Radiation Physics for Medical Physicists
| AUTHOR | Podgorsak, Ervin B. |
| PUBLISHER | Springer (06/28/2018) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Introduction to Modern Physics.- Coulomb Scattering.- Rutherford - Bohr Atomic Model.- Production of X Rays.- Two-Particle Collisions.- Interaction of Charged Particles with Matter.- Interaction of Photons with Matter.- Energy Transfer and Energy Absorption in Photon Interactions with Matter.- Interactions of Neutrons with Matter.- Kinetics of Radioactive Decay.- Modes of Radioactive Decay.- Production of Radionuclides.- Waveguide Theory.- Particle Accelerators in Medicine.- Basics of Absolute and Relative Radiation Dosimetry.- Principles of Ionization Chamber Dosimetry.
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ISBN-13:
9783319797816
ISBN-10:
3319797816
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
Edition Number:
0003
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Page Count:
906
Carton Quantity:
8
Product Dimensions:
6.14 x 1.90 x 9.21 inches
Weight:
2.92 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
NL
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BISAC Categories
Technology & Engineering | Biomedical
Technology & Engineering | Radiation
Technology & Engineering | Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine
Dewey Decimal:
612
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Introduction to Modern Physics.- Coulomb Scattering.- Rutherford - Bohr Atomic Model.- Production of X Rays.- Two-Particle Collisions.- Interaction of Charged Particles with Matter.- Interaction of Photons with Matter.- Energy Transfer and Energy Absorption in Photon Interactions with Matter.- Interactions of Neutrons with Matter.- Kinetics of Radioactive Decay.- Modes of Radioactive Decay.- Production of Radionuclides.- Waveguide Theory.- Particle Accelerators in Medicine.- Basics of Absolute and Relative Radiation Dosimetry.- Principles of Ionization Chamber Dosimetry.
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Author:
Podgorsak, Ervin B.
Ervin B. Podgorsak was born in Vienna, Austria and grew up in Ljubljana, Slovenia where he completed his undergraduate studies in technical physics at the University of Ljubljana in 1968. He then studied at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, USA and obtained M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in physics. He completed his post-doctoral studies in medical physics at the University of Toronto in 1974 and moved to McGill University in Montreal, where he currently holds positions of Professor of Medical Physics and Director of the Medical Physics department.
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