Fundamentals of Ionizing Radiation Dosimetry: Solutions to the Exercises

Fosters a thorough understand of radiation dosimetry concepts: detailed solutions to the exercises in the textbook Fundamentals of Ionizing Radiation Dosimetry! INDICE: Preface vii .1 Background and Essentials 1 .2 Charged Particle Interactions 5 .3 Uncharged Particle Interactions with Matter 23 .4 Field and Dosimetric Quantities and Radiation Equilibrium: Definitions and Interrelations 35 .5 Elementary Aspects of the Attenuation of Uncharged Particles through Matter 47 .6 Macroscopic Aspects of the Transport of Radiation through Matter 53 .Implementation 54 .Normalization of Results 55 .7 Characterization of Radiation Quality 57 .8 The Monte Carlo Simulation of the Transport of Radiation through Matter 69 .9 Cavity Theory 85 .10 Overview of Radiation Detectors andMeasurements 93 .11 Primary Radiation Standards 99 .12 Ionization Chambers 109 .13 Chemical Dosimeters 117 .14 Solid–State Dosimeters 123 .15 Reference Dosimetry for External Beam Radiation Therapy 129 .16 Dosimetry of Small and Composite Radiotherapy Photon Beams 143 .17 Reference Dosimetry for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology 145 .18 Absorbed–Dose Determination for Radionuclides 153 .19 Neutron Dosimetry 169

• ISBN: 978-3-527-34352-2
• Editorial: Wiley VCH
• Encuadernacion: Rústica
• Páginas: 182
• Fecha Publicación: 02/08/2017
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés