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"Laws and regulations of the State of Ohio establishing standards and legal requirements for the safe use of sources of radiation which are not subject to regulatory control by the Federal government."--cover. ; Part I. Radiation protection regulations, Ohio Sanitary Code adopted by the Ohio Public Health Council.--Part II. Radiation protection statutes, Ohio revised code. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; OSU's c.1 from the Bainbridge Dental Museum.

The structure of matter / Samuel Harbison -- Radioactivity and radiation / Samuel Harbison -- Radiation units / Alan Martin -- Biological effects of radiation / Peter Cole -- Natural and man-made radiation / Peter Cole -- The system of radiological protection / Karen Beach -- Radiation detection and measurement / Karen Beach -- The external radiation hazard / Peter Cole -- The internal radiation hazard / Karen Beach -- The principles of risk assessment / Sam Harbison -- Practical health physics techniques / Karen Beach -- Legislation and regulations related to radiation protection / Karen Beach -- Radiation protection in the nuclear industry / Sam Harbison and Alan Martin -- Radioactive waste and the decommissioning of radioactive facilities / Alan Martin -- Radiation protection in the non-nuclear industry / Peter Cole -- Radiation protection in medicine / Peter Cole -- Radiological incidents and emergencies / Alan Martin -- The organization and administration of radiation protection services / Alan Martin

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1 Overview: The Electromagnetic Spectrum and Nonionizing Radiation -- 1.1 What Is Nonionizing Radiation (NIR)? -- 1.2 Types of NIR -- 1.3 How Dangerous is NIR? -- 1.4 Overview Summary of NIR Health Effects Evaluation: Status -- Tutorial Problems -- References -- Part I Hazard Identification and Assessment: What are the Dangers and How are the Sources Dangerous? -- Chapter 2 Hazard Identification: Laboratory Investigation -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Scientific Method -- 2.3 Human Volunteer Experiments -- 2.4 Whole Organism Experiments -- 2.5 Studies on Isolated Cells, Organs, or Subcellular Organelles -- 2.6 Sources of Artifact and Importance of Independent Replication and Quality Control -- 2.7 Difference Between "Effects" and "Harmful Effects": Extrapolation to Human Health Outcomes -- 2.8 Role of Mathematical Modeling and Mechanism Studies -- Appendix: Statistical Concepts -- A.1 Averaging -- A.2 Standard Error of the Mean -- A.3 When Is a Difference Significant? -- A.4 Correlations -- A.5 Analysis of Variance -- A.6 Statistical Power -- A.7 Multiple Comparisons -- Tutorial Problems -- References -- Chapter 3 Hazard Identification: Epidemiological Studies and Their Interpretation -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Causation -- 3.3 Incidence and Prevalence -- 3.4 Evidence for Causation -- 3.5 Types of Epidemiological Study -- 3.6 Time Dimensions - Prospective, Retrospective, or Cross Sectional -- 3.7 Some Other Epidemiological Studies -- 3.8 The Results of Epidemiological Studies: Relative Risk, Confidence Limits, and P-Values -- 3.9 Assessing Causality: Identifying Noncausal Explanations -- 3.10 Conclusion -- Tutorial Problems -- References -- Part II Ultraviolet (UV) Light