Fundamentals of Ionizing Radiation Dosimetry

The four authors continuing the pioneering work of Frank Attix, Prof Pedro Andreo (Karolinska, Stockholm), Dr David T. Burns (BIPM, Paris), Prof Alan E. Nahum (University of Liverpool) and Prof Jan Seuntjens (McGill University, Montreal), are leading scientists in radiation dosimetry, having published between them more than 600 papers in the field. They have co-authored most of the existing national and international recommendations for radiotherapy dosimetry and received a number of international awards for their contributions.

• Preface vii1 Background and Essentials 12 Charged Particle Interactions 53 Uncharged Particle Interactions with Matter 234 Field and Dosimetric Quantities and Radiation Equilibrium: Definitions and Interrelations 355 Elementary Aspects of the Attenuation of Uncharged Particles through Matter 476 Macroscopic Aspects of the Transport of Radiation through Matter 53Implementation 54Normalization of Results 557 Characterization of Radiation Quality 578 The Monte Carlo Simulation of the Transport of Radiation through Matter 699 Cavity Theory 8510 Overview of Radiation Detectors and Measurements 9311 Primary Radiation Standards 9912 Ionization Chambers 10913 Chemical Dosimeters 11714 Solid-State Dosimeters 12315 Reference Dosimetry for External Beam Radiation Therapy 12916 Dosimetry of Small and Composite Radiotherapy Photon Beams 14317 Reference Dosimetry for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology 14518 Absorbed-Dose Determination for Radionuclides 15319 Neutron Dosimetry 169