vienna 2001
- IAEA / Regulatory Control of Discharges to the Environment / Safety Standards Series No. WS-G-9 / Vienna 2018
- IAEA / Restoration of Environments with Radioactive Residues / Proc. Int. Symp. Arlington, USA, 2000
Transport of radioactive material
- IAEA / Radiation Protection Programmes for the Transport of Radioactive material / Safety Guide TS-G-1.3 / Vienna, 2007
- IAEA / The Principles of Radioactive Waste Management / Safety Series No. 111-F / Vienna 1995
- OSPAR / OSPAR Treaty, Radioactive Substances Strategy
- Bayliss C., Langley K. / Nuclear Decommissioning, Waste Management and Environmental Site Remediation / ISBN 978-0-080537788 also e-book / Elsevier, 2003
- Cumo M., Tripputi I., Spezia U. / Nuclear Plants Decommissioning / ISBN 978-8890081200 / Universita De Roma, 2002
- Cumo, M. / Decommissioning of old nuclear power plants, experiences and techniques / ICTP lectures, free PDF / Universita de Roma, 2002
- IAEA / Selection of decommissioning strategies: Issues and factors / TECDOC-1478 / Vienna 2005
- IAEA / State of the Art Technology for Decontamination and Dismantling of Nuclear Facilities / Technical Report Series No.395 / Vienna 1999
Nuclear legislation and international recommendations
Nuclear legislation and international recommendations
- Carlton Stoiber / Handbook on Nuclear Law / IAEA, 2003
- EU Radiation Protection Unit / EURATOM Treaty and Legislation
- European Commission / Basic Safety Standards / Council Directive 2013/59
- IAEA / Fundamental Safety Standards No.SF-1 / Fundamental Safety Standards / Vienna 2006
- IAEA / Legal and Governmental Infrastructure for Nuclear, Radiation, Radioactive Waste and Transport Safety Requirements / Safety Standards Series No.GS-R-1 / 2001
- IAEA, FAO, ILO, OECD, PHO, WHO / International Basic Safety Standards for Protection against Ionizing Radiation and for the Safety of Radiation Sources / Safety Standard No. GSR Part 3 / Vienna 2014
- ICRP / Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection / Publication No 60 (superseded by Publication 103) / 1990
- ICRP / Recommendations of the International Commission on Radiological Protection / Publication No 103 / 2008
- IAEA Revised syllabus for the Postgraduate Educational Course in Radiation Protection and the Safety of Radiation Sources / Publication TCS-18-Rev.1 / 2019
- HSE / Work with Ionising Radiation- Ionising Radiation Regulations 1999 Approved Code of Practice and Guidance / L-121 / HSE Books, 2000
- HSE/ONR / Fundamental Principles / Technical Assessment Guides / T/AST/004, 2006
- HSE/ONR / Guidance to the demonstration of ALARP / Technical Assessment Guides / T/AST/005, 2015
- UK / Ionising Radiation Regulations / 1999
Radiation protection in nuclear installations
Radiation protection in nuclear installations
- HSE / Safety Assessment Principles for Nuclear Facilities / 2006
- IAEA / Operational radiation protection and radioactive waste management for research reactors - training material / Training course series No 62 / IAEA-TCS-62/CD
- IAEA / Radiation Protection and Radioactive Waste Management in the Operation of Nuclear Power Plants / IAEA Safety Guide NS-G-2.7 / Vienna 2002
- IAEA / Radiation Protection Aspects of Design for Nuclear Power Plants / IAEA Safety Guide NS-G-1.13 / Vienna 2005
- Shaw J. / Reactor Operation / Available as an e-book / Pergamon Press, 1969
- Wilson P.D. (Editor) / The Nuclear Fuel Cycle / Oxford Science Publications, 1996
Radiation protection in healthcare
Radiation protection in healthcare
- C.J. Martin and D.G. Sutton (editors) / Practical Radiation Protection in Healthcare / 2nd edition / Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-965521-2
- EC / European Guidelines on Radiation Protection in Dental Radiology / Free e-book, 2004 / ISBN: 92-894-5958-1
- IAEA / Design and Implementation of a Radiotherapy Program: Clinical, Medical Physics, Radiation Protection and Safety Aspects / IAEA-TECDOC 1040 / Vienna 1998
- IAEA / Lessons Learned from Accidental Exposures in Radiotherapy / Safety Reports Series No. 17 / Vienna 2000
- ICRP / Radiological Protection and Safety in Medicine / Publication No. 73 / Ann 26 2, Elsevier Science Ltd,Oxford 1996
- IPEM / Medical and Dental Guidance Notes / MDGN / York, 2002
- Jamie V Trapp, Thomas Kron / An Introduction to Radiation Protection in Medicine / In medical physics and biomedical engineering, CRC Press, 2008 / ISBN 978 158 488 964 9
- Podgorsak E.B. / Radiation Physics for Medical Physicists / ISBN 978-3-642-00875-7 (e-book) / Springer, Berlin 2006, 2010 for e-book
- Vetter, R.J. and Stoeva, M.S. / Radiation protection in medical imaging and radiation oncology / 2015 CRC Press / ISBN 9781482245370
- WHO (editors) / Communicating risks in paediatric radiology / Free publication / ISBN 9789241510349