This new edition of the proven, authoritative text provides the principles, practical techniques, and pocedures for accurately measuring of radioactivity. Seven new chapters on Alpha Spectrometry, Radionuclide Standardization, Radioactive Aerosol Measurements, Environmental Radioactivity Monitoring, Marine Radioactivity Analysis, Nuclear Forensic Analysis and Analytical Techniques in Nuclear Safeguards. 2nd edition : 2003.

The third edition of this handbook on radioactivity analysis has been updated with several expanded chapters. It is intended as a standard reference for use by scientific community, and specifically in the areas of teaching, research, and peaceful applications of radioactive materials. A sampling of topics includes: radiation physics and radionuclide decay, solid-state nuclear track detectors, alpha spectrometry, marine radioactivity analysis, radionuclide standardization, Cherenkov counting, high-resolution beta imaging, nuclear forensics, and more. Editor is L'Annunziata, author and formerly with Fellowship and Training at the International Atomic Energy Agency. Academic Press is an imprint of Elsevier. Annotation 2013 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)