The revised second edition of this established text offers readers a significantly expanded introduction to the effects of radiation on metals and alloys. It de
This wide-ranging book summarizes the current knowledge of radiation defects in semiconductors, outlining the shortcomings of present experimental and modelling
The study of radiation effects has developed as a major field of materials science from the beginning, approximately 70 years ago. Its rapid development has bee
This book reevaluates the health risks of ionizing radiation in light of data that have become available since the 1980 report on this subject was published. Th
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