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.

• Background and EssentialsCharged-Particle Interactions with MatterUncharged-Particle Interactions with MatterField and Dosimetric Quantities, Radiation EquilibriumElementary Aspects of the Attenuation of Uncharged ParticlesMacroscopic Aspects of the Transport of Radiation through MatterCharacterization of Radiation QualityMonte Carlo Simulation of the Transport of Radiation through MatterCavity TheoryOverview of Radiation Detectors and MeasurementsPrimary Radiation StandardsIonization ChambersChemical DosimetersSolid State Detector DosimetryReference Dosimetry for External Beam Radiation TherapyDosimetry for Small and Composite Radiotherapy Photon BeamsReference Dosimetry for Diagnostic and Interventional RadiologyAbsorbed Dose Determination for RadionuclidesNeutron Dosimetry Workbook:SOLUTIONS