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A History of Radioisotopes in Science and Medicine

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An edition of Life Atomic (2013)

Life Atomic

A History of Radioisotopes in Science and Medicine

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A history of radioisotope development and use in America from Berkeley cyclotrons in the 1930s to the death of the Atomic Energy Commission in the 1970s.

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English
Pages
489

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Life Atomic: A History of Radioisotopes in Science and Medicine
Oct 07, 2015, University of Chicago Press
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Life Atomic: A History of Radioisotopes in Science and Medicine
2013, University of Chicago Press
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First Sentence

"At the close of World War II, the nuclear detonations over Hiroshima and Nagasaki demonstrated the devastating power of the atom."

Table of Contents

Contents
Page vii
Preface
Page ix
Abbreviations
Page xiii
1. Tracers
Page 1
2. Cyclotrons
Page 24
3. Reactors
Page 60
4. Embargo
Page 107
5. Dividends
Page 143
6. Sales
Page 180
7. Pathways
Page 220
8. Guinea Pigs
Page 260
9. Beams and Emanations
Page 311
10. Ecosystems
Page 351
11. Half-Lives
Page 394
Bibliography
Page 409
Index
Page 461

Edition Notes

Published in
Chicago, USA
Series
Synthesis
Copyright Date
2013

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
660'.2988409—DC23
Library of Congress
QC798.A1C743 2013

The Physical Object

Format
hardcover
Pagination
xvi, 489p
Number of pages
489

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Open Library
OL38027463M
ISBN 13
9780226017945

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