Microdosimetry and Its Applications [Paperback]

Microdosimetry and Its Applications is an advanced textbook presenting the fundamental concepts and numerical aspects of the absorption of energy by matter exposed to ionizing radiation. It is the only comprehensive work on the subject that can be considered definitive. It provides a deeper understanding of the initial phase of the interaction of ionizing radiation with matter, especially biological matter, and its consequences.Microdosimetry and Its Applications is an advanced textbook presenting the fundamental concepts and numerical aspects of the absorption of energy by matter exposed to ionizing radiation. It is the only comprehensive work on the subject that can be considered definitive. It provides a deeper understanding of the initial phase of the interaction of ionizing radiation with matter, especially biological matter, and its consequences.I Introduction.- I.1 The Role of Microdosimetry.- I.2 The Transfer of Energy from Ionizing Radiation to Matter.- I.3 Stochastic Quantities.- I.4 Spatial Aspects of Microdosimetry.- I.5 Temporal Aspects of Microdosimetry.- II Microdosimetric Quantities and their Moments.- II 1 Definitions.- II.2 Microdosimetric Distributions and their Moments.- II.3 Representations of Microdosimetric Distributions.- II.4 Experimental versus Calculated Microdosimetric Distributions.- III Interactions of Particles with Matter.- III.1 Overview.- III.2 Quantities and Terms Relating to the Interaction Between Projectiles and Targets.- III.3 Kinematics of the Scattering Process.- III.4 Sources of Charged Particles.- III.4.1 Photon-interaction Cross Sections.- III.4.2 Neutron-interaction Cross Sections.- III.4.3 Charged Particles as Sources of other Charged Particles.- III.5 Microscopic Description of the Electromagnetic Interaction of Charged Particles with Matter.- III.5.1 Theoretical Outline.- III.5.2 Experimental Data on the Energy Loss Function.- III.6 The Interaction of Charged Particles with Bulk l“'