Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimetry

Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimetry
Author: L. Boetter-Jensen
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 375
Release: 2003-10-24
Genre: Science
ISBN: 008053807X

Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) has become the technique of choice for many areas of radiation dosimetry. The technique is finding widespread application in a variety of radiation dosimetry fields, including personal monitoring, environmental monitoring, retrospective dosimetry (including geological dating and accident dosimetry), space dosimetry, and many more. In this book we have attempted to synthesize the major advances in the field, covering both fundamental understanding and the many applications. The latter serve to demonstrate the success and popularity of OSL as a dosimetry method.The book is designed for researchers and radiation dosimetry practitioners alike. It delves into the detailed theory of the process from the point of view of stimulated relaxation phenomena, describing the energy storage and release processes phenomenologically and developing detailed mathematical descriptions to enable a quantitative understanding of the observed phenomena. The various stimulation modes (continuous wave, pulsed, or linear modulation) are introduced and compared. The properties of the most important synthetic OSL materials beginning with the dominant carbon-doped Al2O3, and moving through discussions of other, less-well studied but nevertheless important, or potentially important, materials. The OSL properties of the two most important natural OSL dosimetry material types, namely quartz and feldspars are discussed in depth. The applications chapters deal with the use of OSL in personal, environmental, medical and UV dosimetry, geological dating and retrospective dosimetry (accident dosimetry and dating). Finally the developments in instrumentation that have occurred over the past decade or more are described. The book will find use in those laboratories within academia, national institutes and the private sector where research and applications in radiation dosimetry using luminescence are being conducted. Potential readers include personnel involved in radiation protection practice and research, hospitals, nuclear power stations, radiation clean-up and remediation, food irradiation and materials processing, security monitoring, geological and archaeological dating, luminescence studies of minerals, etc.

Recent Advancements and Applications in Dosimetry

Recent Advancements and Applications in Dosimetry
Author: Maria F. Chan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Radiation dosimetry
ISBN: 9781536137590

Features: Provides unique dosimetry for high intensity MR-guided ultrasound treatment, gold nanoparticle-enhanced radiotherapy, photodynamic therapy, thermal imaging in Bbrachytherapy, MR-guided radiotherapy, proton beam treatment, and high-definition end-to-end patient-specific dose verification. Offers clinical applications for all varieties of modern radiation detectors, and evolving dosimetry techniques including innovative calorimetry, TLD, Oone-scan film dosimetry, transmission detectors, real-time EPID dosimetry, best feasible DVH planning, 3D printing, 5D planning and delivery, as well as machine learning Summary This book provides a comprehensive collection of the newly emerging treatment modalities, covering high intensity ultrasound treatment, photodynamic therapy, MR-guided treatment machines, nanoparticle-enhanced radiotherapy, and proton beam therapy. The invited expert authors cover a wide range of the latest advancements and developments in dosimetry techniques as well asnd their clinical implications, including calorimetry, radiochromic film, transmission detectors, real-time portal dosimetry, TLD, thermal imaging dosimetry, 3D dosimetry, best feasible DVH planning, 5D planning and delivery, 3D printing, as well as machine learning in medical dosimetry. This book will bring the reader up-to-date with the state of the art in radiation dosimetry and best clinical practices using such advanced detectors.

EPR in the 21st Century

EPR in the 21st Century
Author: Asako Kawamori
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 853
Release: 2002-07-01
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0080539726

The Proceedings in this volume are a refereed selection of presentations from The Third Asia-Pacific EPR/ESR Symposium (APES'01), held in Kobe, Japan from October 29 to November 1, 2001. Participants from 20 countries from Asia, Australia, Europe, North and South America presented 210 papers, of which 132 are included here.These Proceedings are also a blueprint for development of electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) / electron spin resonance (ESR) in the Asia-Pacific region in the 21st century. The Symposium reflected a variety of research fields developed over half a century and focuses especially on the most recent developments, such as high-field and high-frequency EPR, which are envisaged to be further developed and applied to various fields in the 21st century.All sessions consisted of Plenary, Invited and Contributed presentations. The Plenary presentations aimed at summarizing the overall developments. Invited presentations, reviewing the most recent developments, and Contributed ones, dealing with original research recently carried out in the EPR/ESR area, were given in one of three parallel sessions. The unique research works presented cover various fields and reflect the existing diversity of applications of the EPR/ESR techniques.

Scintillation Dosimetry

Scintillation Dosimetry
Author: Sam Beddar
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2016-04-06
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 1482209004

Scintillation Dosimetry delivers a comprehensive introduction to plastic scintillation dosimetry, covering everything from basic radiation dosimetry concepts to plastic scintillating fiber optics. Comprised of chapters authored by leading experts in the medical physics community, the book: Discusses a broad range of technical implementations, from point source dosimetry scaling to 3D-volumetric and 4D-scintillation dosimetry Addresses a wide scope of clinical applications, from machine quality assurance to small-field and in vivo dosimetry Examines related optical techniques, such as optically stimulated luminescence (OSL) or Čerenkov luminescence Thus, Scintillation Dosimetry provides an authoritative reference for detailed, state-of-the-art information on plastic scintillation dosimetry and its use in the field of radiation dosimetry.

