Physics of Nuclear Radiation: Concepts, Techniques and Applications

This book emphasizes on the physics of nuclear radiation, interactions, and detection for advanced students in physics, engineering, and health physics. The first part provides a review of the background physics students will need before tackling the later chapters on radiation interactions with matter, radiation dosimetry, shielding, and detection with applications in health physics and biomedical engineering. The text is supplemented with a solutions manual and provides a solid understanding of concepts as well as mathematical descriptions of the various topics covered.