Introduction to radiological physics and radiation dosimetry / Frank Herbert Attix.

Author
Attix, Frank H. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
New York : Wiley, ©1986.
Description
xxi, 607 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    Notes
    • "A Wiley-Interscience publication."
    • Includes index.
    Bibliographic references
    Bibliography: p. 506-524.
    Contents
    • Ch. 1. Ionizing radiation
    • ch. 2. Quantities for describing the interaction of ionizing radiation with matter
    • ch. 3. Exponential attenuation
    • ch. 4. Charged-particle and radiation equilibria
    • ch. 5. Absorbed dose in radioactive media
    • ch. 6. Radioactive decay
    • ch. 7. Gamma- and X-ray interactions in matter
    • ch. 8. Charged-particle interactions in matter
    • ch. 9. X-ray production and quality
    • ch. 10. Cavity theory
    • ch. 11. Dosimetry fundamentals
    • ch. 12. Ionization chambers
    • ch. 13. Dosimetry and calibration of photon and electron beams with cavity ion chambers
    • ch. 14. Integrating dosimeters
    • ch. 15. Dosimetry by pulse-mode detectors
    • ch. 16. Neutron interactions and dosimetry.
    ISBN
    • 0471011460
    • 9780471011460
    LCCN
    86013222
    OCLC
    13795834
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