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Zusammenfassung A straightforward presentation of the broad concepts underlying radiological physics and radiation dosimetry for the graduate-level student. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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.Charged-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.References.Appendixes.Index.
List 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.
Charged-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.
References.
Appendixes.
Index.