Does Your Bookshelf Have a Gap? 2008 Professional Development School Textbook Sure to be a Classic

In case you need another excellent reason to attend the 2008 Professional Development School (31 January—2 February in Oakland, California), consider this: attendees will be among the first to receive the school text, Topics in Accelerator Health Physics. This excellent textbook, written by the school faculty and edited by the academic deans, summarizes the vast expertise of some of the most illustrious leaders in accelerator radiation protection.

In the foreword to the text, the deans state

. . . It is the purpose of the lectures given in this course and recorded in this volume to educate the health physics community in the nature of accelerators and accelerator radiation protection. In this short school, the lecturers cannot hope to present all that is known about this topic; that would take multiple volumes and many more authors. Our goal is to provide a solid background on this topic that can serve as a foundation for further understanding, reading, and study. It is our goal to inspire the students in the school to want to learn more about this field and to provide in the chapters that comprise this textbook a key to unlocking the treasures of information related to it.

This is a textbook that you must have on your bookshelf, whether you are working in accelerator health physics, interested in the field, or preparing for the accelerator questions on the health physics certification exam. And the fastest way to get it is to attend the school, which will be held in Oakland, California, from 31 January to 2 February, 2008.

You can get more details, including registration information, from the school website. Register today and ensure that you’re one of the first to have a copy of this sure-to-be-a-classic text. Of course, you can always buy the book later from the Health Physics Society website, but don’t you want to be in the vanguard?

Editor's note: This article was originally published in the December 2007 issue of the Health Physics News newsletter.