Handbook of Nuclear Chemistry

Handbook of Nuclear Chemistry
Author: Attila Vértes
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 3762
Release: 2010-12-10
Genre: Science
ISBN: 144190719X

This revised and extended 6 volume handbook set is the most comprehensive and voluminous reference work of its kind in the field of nuclear chemistry. The Handbook set covers all of the chemical aspects of nuclear science starting from the physical basics and including such diverse areas as the chemistry of transactinides and exotic atoms as well as radioactive waste management and radiopharmaceutical chemistry relevant to nuclear medicine. The nuclear methods of the investigation of chemical structure also receive ample space and attention. The international team of authors consists of scores of world-renowned experts - nuclear chemists, radiopharmaceutical chemists and physicists - from Europe, USA, and Asia. The Handbook set is an invaluable reference for nuclear scientists, biologists, chemists, physicists, physicians practicing nuclear medicine, graduate students and teachers - virtually all who are involved in the chemical and radiopharmaceutical aspects of nuclear science. The Handbook set also provides further reading via the rich selection of references.

Development of Procedures for in Vivo Dosimetry in Radiotherapy

Development of Procedures for in Vivo Dosimetry in Radiotherapy
Author: International Atomic Energy Agency
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9789201416100

Provides a comprehensive overview of the development of procedures for in vivo dosimetry in radiotherapy. It elaborates on the technology behind in vivo dosimetry and describes an initial set of measurements.

Toxicological Risk Assessment and Multi-System Health Impacts from Exposure

Toxicological Risk Assessment and Multi-System Health Impacts from Exposure
Author: Aristidis M. Tsatsakis
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 686
Release: 2021-08-01
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0323853587

Toxicological Risk Assessment and Multisystem Health Impacts From Exposure highlights the emerging problems of human and environmental health attributable to cumulative and multiple sources of long-term exposure to environmental toxicants. The book describes the cellular, biological, immunological, endocrinologic, genetic, and epigenetic effects of long-term exposure. It examines how the combined exposure to nanomaterials, metals, pharmaceuticals, multifrequency radiation, dietary mycotoxins, and pesticides accelerates ecotoxicity in humans, animals, plants, and the larger environment. The book goes on to also offer insights into mixture risk assessments, protocols for evaluating the risks, and how this information can serve the regulatory agencies in setting safer exposure limits. The book is a go-to resource for scientists and professionals in the field tackling the current and emerging trends in modern toxicology and risk assessment. - Bridges basic research with clinical, epidemiological, regulatory, and translational research, conveying both an introductory understanding and the latest developments in the field - Evaluates real-life human health risk assessment for long-term exposures to xenobiotic mixtures and the role they play in contributing to chronic disease - Discusses advances in predictive (in silico) toxicology tools and the benefits of using omics technologies in toxicology research

Radiation Dosimetry

Radiation Dosimetry
Author: Gerald J. Hine
Publisher: Elsevier
Total Pages: 947
Release: 2013-09-12
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 148325853X

Radiation Dosimetry focuses on the advancements, processes, technologies, techniques, and principles involved in radiation dosimetry, including counters and calibration and standardization techniques. The selection first offers information on radiation units and the theory of ionization dosimetry and interaction of radiation with matter. Topics include quantities derivable from roentgens, determination of dose in roentgens, ionization dosimetry of high-energy photons and corpuscular radiations, and heavy charged particles. The text then examines the biological and medical effects of radiation, as well as radiation effects in malignant tissues, levels of radiation, and mechanism of radiation effects on living cells. The publication takes a look at ionization chambers, Geiger-Mueller counters and proportional counters, scintillation detectors, and photographic film dosimetry, Discussions focus on calibration and standardization techniques, scintillating materials and their light yield, scintillation detector dosimetry of neutrons, and the physics of counters. The text also ponders on chemical and colorimetric indicators and survey instruments and pocket dosimeters. The selection is a dependable reference for readers interested in radiation dosimetry.

Microdosimetry and Its Applications

Microdosimetry and Its Applications
Author: H.H. Rossi
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2012-12-06
Genre: Science
ISBN: 3642851843

Microdosimetry and Its Applications is an advanced textbook presenting the fundamental concepts and numerical aspects of the absorption of energy by matter exposed to ionizing radiation. It is the only comprehensive work on the subject that can be considered definitive. It provides a deeper understanding of the initial phase of the interaction of ionizing radiation with matter, especially biological matter, and its consequences.