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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.
Author: Ervin B. Podgorsak
Publisher: Springer
Published: 06/28/2018
Pages: 906
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.92lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.90d
ISBN13: 9783319797816
ISBN10: 3319797816
BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Biomedical
- Science | Radiation
- Medical | Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine
Author: Ervin B. Podgorsak
Publisher: Springer
Published: 06/28/2018
Pages: 906
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.92lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.90d
ISBN13: 9783319797816
ISBN10: 3319797816
BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Biomedical
- Science | Radiation
- Medical | Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine
About the Author
Ervin B. Podgorsak was born in Vienna, Austria and grew up in Ljubljana, Slovenia, where he completed his undergraduate studies in technical physics in 1968. He then continued his studies in the USA at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, and obtained M.SC. and Ph.D. degrees in physics. He accomplished his post-doctoral studies in medical physics at the University of Toronto in 1974 and moved to McGill University in Montréal where he currently holds positions of Professor of Medical Physics and Director of the Medical Physics department. He is author of various successful books.
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