Radiation Dosimetry Instrumentation and Methods (2001)

✍ Scribed by Gad Shani (Author)

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Year: 2001
• Leaves: 501
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Radiation dosimetry has made great progress in the last decade, mainly because radiation therapy is much more widely used. Since the first edition, many new developments have been made in the basic methods for dosimetry, i.e. ionization chambers, TLD, chemical dosimeters, and photographic films. Radiation Dosimetry: Instrumentation and Methods, Second Edition brings to the reader these latest developments.

Written at a high level for medical physicists, engineers, and advanced dosimetrists, it concentrates only on evolvement during the last decade, relying on the first edition to provide the basics.

✦ Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

Units and Definitions

Absorbed Dose in Terms of Exposure and

Stopping Power

Linear Energy Transfer

Dosimetry Methods

Gamma Dosimetry

Beta Dosimetry

Neutron and Heavy Particles Dosimetry

Biological Dosimetry

Cavity Theory

References

THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF RADIATION DOSIMETRY

Introduction

Electro Beam Dosimetry

Low Energy Photons Dosimetry

Stoping Power

Energy for Ion Pair Production

Electron Backscatering

Dosimeter Perturbation

Dosimeter for Brachytherapy

Proton Dosimetry

Cavity Theory

Elements of Microdisimetry

IONIZATION CHAMBER DOSIMETRY

Introduction

Correction Factors

Buildup Cap and Dose Buildup

Charge Collection, Ion Recombination and

Saturation

Detector Wall Effect

Chamber Polarity Effect

Detector Perturbation

Displacement Correction

Ionization Chamber Calibration

Liquid Ionization Chambers

Technical Data for Some Ionization Chambers

Portable Ionization Chambers

Other Ionization Chambers

THERMOLUMINESCENT DOSIMETRY

Introduction

LiF: Mg, Ti Tl Dosimeter

LiF: Mg, Cu, P Dosimeter

CaF: TM (TLD300) Dosimeter

Theoretical Aspects and Monte Carlo Calculations

if TL Dosimetry

Miscellaneous TLD

Electron Spin Resonance Dosimetry

FILM DOSIMETRY

Introduction

Exa,ples of Photographic Film Dosimetry

Radiochromic Film Dosimetry

CALORIMETRY

Introduction

Water Calorimeter

Graphite Calorimeter

Other Material Calorimeters

CHEMICAL DOSIMETRY

SOLID STATE DOSIMETERS

Diamond Dosimeter

MOSFET Radiation Dosimeter

P-TYPE Semiconductor Dosimeter

Other Solid State Dosimeters

GEL DOSIMETRY

Introduction and Basic Concepts

Application of Ferrous Ions

Application of BANG Polymer Ge

NEUTRON DOSIMETRY

Introduction

Kerma Calculation and Measurement

Gas-Filled Neutron Dosimeters

TLD Neutron Dosimetry

Superheated Drop Neutron Dosimeter

Solid State Neutron Dosimeter

Boner Sphere and Other Portable Neutron

Monitors

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