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Format: 1 online resource (501 p.)

ISBN: 1-280-64159-2 , 9786610641598 , 0-08-046293-6

Content: One of the aims of this book was to focus the attention of specialists to the diversity of the effects of the ionising radiation on biological and physical systems. Special emphasis has been placed on the exquisite complexities/differences introduced by high ionisation density versus low ionisation density irradiation in both biological and physical systems (Scholz - Chapter 1, Horowitz - Chapter 2, Olko - Chapter 3). As well we wanted to point out the need for novel experimental and theoretical approaches required to advance the important fields of micro and nanodosimetry. Important first ste

Note: Description based upon print version of record. , Front cover; Title page; Coypright page; Preface; List of Contributors; Table of contents; 1 Dose Response of Biological Systems to Low- and High-LET Radiation; Introduction; General aspects of radiation damage to cells and tissues; Response of biological systems to low-LET radiation; Physical characteristics of ion beams; Response of biological systems to high-LET radiation; Modeling the dose response of biological systems; Summary; Acknowledgements; References; 2 A Unified and Comprehensive Theory of the TL Dose Response of Thermoluminescent Systems Applied to LiF:Mg,Ti; Introduction , The LiF:Mg,Ti systemThe unified interaction model (UNIM); Heavy charged particle TL fluence response; HCP thermoluminescent efficiency; Acknowledgements; References; 3 Microdosimetric Interpretation of Photon Energy Response in TL Systems; Introduction; Physical and microdosimetric description of charged particle tracks; Dosimetric characteristics of the response of thermoluminescent detectors; The microdosimetric one-hit detector model of thermoluminescence and its relationship to underlying TL processes; Photon energy response of TL detectors with supralinear dose response for gamma-rays , Calculation of response of TL detectors to low-energy X-raysReferences; 4 Dose Dependence of Thermoluminescence (TL) and Optically Stimulated Luminescence with Uniform Excitation; Introduction; Thermoluminescence dose dependence; Optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) and related phenomena; Dose-rate effect; Sensitization effects; Fading effects; Optical absorption; References; 5 Cavity Theory; Introduction; Fundamentals of cavity theory; Cavity theory equation for photon beams; Bragg-Gray small cavity theory equation for photon beams; Spencer-Attix small cavity theory equation , Small cavity theory and perturbation factorsLarge cavity theory equation; Intermediate cavity theory equation; Cavity theory and charged particle beams; Small cavity theory equation and solid state cavities in electron beams; Methods of determining mass collision stopping power ratios; Evaluation of the mass energy absorption coefficient ratio; References; 6 Semiconductor Radiation Detectors in Modern Radiation Therapy; Introduction; Integral semiconductor electronic dosimetry for radiation therapy; Semiconductor electronic dosimetry in high-LET radiation; Spectroscopic dosimetry , Topics in hadron therapyAmorphous silicon imaging plate for dosimetry in megavoltage X-ray; Silicon radiation detectors in nanodosimetry and proton therapy tomography; Acknowledgements; References; 7 Applications of Thermoluminescent Dosimeters in Medicine; Introduction; Brief review of features of TLD materials relevant for medical dosimetry; Theoretical considerations; Clinical TLD systems based on LiF:Mg,Ti; TLD and radiation protection in medicine; Clinical dosimetry in radiotherapy; TLD in diagnostic radiology; Dosimetric intercomparisons; Conclusions and outlook; References; Indices , Author Index , English

Additional Edition: ISBN 0-444-51643-3

Language: English