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Radiation dosimetry. Volume 1, Fundamentals /

Radiation Dosimetry, Second Edition, Volume I: Fundamentals describes the significant aspects and fundamentals of radiation dosimetry. This books deals with the concepts and units of dosimetry; special problems of energy deposition in the microscopic domain; interactions of x and y rays, charged par...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: ScienceDirect (Online service)
Other Authors: Attix, Frank H. (Editor), Roesch, William C. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, New York ; London, England : Academic Press, Inc., 1968.
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Radiation dosimetry.
Radiation > Measurement.
Radiometry
Dosimétrie.
Radiométrie.
dosimetry.
MEDICAL > Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Radiation dosimetry
Radiation > Measurement
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:Radiation Dosimetry, Second Edition, Volume I: Fundamentals describes the significant aspects and fundamentals of radiation dosimetry. This books deals with the concepts and units of dosimetry; special problems of energy deposition in the microscopic domain; interactions of x and y rays, charged particles, and neutrons with matter; mathematical theory of radiation fields; ionization; and cavity-chamber theory. Other topics discussed include the LET distributions, Compton and photoelectric effect, pair production by photons, dosimetry principles, and interactions of neutrons with tissue element.
Physical Description:1 online resource (424 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and indexes.
ISBN:9781483270067
1483270068