Nuclear and Particle Physics

  1. Applications and Technology
    1. Nuclear Technology
      1. Nuclear Power
        1. Reactor Design
          1. Pressurized Water Reactors
            1. Boiling Water Reactors
              1. Fast Breeder Reactors
                1. Small Modular Reactors
                2. Fuel Cycle
                  1. Uranium Enrichment
                    1. Fuel Fabrication
                      1. Spent Fuel Management
                        1. Reprocessing
                        2. Nuclear Safety
                          1. Reactor Safety Systems
                            1. Containment Design
                              1. Emergency Procedures
                                1. Risk Assessment
                                2. Nuclear Waste
                                  1. High-Level Waste
                                    1. Intermediate-Level Waste
                                      1. Low-Level Waste
                                        1. Geological Disposal
                                      2. Nuclear Weapons
                                        1. Fission Weapons
                                          1. Critical Mass
                                            1. Implosion Design
                                              1. Gun-Type Design
                                              2. Fusion Weapons
                                                1. Thermonuclear Design
                                                  1. Staged Weapons
                                                    1. Yield Calculations
                                                    2. Nuclear Testing
                                                      1. Atmospheric Tests
                                                        1. Underground Tests
                                                          1. Test Ban Treaties
                                                      2. Medical Applications
                                                        1. Medical Imaging
                                                          1. X-Ray Imaging
                                                            1. Conventional Radiography
                                                              1. Digital Radiography
                                                                1. Contrast Agents
                                                                2. Computed Tomography
                                                                  1. CT Principles
                                                                    1. Image Reconstruction
                                                                      1. Dose Considerations
                                                                      2. Nuclear Medicine Imaging
                                                                        1. Gamma Camera
                                                                          1. SPECT
                                                                            1. PET Scanning
                                                                              1. Radiopharmaceuticals
                                                                              2. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
                                                                                1. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
                                                                                  1. Pulse Sequences
                                                                                    1. Contrast Mechanisms
                                                                                  2. Radiation Therapy
                                                                                    1. External Beam Therapy
                                                                                      1. Linear Accelerators
                                                                                        1. Beam Shaping
                                                                                          1. Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy
                                                                                            1. Stereotactic Radiosurgery
                                                                                            2. Brachytherapy
                                                                                              1. Low Dose Rate
                                                                                                1. High Dose Rate
                                                                                                  1. Seed Implants
                                                                                                  2. Particle Therapy
                                                                                                    1. Proton Therapy
                                                                                                      1. Heavy Ion Therapy
                                                                                                        1. Carbon Ion Therapy
                                                                                                      2. Radiation Protection
                                                                                                        1. Dosimetry
                                                                                                          1. Absorbed Dose
                                                                                                            1. Equivalent Dose
                                                                                                              1. Effective Dose
                                                                                                                1. Dose Rate
                                                                                                                2. Biological Effects
                                                                                                                  1. Deterministic Effects
                                                                                                                    1. Stochastic Effects
                                                                                                                      1. Radiation Weighting Factors
                                                                                                                      2. Protection Principles
                                                                                                                        1. Justification
                                                                                                                          1. Optimization
                                                                                                                            1. Dose Limits
                                                                                                                              1. ALARA Principle
                                                                                                                          2. Industrial Applications
                                                                                                                            1. Non-Destructive Testing
                                                                                                                              1. Radiographic Testing
                                                                                                                                1. X-Ray Radiography
                                                                                                                                  1. Gamma Radiography
                                                                                                                                    1. Digital Radiography
                                                                                                                                    2. Neutron Activation Analysis
                                                                                                                                      1. Thermal Neutron Activation
                                                                                                                                        1. Epithermal Neutron Activation
                                                                                                                                          1. Prompt Gamma Analysis
                                                                                                                                          2. Particle-Induced X-Ray Emission
                                                                                                                                            1. PIXE Analysis
                                                                                                                                              1. Elemental Analysis
                                                                                                                                                1. Microbeam Applications
                                                                                                                                              2. Materials Modification
                                                                                                                                                1. Ion Implantation
                                                                                                                                                  1. Semiconductor Doping
                                                                                                                                                    1. Surface Modification
                                                                                                                                                      1. Ion Beam Synthesis
                                                                                                                                                      2. Radiation Processing
                                                                                                                                                        1. Polymer Crosslinking
                                                                                                                                                          1. Sterilization
                                                                                                                                                            1. Food Irradiation
                                                                                                                                                          2. Analytical Techniques
                                                                                                                                                            1. Mass Spectrometry
                                                                                                                                                              1. Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
                                                                                                                                                                1. Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry
                                                                                                                                                                  1. Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry
                                                                                                                                                                  2. Surface Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                    1. Rutherford Backscattering
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Nuclear Reaction Analysis
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Elastic Recoil Detection
                                                                                                                                                                    2. Dating and Archaeology
                                                                                                                                                                      1. Radiometric Dating
                                                                                                                                                                        1. Carbon-14 Dating
                                                                                                                                                                          1. Radiocarbon Principles
                                                                                                                                                                            1. Sample Preparation
                                                                                                                                                                              1. Calibration Curves
                                                                                                                                                                                1. Applications and Limitations
                                                                                                                                                                                2. Potassium-Argon Dating
                                                                                                                                                                                  1. K-Ar Method
                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Ar-Ar Method
                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Volcanic Rock Dating
                                                                                                                                                                                      2. Uranium-Lead Dating
                                                                                                                                                                                        1. U-Pb Systematics
                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Zircon Dating
                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Concordia Diagrams
                                                                                                                                                                                            2. Other Dating Methods
                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Rubidium-Strontium
                                                                                                                                                                                                1. Samarium-Neodymium
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Fission Track Dating
                                                                                                                                                                                                2. Archaeological Applications
                                                                                                                                                                                                  1. Artifact Dating
                                                                                                                                                                                                    1. Organic Materials
                                                                                                                                                                                                      1. Inorganic Materials
                                                                                                                                                                                                        1. Provenance Studies
                                                                                                                                                                                                        2. Environmental Reconstruction
                                                                                                                                                                                                          1. Climate Change
                                                                                                                                                                                                            1. Ecosystem Evolution
                                                                                                                                                                                                              1. Human Impact

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