The Use of Plane Parallel Ionization Chambers in High Energy Electron and Photon Beams
The Use of Plane Parallel Ionization Chambers in High Energy Electron and Photon Beams

Author: International Atomic Energy Agency

Publisher:

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13:

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This report both complements and extends Technical Reports Series No. 277/2, Absorbed Dose Determination in Photon and Electron Beams - An International Code of Practice, IAEA Technical Reports Series No. 277/2. It describes options and how to calibrate plane parallel ionization chambers, against air kerma or absorbed dose to water standards at cobalt-60 gamma ray energies. The use of these chambers to calibrate therapy electron beams, as well as relative dose measurements for photon and electron beams, is presented. This publication also updates some of the data and concepts used in Technical Reports Series No. 277/2. It fills gaps in the latter report with respect to plane parallel chambers with a view to improve accuracy in radiotherapy when these chambers are used.

Radiation Dosimetry Instrumentation and Methods
Radiation Dosimetry Instrumentation and Methods

Author: Gad Shani

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2000-12-28

Total Pages: 506

ISBN-13: 0849315050

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Radiation dosimetry has made great progress in the last decade, mainly because radiation therapy is much more widely used. Since the first edition, many new developments have been made in the basic methods for dosimetry, i.e. ionization chambers, TLD, chemical dosimeters, and photographic films. Radiation Dosimetry: Instrumentation and Methods, Second Edition brings to the reader these latest developments. Written at a high level for medical physicists, engineers, and advanced dosimetrists, it concentrates only on evolvement during the last decade, relying on the first edition to provide the basics.

World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, June 7-12, 2015, Toronto, Canada
World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, June 7-12, 2015, Toronto, Canada

Author: David A. Jaffray

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-07-13

Total Pages: 1790

ISBN-13: 3319193872

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This book presents the proceedings of the IUPESM World Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics, a tri-annual high-level policy meeting dedicated exclusively to furthering the role of biomedical engineering and medical physics in medicine. The book offers papers about emerging issues related to the development and sustainability of the role and impact of medical physicists and biomedical engineers in medicine and healthcare. It provides a unique and important forum to secure a coordinated, multileveled global response to the need, demand and importance of creating and supporting strong academic and clinical teams of biomedical engineers and medical physicists for the benefit of human health.

Absorbed Dose Determination in External Beam Radiotherapy
Absorbed Dose Determination in External Beam Radiotherapy

Author: International Atomic Energy Agency

Publisher:

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13:

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This Code of Practice, which has also been endorsed by WHO, PAHO and ESTRO, fulfils the need for a systematic and internationally unified approach to the calibration of ionization chambers in terms of absorbed dose to water and to the use of these detectors in determining the absorbed dose to water for the radiation beams used in radiotherapy. It provides a methodology for the determination of absorbed dose to water in the low, medium and high energy photon beams, electron beams, proton beams and heavy ion beams used for external radiation therapy.

Fundamentals of Ionizing Radiation Dosimetry
Fundamentals of Ionizing Radiation Dosimetry

Author: Pedro Andreo

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2017-05-24

Total Pages: 1310

ISBN-13: 3527808248

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A new, comprehensively updated edition of the acclaimed textbook by F.H. Attix (Introduction to Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry) taking into account the substantial developments in dosimetry since its first edition. This monograph covers charged and uncharged particle interactions at a level consistent with the advanced use of the Monte Carlo method in dosimetry; radiation quantities, macroscopic behaviour and the characterization of radiation fields and beams are covered in detail. A number of chapters include addenda presenting derivations and discussions that offer new insight into established dosimetric principles and concepts. The theoretical aspects of dosimetry are given in the comprehensive chapter on cavity theory, followed by the description of primary measurement standards, ionization chambers, chemical dosimeters and solid state detectors. Chapters on applications include reference dosimetry for standard and small fields in radiotherapy, diagnostic radiology and interventional procedures, dosimetry of unsealed and sealed radionuclide sources, and neutron beam dosimetry. The topics are presented in a logical, easy-to-follow sequence and the text is supplemented by numerous illustrative diagrams, tables and appendices. For senior undergraduate- or graduate-level students and professionals.

Physics and Engineering of Radiation Detection
Physics and Engineering of Radiation Detection

Author: Syed Naeem Ahmed

Publisher: Elsevier

Published: 2014-11-20

Total Pages: 784

ISBN-13: 0128016442

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Physics and Engineering of Radiation Detection presents an overview of the physics of radiation detection and its applications. It covers the origins and properties of different kinds of ionizing radiation, their detection and measurement, and the procedures used to protect people and the environment from their potentially harmful effects. The second edition is fully revised and provides the latest developments in detector technology and analyses software. Also, more material related to measurements in particle physics and a complete solutions manual have been added. - Discusses the experimental techniques and instrumentation used in different detection systems in a very practical way without sacrificing the physics content - Provides useful formulae and explains methodologies to solve problems related to radiation measurements - Contains many worked-out examples and end-of-chapter problems - Detailed discussions on different detection media, such as gases, liquids, liquefied gases, semiconductors, and scintillators - Chapters on statistics, data analysis techniques, software for data analysis, and data acquisition systems

The Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy
The Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy

Author: Wolfgang Schlegel

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 630

ISBN-13: 3642597580

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Computers have had and will continue to have a tremendous impact on professional activity in almost all areas. This applies to radiological medicine and in particular to radiation therapy. This book compiles the most recent developments and results of the application of computers and computer science as presented at the XIIIth International Conference on the Use of Computers in Radiation Therapy in Heidelberg, Germany. The text of both oral presentations and posters is included. The book is intended for computer sientists, medical physicists, engineers and physicians in the field of radiation therapy and provides a comprehensive survey of the entire field.

Radiation Dosimetry Instrumentation and Methods (2001)
Radiation Dosimetry Instrumentation and Methods (2001)

Author: Gad Shani

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2017-11-22

Total Pages: 500

ISBN-13: 1351358626

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Radiation dosimetry has made great progress in the last decade, mainly because radiation therapy is much more widely used. Since the first edition, many new developments have been made in the basic methods for dosimetry, i.e. ionization chambers, TLD, chemical dosimeters, and photographic films. Radiation Dosimetry: Instrumentation and Methods, Second Edition brings to the reader these latest developments. Written at a high level for medical physicists, engineers, and advanced dosimetrists, it concentrates only on evolvement during the last decade, relying on the first edition to provide the basics.

Introduction to Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry
Introduction to Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry

Author: Frank Herbert Attix

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2008-09-26

Total Pages: 628

ISBN-13: 3527617140

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A straightforward presentation of the broad concepts underlying radiological physics and radiation dosimetry for the graduate-level student. Covers photon and neutron attenuation, radiation and charged particle equilibrium, interactions of photons and charged particles with matter, radiotherapy dosimetry, as well as photographic, calorimetric, chemical, and thermoluminescence dosimetry. Includes many new derivations, such as Kramers X-ray spectrum, as well as topics that have not been thoroughly analyzed in other texts, such as broad-beam attenuation and geometrics, and the reciprocity theorem. Subjects are layed out in a logical sequence, making the topics easier for students to follow. Supplemented with numerous diagrams and tables.