Radiation Physics For Personnel And Environmental Protection

Radiation Physics for Personnel and Environmental Protection by J Donald Cossairt

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.

Author(s): Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

328 Pages

Radiation and particle detectors

The purpose of this note is to explain a range of principles and actual devices used to detect photons and ionized particles. Topics covered includes: Interaction of particles and radiation with matter, Units and detector characteristics, Gas-filled detectors, Surface photoemission detectors , Semiconductor detectors.

Author(s): Edwin Kukk

91 Pages

Radiation Physics For Personnel And Environmental Protection

This book covers the following topics: 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, Radiation Protection Instrumentation at Accelerators.

Author(s): J. Donald Cossairt

344 Pages

Fundamentals of Radiation Dosimetry and Radiological Physics

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 chamber-based air kerma standards.

Author(s): Alex F Bielajew

131 Pages