Radioactivity : a very short introduction /
Claudio Tuniz.
- 1st ed.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press , 2012.
- xx, 154 pages : ill. ; 18 cm.
- Very short introduction ; Vol.324 .
Includes bibliographical references (143-144) and index.
In this Very Short Introduction, Claudio Tuniz explains the nature and role of radioactivity; from the mechanisms of nuclear fission and fusion to the role of radiosiotopes in piecing together the Earth's history, and its important applications in cancer therapy.