"<strong>Comprehensive guide<\/strong> The new ebook is part of the <a href="https:\/\/iopscience.iop.org\/bookListInfo\/physics-engineering-medicine-biology-series#partner-series">IPEM–IOP Series in Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Biology<\/a>. (Courtesy: IOP Publishing)" Comprehensive guide The new ebook is part of the IPEM–IOP Series in Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Biology . (Courtesy: IOP Publishing) The discovery of X-rays and radioactivity in the late 19th century gave rise to a surge of interest from the scientific community, shortly followed by the realization of the adverse effects of ionizing radiations on health. By about 1910 the dangers were widely recognised and some basic protection measures were being adopted. It was not until 1934, however, that the first quantitative standards of radiological protection were published.…