Radiation Physics for Medical Physicists

This textbook summarizes the basic knowledge of atomic, nuclear, and radiation physics that professionals working in medical physics and biomedical engineering need for efficient and safe use of ionizing radiation in medicine. Concentrating on the underlying principles of radiation physics, the text...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Podgorsak, Ervin B. (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
Edition:3rd ed. 2016.
Series:Graduate Texts in Physics,
Subjects:
Online Access:Full Text via HEAL-Link
Table of Contents:
  • From the Contents: Introduction to Modern Physics
  • Coulomb Scattering
  • Rutherford – Bohr Atomic Model
  • Production of X Rays
  • Two-Particle Collisions
  • Interaction of Charged Particles with Matter
  • Interaction of Photons with Matter.                     .