Statistical methods in radiation physics /

• Main Author: Turner, J. E. (James Edward)
• Other Authors: Downing, D. J., Bogard, James S.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Weinheim : Wiley-VCH ; 2012.
• Subjects: Radiation > Statistical methods.; Radiation dosimetry > Statistical methods.; SCIENCE > Physics > Nuclear.; Electronic books.

"This statistics textbook, with particular emphasis on radiation protection and dosimetry, deals with statistical solutions to problems inherent in health physics measurements and decision making. The authors begin with a description of our current understanding of the statistical nature of phy...

Table of Contents:

• The statistical nature of radiation, emission, and interaction
• Radioactive decay
• Sample space, events, and probability
• Probability distributions and transformations
• Discrete distributions
• Continuous distributions
• Parameter and interval estimation
• Propagation of error
• Measuring radioactivity
• Statistical performance measures
• Instrument response
• Monte Carlo methods and applications in dosimetry
• Dose-response relationships and biological modeling
• Regression analysis
• Introduction to Bayesian analysis.