Introduction to nuclear science
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boca Raton :
CRC Press ,
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The mathematics of radioactive decay
- 3. Energy and the nucleus
- 4. Radioactive decay: the gory details
- 5. Interactions of ionizing radiation with matter
- 6. Detection of ionizing radiation
- 7. Nuclear reactions
- 8. Fission and fusion
- 9. Nuclear reactors and weapons
- 10. Nuclear medicine
- 11. Radiation therapy and food irradiation
- 12. Radiation protection 13. X-ray production