Radiation Physics for Medical Physicists by Podgorsak, Ervin B. (9783319797816)

Radiation Physics for Medical Physicists - Edition #3 - Softcover Repri

by Podgorsak, Ervin B.

Paperback - English

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.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

Edition Number

Softcover Repri

ISBN

3319797816

EAN

9783319797816

Publisher

SPRINGER NATURE

Publication Date

28 Jun 2018

Pages

906

Weight (kg)

1.32

Dimensions (cm)

23.4 x 15.6 x 4.8

About Author

Ervin B. Podgorsak was born in Vienna, Austria and grew up in Ljubljana, Slovenia where he completed his undergraduate studies in technical physics at the University of Ljubljana in 1968. He then studied at the University of Wisconsin in Madison, Wisconsin, USA and obtained M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees in physics. He completed his post-doctoral studies in medical physics at the University of Toronto in 1974 and moved to McGill University in Montreal, where he currently holds positions of Professor of Medical Physics and Director of the Medical Physics department.