Introduction to radiological physics and radiation dosimetry /
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Weinheim [Germany] :
Wiley-VCH,
[2004]
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| Series: | Physics textbook.
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| Online Access: | Publisher description Table of Contents Inhaltsverzeichnis |
Table of Contents:
- Ionizing radiation
- Quantities for describing the interaction of ionizing radiation with matter
- Exponential attenuation
- Charged-particle and radiation equilibria
- Absorbed dose in radioactive media
- Radioactive decay
- Gamma- and x-ray interactions in matter
- Chareged-particle interactions in matter
- X-ray production and quality
- Cavity theory
- Dosimetry fundamentals
- Ionization chambers
- Dosimetry and calibration of photon and electron beams with cavity ion chambers
- Integrating dosimeters
- Dosimetry by pulse-mode detectors
- Neutron interactions and dosimetry
- Appendixes: Physical constants ; Conversion factors ; Data table of the elements ; Data table for compounds and mixtures ; Compositions of mixtures ; Radionuclide output data ; Klein-Nishina interaction cross sections for free electrons ; Photon interaction cross sections ; Mass attenuation coefficients, mass energy-transfer coefficients, and mass eneregy-absorption coefficients for photon interactions in various media ; Mass energy-absorption coefficients for various media ; Electron mass stopping powers, ranges, radiation yields, and density corrections ; Neutron kerma Factors Fn.