Principles of Radiation Dosimetry |
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CHAPTER | 1 |
The interactions of radiation with matter | 8 |
Determination of xray spectral distributions | 44 |
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a-particles absorbed dose absorption coefficient angle anthracene atomic number attenuation Attix average B-rays bremsstrahlung calculated calibrated cavity chamber cavity ionization Chapter charged particles cm³ collision Compton Compton effect Compton scattering cross section crossing the cavity crystal d(hv density effect depends detector determined dose in tissue elastic scattering equilibrium experimental exposure dose fraction free-air chamber function Geiger counter gram heavy particles high-energy higher energies increases interaction ionization chamber kinetic energy layer light output low energies Margarete Ehrlich mass matter medium moving particle mSA/mSM neutron flux Nucleonics nucleus pair production photon energy Phys plane intensity proportional pulse quantity Radiation Dosimetry Radiol rads range rate of energy recoil electrons response result roentgen scattered photon scintillation counter secondary electrons shown in Fig specific energy loss spectral distribution spectrum spherical intensity stopping power stopping-power ratio tion tissue-equivalent unit velocity wall material x-ray beam x-rays y-rays