Spectrometry of linear energy transfer. Use in radiotherapy and radiation protection in high-energy particle fields
1.
SYSNO ASEP
0347113
Document Type
B - Monograph
R&D Document Type
Monograph
Title
Spectrometry of linear energy transfer. Use in radiotherapy and radiation protection in high-energy particle fields
Author(s)
Jadrníčková, Iva (UJF-V)
Issue data
Saarbrücken: Lambert Academic Publishing, 2010
ISBN
978-3-8383-5249-7
Number of pages
90 s.
Number of copy
250
Language
eng - English
Country
DE - Germany
Keywords
linear energy transfer ; track detectors ; heavy charged particles
Subject RIV
BG - Nuclear, Atomic and Molecular Physics, Colliders
R&D Projects
GA202/04/0795 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
GD202/05/H031 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
CEZ
AV0Z10480505 - UJF-V (2005-2011)
Annotation
For the description of mechanisms inducing the damage effects, it is crucial to know interactions and energy deposition of the radiation; risks from ionizing radiation depend both on the radiation quantity and quality. Current concept of the radiation protection is based on the connection between radiation quality and linear energy transfer (LET). One of the methods of determination of LET is based on the chemically etched track detectors.This book provides description of methodology of track detectors used for LET spectrometry (at NPI AS CR) and some examples of its use. The detectors were used to determine dosimetric characteristics onboard of aircraft and spacecraft, in some radiotherapeutic beams, or to study fragmentation processes in heavy ion beams.
