The dosimetry of ionizing radiation. Volume III /

A continuation of the treatise The Dosimetry of Ionizing Radiation, Volume III builds upon the foundations of Volumes I and II and the tradition of the preceeding treatise Radiation Dosimetry. Volume III contains three comprehensive chapters on the applications of radiation dosimetry in particular r...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Kase, Kenneth R., 1938-, Bj�arngard, Bengt E., Attix, Frank H.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: San Diego : Academic Press, 1990.
Subjects:
Radiation dosimetry.
Radiometry
Dosim�etrie.
dosimetry.
MEDICAL > Physiology.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Human Anatomy & Physiology.
Radiation dosimetry
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; The Dosimetry of Ionizing Radiation, Volume 3; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Dosimetry for Radiological Protection at High-Energy Particle Accelerators; I. Introduction; II. Particle Accelerators and Their Radiological Properties; III. External Radiation Fields; IV. Techniques of Dosimetry; V. Summary; References; Chapter 2. Dosimetry in Diagnostic Radiology and Computerized Tomography; I. Introduction; II. Absolute Dosimetry of Diagnostic X Rays; III. Effective Energy and Effective Atomic Number; IV. Interface and Cavity Dosimetry Problems
  • v. Energy Imparted to the Patient VI. Determination of Organ Mean Absorbed Doses; VII. Absorbed Doses in the Fetus and in Small Children; VIII. Dosimetry in Computerized Tomography; IX. Dosimetry of Radiation Detectors; X. Effective Use of X Rays; XI. Weighted Dosimetric Concepts for Risk Estimates; XII. Variation and Accuracy of Reported Absorbed Dose Values; XIII. Staff Dosimetry; XIV. Concluding Remarks; References; Chapter 3. Brachytherapy Dosimetry; I. Introduction; II. Radiation Properties of Sources; III. Specification of Source Strength; IV. Measurement of Source Strength
  • v. Dose Distributions around Single Sources VI. Commercially Available Interstitial and Intracavitary Sources and Dose Distributions around Single Sources; VII. Interstitial Systems; VIII. Intracavitary Systems; IX. Localization of Sources by Radiography; X. Additional Comments; References; Chapter 4. Etch Track Detectors in Radiation Dosimetry; I. Introduction; II. Damage Track Formation and Etchability-Review of Track Formation Models; III. Detector Materials; IV. Chemical Etching; V. Electrochemical Etching; VI. Comparison of Chemical and Electrochemical Etching
  • VII. Track Measurement Techniques VIII. Neutron Dosimetry; IX. Alpha-Particle Dosimetry; X. Summary; References; Chapter 5. Monte Carlo Techniques of Electron and Photon Transport for Radiation Dosimetry; I. Introduction; II. Monte Carlo Codes; III. Code Accuracy; IV. Variance Reduction Techniques; V. Computing Requirements; VI. Conclusions; Appendix: Calculational Models; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 6. Applications of the Monte Carlo Method in Radiotherapy; I. Introduction; II. An Elementary Photon Monte Carlo Algorithm; III. Scoring Options; IV. Brachytherapy Applications
  • v. Applications to Fundamental Dosimetry VI. Photon Dose near Tissue Interfaces; VII. Obtaining Pencil and Point-Monodirectional Beams; VIII. Simulating Radiotherapy Equipment; IX. Improving the Monte Carlo Method for Radiotherapy Applications; Acknowledgments; References; Index

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