Antoni R., Bourgois L. Applied Physics of External Radiation Exposure: Dosimetry and Radiation Protection

Springer International Publishing AG, 2017. — 484 p. — (Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering) — ISBN: 3319486586This book aims to summarize many years of experience in the field of external dosimetry and protection against ionizing radiation, in the industrial, research, and medical field. It recalls physical concepts and treats a large part of the dosimetry concepts to finally offer a number of tools, for professionals and students, engineers, and technicians to assess radiological risks and to protect themselves in particular by calculating appropriate shielding. It is based on the theory related to the interaction of radiation with matter, empirical formulas, and tables and illustrated by various numerical applications. In addition, it refers continually to the state of the art and particularly in the field of computer codes for external exposure as for a number of medical projects and recent research. Furthermore, it compiles data scattered in many reference works, some of which are hardly available.
The idea came from the authors, involved in the field of radiation protection, which found a lack in terms of practical books and full enough to treat the whole issue of external exposure to ionizing radiation (photons, neutrons, charged particles—electrons, ions etc.).Quantities and Fundamental Units of External Dosimetry
Ionizing Radiation Interaction in Tissues: Kerma and the Absorbed Dose
Protection and Operational Dosimetric Quantities and Calibration