Exercises with Solutions in Radiation Physics

Bo N. Nilsson

Open Access Published by De Gruyter Open Poland 2015

Exercises with Solutions in Radiation Physics

Bo N. Nilsson

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110442069

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Contents

About this book

The textbook begins with exercises related to radioactive sources and decay schemes. The problems covered include series decay and how to determine the frequency and energy of emitted particles in disintegrations. The next chapter deals with the interaction of ionizing radiation, including the treatment of photons and charged particles. The main focus is on applications based on the knowledge of interaction, to be used in subsequent work and courses. The textbook then examines detectors and measurements, including both counting statistics and properties of pulse detectors. The chapter that follows is dedicated to dosimetry, which is a major subject in medical radiation physics. It covers theoretical applications, such as different equilibrium situations and cavity theories, as well as experimental dosimetry, including ionization chambers and solid state and liquid dosimeters. A shorter chapter deals with radiobiology, where different cell survival models are considered. The last chapter concerns radiation protection and health physics. Both radioecology and radiation shielding calculations are covered. The textbook includes tables to simplify the solutions of the exercises, but the reader is mainly referred to important websites for importing necessary data.

Medical radiation physics, Health physics, Nuclear physics

Author / Editor information

Bo Nilsson, Medical Radiation Physics, Department of Physics, Stockholm University, Stockholm, Sweden

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
1 Radiation Sources and Radioactive Decay Publicly Available Download PDF	1
2 Interaction of Ionizing Radiation with Matter Publicly Available Download PDF	28
3 Detectors and Measurements Publicly Available Download PDF	91
4 Radiation Dosimetry Publicly Available Download PDF	137
5 Radiation Biology Publicly Available Download PDF	190
6 Radiation Protection and Health Physics Publicly Available Download PDF	208
Bibliography Publicly Available Download PDF	268
Index Publicly Available Download PDF	269
Erratum Publicly Available Download PDF	271

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Open Poland
Audience: Students in medical physcs, health physics, and nuclear physics on undergraduate and graduate level.
Pages
- Main content: 278
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 52
- Coloured Illustrations: 2
- Tables: 9
Keywords: Medical radiation physics; Health physics

eBook

Published: November 27, 2015
ISBN: 9783110442069

Hardcover

Published: November 27, 2015
ISBN: 9783110442052