This page has PDF links to the following topics related
to Radiation physics : Radiation Interactions, Radiation Chemistry, Effects on
Chromosomes or DNA, Dose Response in Vitro: Cell Survival Curves, RBE or Clustered
Damage, Protons and Alphas of same LET, Dose Response in Vivo, Chemical
Modification of Radiation Response, Cell, Tissue and Tumor Kinetics, Radiation
Therapy: Tumor Radiobiology, Radiation Therapy : Fractionation, Acute
Effects of Whole Body Exposure, Late Effects: Chronic Exposure or Low Doses, Alpha
Particles/Bystander Effect, Microbeams, RBE of Diagnostic X Rays, BNCT or Other
Modalities.
Author(s): Prof. Jeffrey Coderre, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology
This note explains basic radiation physics
concepts and units of measurement, General considerations of radiation fields at
accelerators, Prompt radiation fields due to electrons, Prompt radiation Fields
due to protons and ions, Low energy prompt neutron radiation phenomena,
Shielding materials and neutron energy spectra, Induced radioactivity in
accelerator components, Induced radioactivity in environmental media and
radiation protection instrumentation at accelerators.
The purpose of this note is to
explain a range of principles and actual devices used to detect photons and
ionized particles. Topics covered includes: Interaction of particles and
radiation with matter, Units and detector characteristics, Gas-filled detectors,
Surface photoemission detectors , Semiconductor detectors.
This note explains the basic physics of the
electromagnetic and particulate forms of ionizing radiation. Also describes the
distinctions between the units of radiation quantity, exposure and dose.
Author(s): Robert E. Reiman, MSPH,
MD, Duke University Medical Center
This
book covers the following topics: Photon Monte Carlo Simulation, Electron Monte
Carlo Simulation, Transport in media, interaction models, Macroscopic Radiation
physics, Photon dose calculation models, Electron dose calculation models,
onization chamber-based air kerma standards.
This note covers the following topics:
Ionizing Radiation, Quantities for Describing the Interaction of Ionizing
Radiation with Matter, Charged Particle and Radiation Equilibria, Absorbed Dose
in Radioactive Media, Radioactive decay, Gamma and X -Ray Interactions in
Matter, Charged Particle Interactions in Matter, Ionization Chambers, Dosimetry
and calibration of photon and electron beams with cavity ion chambers.