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Introduction to radiological physics and radiation dosimetry / Frank Herbert Attix.
| Author/creator | Attix, Frank H. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Wiley-VCH, ©2004. |
| Description | 1 online resource (xxi, 607 pages) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| 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. A.1. Physical constants ; A.2. Conversion factors ; B.1. Data table of the elements ; B.2. Data table for compounds and mixtures ; B.3. Compositions of mixtures ; C. Radionuclide output data ; D.1. Klein-Nishina interaction cross sections for free electrons ; D.2. Photon interaction cross sections ; D.3. Mass attenuation coefficients, mass energy-transfer coefficients, and mass eneregy-absorption coefficients for photon interactions in various media ; D.4. Mass energy-absorption coefficients for various media ; E. Electron mass stopping powers, ranges, radiation yields, and density corrections ; F. Neutron kerma Factors F (n). |
| Abstract | A straightforward presentation of the broad concepts underlying radiological physics and radiation dosimetry for the graduate-level student. Covers photon and neutron attenuation, radiation and charged particle equilibrium, interactions of photons and charged particles with matter, radiotherapy dosimetry, as well as photographic, calorimetric, chemical, and thermoluminescence dosimetry. Includes many new derivations, such as Kramers X-ray spectrum, as well as topics that have not been thoroughly analyzed in other texts, such as broad-beam attenuation and geometrics, and the reciprocity theorem. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 506-524) and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Attix, Frank H. Introduction to radiological physics and radiation dosimetry. New York : Wiley-VCH, c2004 0471011460 9780471011460 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9783527617142 (electronic bk.) |
| ISBN | 3527617140 (electronic bk.) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |