Table of Contents
Preface vii
1 Background and Essentials 1
2 Charged Particle Interactions 5
3 Uncharged Particle Interactions with Matter 23
4 Field and Dosimetric Quantities and Radiation Equilibrium: Definitions and Interrelations 35
5 Elementary Aspects of the Attenuation of Uncharged Particles through Matter 47
6 Macroscopic Aspects of the Transport of Radiation through Matter 53
Implementation 54
Normalization of Results 55
7 Characterization of Radiation Quality 57
8 The Monte Carlo Simulation of the Transport of Radiation through Matter 69
9 Cavity Theory 85
10 Overview of Radiation Detectors and Measurements 93
11 Primary Radiation Standards 99
12 Ionization Chambers 109
13 Chemical Dosimeters 117
14 Solid-State Dosimeters 123
15 Reference Dosimetry for External Beam Radiation Therapy 129
16 Dosimetry of Small and Composite Radiotherapy Photon Beams 143
17 Reference Dosimetry for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology 145
18 Absorbed-Dose Determination for Radionuclides 153
19 Neutron Dosimetry 169
