and standardization of dose
Measurement and standardization of dose We have seen that when photons interact in matter, an energy pathway is initiated by which energy is transferred to the matter via emission of…
Radiation detection and measurement
Introduction Kerma Absorbed dose Units of kerma and dose Measurement and standardization of dose Dose standards Traceability of measurement Standard calorimeter The free air chamber Charged particle equilibrium Practical ionization…
and ion beams
Protons and ion beams Related posts: requirements imaging Radiotherapy beam production photon therapy trends Dentition
interactions
Photon interactions Related posts: requirements imaging Radiotherapy beam production photon therapy trends Dentition
interactions
Electron interactions Related posts: requirements imaging Radiotherapy beam production photon therapy trends Dentition
Introduction
Introduction Related posts: requirements imaging Radiotherapy beam production photon therapy trends Dentition
Radiation interactions with matter
Introduction Charged and uncharged particles Excitation and ionization Electron interactions Range and path-length Collisional and radiative (bremsstrahlung) energy loss Stopping power and linear energy transfer (LET) X-ray production Beam hardening …
Radioactivity
Figure 1.6, is unstable and decays by rearranging its nucleon numbers. This is achieved by releasing particles, changing a proton to a neutron or vice versa, or by absorbing nearby…
Atoms, nuclei and radioactivity
Introduction Atomic structure Electromagnetic force Electromagnetic waves and wave-particle duality Electron shells and binding energy Characteristic radiation Related posts: requirements imaging Radiotherapy beam production photon therapy trends Dentition
