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.
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 chamberbased 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.