Dosimetric Principles, Quantities and Units

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Contents 1 INTRODUCTION 2 RADIATION FIELD OR RADIOMETRIC QUANTITIES 3 DOSIMETRIC QUANTITIES: FUNDAMENTALS 4 DOSIMETRIC QUANTITIES 5 INTERACTION COEFFICIENTS: ELECTRONS 6 INTERACTION COEFFICIENTS: PHOTONS 7 RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DOSIMETRIC QUANTITIES 8 CAVITY THEORY 9 BIBLIOGRAPHY 10 Addendum 1: Dosimetry Concepts

[edit] INTRODUCTION

[edit] RADIATION FIELD OR RADIOMETRIC QUANTITIES

1. Radiation Field
2. Particle Fluence
3. Planar Particle Fluence
4. Energy Fluence
5. Particle Fluence Spectrum
6. Energy Fluence Spectrum
7. Particle Fluence Rate and Energy Fluence Rate

[edit] DOSIMETRIC QUANTITIES: FUNDAMENTALS

1. General Introduction
2. Fundamentals of the Absorption of Radiation Energy
3. Stochastic of Energy Absorption
4. Energy Absorption and Energy Transfer

[edit] DOSIMETRIC QUANTITIES

1. Kerma
2. Cema
3. Absorbed dose

[edit] INTERACTION COEFFICIENTS: ELECTRONS

1. Electron interactions
2. Electrons: Stopping power for charged particles
3. Electrons: Mass stopping power
4. Mass stopping power for electrons and positrons
5. Concept of restricted stopping power

[edit] INTERACTION COEFFICIENTS: PHOTONS

[edit] RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN DOSIMETRIC QUANTITIES

1. Energy fluence and kerma (photons)
2. Fluence and dose (electrons)
3. Kerma and dose (charged particle equilibrium)
4. Collision kerma and exposure

[edit] CAVITY THEORY

1. Bragg-Gray cavity theory
2. Spencer-Attix cavity theory
3. Considerations in the application of cavity theory to ionisation chamber calibration and dosimetry protocols
4. Large cavities in photon beams
5. Burlin cavity theory for photon beams
6. Stopping power ratios

[edit] BIBLIOGRAPHY

• ATTIX, F.H., “Introduction to radiological physics and radiation dosimetry”., John Wiley, New York, New York, U.S.A. (1986).
• GREENING, J.R., “Fundamentals of radiation dosimetry”, Adam Hilger, Bristol, United Kingdom (1981).
• INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON RADIATION UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS, (ICRU), “Stopping powers for electrons and positrons”, ICRU Report 37, ICRU, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A. (1984).
• INTERNATIONAL COMMISSION ON RADIATION UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS, (ICRU), “Fundamental quantities and units for ionizing radiation”, ICRU Report 60, ICRU, Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A. (1998).
• JOHNS, H.E., CUNNINGHAM, J.R., “The physics of radiology”, Thomas, Springfield, Illinois, U.S.A. (1985).

[edit] Addendum 1: Dosimetry Concepts

Addendum 1 - Dosimetry Concepts