Name 5 Essential Reference Books

[lambert@HAL.HAHNEMANN.EDU]

I sometimes wonder if my personal library of HP reference/textbooks has
grown out of date.  For example, my copy of "The Physics of Radiology" is
authored by Johns, not Johns and Cunningham.  This lead me to consider
what reference/text books were essential for health physicists. 

So, here is the question:  

  Name 5 textbooks/reference books that you consider essential.  I.e., 
  if you could only have 5 books on your shelf which ones would you have?
  The books do not have to be HP books (e.g., you may consider Gray's 
  Anatomy essential) but do not list a dictionary, thesaurus, and the like. 

To avoid "clutter" on this list server, send your opinions directly to me - 
I will compile the answers and post the results in 2 weeks. 


Kent Lambert
LAMBERT@hal.hahnemann.edu

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although the answers have not.  Poorly worded,
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