Physics of nuclear radiations : concepts, techniques and applications

Content: Physics Preliminaries  Conservation Laws  Basics of Relativity  Energetics of Photons  Energetics of Matter  Matter Waves  Questions  Endnotes         Radioactivity  Introduction  Natural Radioactivity  Radioactive Secular Equilibrium  Growth and Decay of Radioactivity  Age Determination-An Application  Questions  Endnotes         Nuclear Energetics  Introduction  Q-Value of Nuclear Processes  Beta Decay  Q-Values for Populating Excited Levels  Q-Values of Artificial Transmutation  Separation Energies  Questions  Endnotes         Interaction of Heavy Charged Particles with Matter  Introduction  Bethe Stopping Power Formula  Range of Charged Particles  Bragg Peak  Range of a Particles  Range of Particles in Mixtures and Compounds  Energy Loss of Electrons by Ionization  Endnotes         Interactions of Photons and Electrons in Matter  Introduction  Radiation Length  Photon Energy and Material Dependence of Attenuation Coefficients  Photon Energy Loss Mechanisms  Bragg's Additive Rule  Electron Interactions  Bremsstrahlung  Radiation Length  Cherenkov Radiation  Transition Radiation  Questions  Endnotes         Interactions of Neutrons with Matter  Introduction  Nuclear Fission  Macroscopic Cross Section  Neutron Multiplication in Bulk Matter  Questions  Endnotes         Basics of Radiation Dosimetry  Introduction  Biological Considerations  Working Level Month  Specific Gamma Ray Constant  Endnotes        Radiation Sources  Background  Production of Electromagnetic Radiation  Ion Beam Accelerators  Electrostatic Accelerators  Alternating Current Accelerators  Linear Accelerators Cyclotron  Microtron  Synchrotron  Collider Machines  Questions  Endnotes         Nuclear Radiation Detectors  Introduction  Cloud Chambers and Bubble Chambers  Gas Detectors  Multi-Wire Chambers  Semiconductor Solid State Detectors  Scintillation Counters  Cherenkov Detectors Photosensors         Measurement Techniques  Intensity Measurements  Energy Spectroscopy  Coincidence Measurements for Energy Spectroscopy Timing Spectroscopy  Particle Identification by Time of Flight  Emission         Nuclear Techniques-A Few Applications  Introduction  Applications in Medicine  Radiation Therapy  Trace Element Analyses        Appendix A: Radioactive Decays  Appendix B: Energetics  Appendix C: Cross Sections  Appendix D: Physics of Semiconductor Detectors  Appendix E: Websites  Appendix F: Glossary         Index