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Radiation Dosimetry

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Radiation dosimetry addresses determination of energy deposited in a given medium quantitatively by either calculations or measurements. The objective of radiation dosimetry is to determine absorbed dose in a medium using a detection device, i.e., a radiation detector. Toward this goal, this chapter presents general principles of radiation dosimetry. Interaction coefficients and quantities related to radiation dosimetry of ionizing radiation are included. The chapter also presents various cavity theories in detail that relate absorbed dose measured in one medium to other. Principles of radiation dose measurements involving various dosimeters are also discussed in this chapter.

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  1. Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India

    Subhalaxmi Mishra & T. Palani Selvam

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  1. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Dinesh K. Aswal

  2. Physico-Mechanical Metrology, CSIR - National Physical Laboratory, New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Sanjay Yadav

  3. National Metrology Institute of Japan, National Institute of Advanced Industria, Ibaraki, Japan

    Toshiyuki Takatsuji

  4. National Institute of Standards and Tech, GAITHERSBURG, MD, USA

    Prem Rachakonda

  5. Mechanical Engineering Department, National Institute of Technology, Delhi, India

    Harish Kumar

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  1. Health Physics Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India

    M. S. Kulkarni

  2. Radiological Physics and Advisory Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India

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  6. CSIR-National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL), New Delhi, India

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Mishra, S., Selvam, T.P. (2023). Radiation Dosimetry. In: Aswal, D.K., Yadav, S., Takatsuji, T., Rachakonda, P., Kumar, H. (eds) Handbook of Metrology and Applications. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-1550-5_116-1

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