Contents:

Background and Essentials Charged-Particle Interactions with Matter Uncharged-Particle Interactions with Matter Field and Dosimetric Quantities, Radiation Equilibrium Elementary Aspects of the Attenuation of Uncharged Particles Macroscopic Aspects of the Transport of Radiation through Matter Characterization of Radiation Quality Monte Carlo Simulation of the Transport of Radiation through Matter Cavity Theory Overview of Radiation Detectors and Measurements Primary Radiation Standards Ionization Chambers Chemical Dosimeters Solid State Detector Dosimetry Reference Dosimetry for External Beam Radiation Therapy Dosimetry for Small and Composite Radiotherapy Photon Beams Reference Dosimetry for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Absorbed Dose Determination for Radionuclides Neutron Dosimetry Workbook: SOLUTIONS