Radiation Detection and Measurement

  1. Interaction of Radiation with Matter
    1. Interaction of Heavy Charged Particles
      1. Mechanisms of Energy Loss
        1. Ionization
          1. Excitation
            1. Nuclear Interactions
            2. Stopping Power
              1. Linear Stopping Power
                1. Mass Stopping Power
                  1. Dependence on Particle Energy
                    1. Dependence on Material Properties
                    2. The Bethe-Bloch Formula
                      1. Theoretical Foundation
                        1. Application and Limitations
                          1. Corrections for Low and High Energies
                          2. Range of Charged Particles
                            1. Mean Range
                              1. Extrapolated Range
                                1. Continuous Slowing Down Approximation
                                  1. Range Straggling
                                    1. Range-Energy Relations
                                    2. Bragg Peak
                                      1. Physical Origin
                                        1. Clinical Applications
                                          1. Practical Significance
                                        2. Interaction of Electrons and Positrons
                                          1. Energy Loss Mechanisms
                                            1. Collisional Energy Loss
                                              1. Ionization
                                                1. Excitation
                                                2. Radiative Energy Loss
                                                  1. Bremsstrahlung Production
                                                3. Bremsstrahlung Production
                                                  1. Production Mechanism
                                                    1. Dependence on Atomic Number
                                                      1. Energy Spectrum
                                                      2. Range and Path Length
                                                        1. Multiple Scattering
                                                          1. Range in Matter
                                                            1. Practical Range
                                                              1. Transmission Through Absorbers
                                                              2. Positron Annihilation
                                                                1. Annihilation Process
                                                                  1. Annihilation Radiation
                                                                    1. Applications in Medical Imaging
                                                                  2. Interaction of Photons
                                                                    1. Interaction Mechanisms
                                                                      1. Photoelectric Effect
                                                                        1. Process Description
                                                                          1. Energy Dependence
                                                                            1. Atomic Number Dependence
                                                                              1. Angular Distribution
                                                                              2. Compton Scattering
                                                                                1. Scattering Process
                                                                                  1. Energy Transfer
                                                                                    1. Angular Distribution
                                                                                      1. Klein-Nishina Formula
                                                                                      2. Pair Production
                                                                                        1. Threshold Energy
                                                                                          1. Nuclear and Electronic Pair Production
                                                                                            1. Energy Distribution
                                                                                            2. Rayleigh Scattering
                                                                                              1. Coherent Scattering Process
                                                                                                1. Low-Energy Interactions
                                                                                                2. Photodisintegration
                                                                                                3. Attenuation of Photons
                                                                                                  1. Exponential Attenuation Law
                                                                                                    1. Narrow Beam Geometry
                                                                                                      1. Broad Beam Geometry
                                                                                                      2. Attenuation Coefficients
                                                                                                        1. Linear Attenuation Coefficient
                                                                                                          1. Mass Attenuation Coefficient
                                                                                                            1. Atomic Attenuation Coefficient
                                                                                                              1. Electronic Attenuation Coefficient
                                                                                                              2. Buildup Factor
                                                                                                                1. Definition and Physical Meaning
                                                                                                                  1. Energy and Material Dependence
                                                                                                                    1. Applications in Shielding
                                                                                                                  2. Interaction of Neutrons
                                                                                                                    1. Neutron Cross Sections
                                                                                                                      1. Microscopic Cross Sections
                                                                                                                        1. Macroscopic Cross Sections
                                                                                                                          1. Energy Dependence
                                                                                                                            1. Resonance Phenomena
                                                                                                                            2. Elastic Scattering
                                                                                                                              1. Scattering Process
                                                                                                                                1. Energy Transfer to Target Nuclei
                                                                                                                                  1. Moderation Process
                                                                                                                                  2. Inelastic Scattering
                                                                                                                                    1. Threshold Energy
                                                                                                                                      1. Excitation of Target Nucleus
                                                                                                                                        1. Gamma Ray Emission
                                                                                                                                        2. Radiative Capture
                                                                                                                                          1. Neutron Absorption Process
                                                                                                                                            1. Gamma Ray Emission
                                                                                                                                              1. Thermal Neutron Capture
                                                                                                                                              2. Nuclear Fission
                                                                                                                                                1. Fissionable and Fissile Materials
                                                                                                                                                  1. Fission Process
                                                                                                                                                    1. Fission Fragments
                                                                                                                                                      1. Neutron Multiplication
                                                                                                                                                      2. Other Nuclear Reactions
                                                                                                                                                        1. Charged Particle Production
                                                                                                                                                          1. Threshold Reactions
                                                                                                                                                            1. Activation Reactions

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