Towards holistic radiation protection. Lessons from the literatures

• Main Author: Zainuddin, Zainul Ibrahim
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: IIUM Press 2018
• Subjects: RZ Other systems of medicine; T Technology (General); T54 Industrial safety
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/69134/1/2018%20-%20Towards%20holistic%20Radiation%20Protection.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/69134/; http://journals.iium.edu.my/ijahs/index.php/IJAHS/article/view/102

The effects of radiation on man and his health had been noticed since the early years after the discovery of X-rays. These biological concerns were more commonly known as “radio-sensitiveness” in the early publications. Later, the term radiation protection was introduced to express the need for prot...