An Introduction to Radiation Dosimetry

This 1979 volume presents an elementary and, as far as is practicable, non-mathematical introduction to radiation dosimetry.

List of contents

Preface; 1. Some introductory ideas; 2. Ionizing radiations and their interaction with matter at the atomic level; 3. The effects of ionizing radiation on matter in bulk; 4. Dosimetric quantities and units; 5. The measurement of exposure; 6. Methods of measuring dose; 7. Thermoluminescent and photographic dosimetry; 8. Radiation protection; Bibliography; Index.

Summary

This 1979 volume presents an elementary and, as far as is practicable, non-mathematical introduction to radiation dosimetry. It treats dosimetry from first principles, dealing with the interaction of the various radiations with matter, then defining dosimetric quantities and units and showing how the more important ones are measured.

Product details

• Authors: Lovell, S. Lovell
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.06.2011
• EAN: 9780521294973
• ISBN: 978-0-521-29497-3
• No. of pages: 128
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 198 g
• Series: Techniques of Measurement in M
• Subject: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Atomic physics, nuclear physics