Applied Physics of External Radiation Exposure Dosimetry and Radiation Protection /

• Main Authors: Antoni, Rodolphe (Author), Bourgois, Laurent (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
• Series: Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
• Subjects: Physics.; Radiology.; Particle acceleration.; Medical physics.; Radiation.; Biomedical engineering.; Medical and Radiation Physics.; Diagnostic Radiology.; Biomedical Engineering.; Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics.; Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation.

This book describes the interaction of living matter with photons, neutrons, charged particles, electrons and ions. The authors are specialists in the field of radiation protection. The book synthesizes many years of experiments with external radiation exposure in the fields of dosimetry and radiati...

Table of Contents:

• Basic Physical Quantities Used in Radiation Protection for External Exposure
• Interaction of Ionizing Radiation in Tissue : Assessment of Kerma and Absorbed Dose
• Protection and Operational Quantities, Dosimeter Calibration
• Assessment of External Exposure Sources
• Principles of Protection against External Radiation Exposure
• Monte Carlo Method Applied to Dosimetry and Radiation Protection.