Revival: Radiation Dosimetry Instrumentation and Methods (2001)
Preview
Book Description
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. This is an excellent complement to the first edition.
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
Author(s)
Biography
Gad Shani has completed his PhD at Cornell University in 1970. He has been on the faculty of Ben Gurion University in Israel since then. He served as the head of the department of Nuclear Engineering and later as the head of the department of Biomedical Engineering.