Radiation Physics

Radiation Physics is the branch of physics concerned with the properties of ionizing radiation and the physical mechanisms governing its interactions with matter.

53.8K

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2.4M

Citations

178.1K

Authors

8.2K

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2017–2026

5.3K

Parents

Oral RadiologyRadiation Oncology

Children

Absorbed DoseAtomic StructureBrachytherapy PhysicsComputed Tomography PhysicsElectron Beam PhysicsEquivalent DoseIonization ChambersMonte Carlo Radiation TransportNuclear StructurePhoton Attenuation

Publications

53.8K

SOURCES AND EFFECTS OF IONIZING RADIATION : United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation UNSCEAR 2000 Report to the General Assembly, with Scientific Annexes

民子岩崎 · Isotope news · 2002 · 7.5K citations

Medicine, Physics, Toxicology +17

Coherence in Spontaneous Radiation Processes

R. H. Dicke · Physical Review · 1954 · 7.4K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Physics, Molecular Physics +13

X-Ray Interactions: Photoabsorption, Scattering, Transmission, and Reflection at E = 50-30,000 eV, Z = 1-92

B. L. Henke, Eric M. Gullikson, J.C. Davis · Atomic Data and Nuclear Data Tables · 1993 · 6.2K citations

Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Physics +12

Acceleration and Trapping of Particles by Radiation Pressure

A. Ashkin · Physical Review Letters · 1970 · 5K citations · Full text

Natural Sciences, Physics, Optics +15

Review of particle properties

G.P. Yost, R. M. Barnett, I. Hinchliffe et al. · Physics Letters B · 1988 · 4.4K citations

Natural Sciences, Physics, Nuclear Physics +11

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Authors

178.1K

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Daniel M. Fleetwood
Vanderbilt University, United States
114 publications · 8K citations
48
h-index
RD
Ronald D. Schrimpf
Vanderbilt University, United States
127 publications · 6.4K citations
44
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MC
M. Costa
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, United Kingdom
77 publications · 6.8K citations
44
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DW
D. W. O. Rogers
National Research Council Canada, Canada
74 publications · 8.3K citations
43
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VM
V. Malka
École Polytechnique, France
68 publications · 9K citations
42
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8.2K

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Venues

Physical Review Letters
PRL · 1.8K publications · 159.4K citations
179
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Physical Review
2K publications · 120.6K citations
135
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Medical Physics
1K publications · 59.3K citations
108
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The Astrophysical Journal
ApJ · 635 publications · 43.1K citations
106
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Journal of Applied Physics
1.3K publications · 60.7K citations
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See also Radiation Physics
Interaction Mechanisms	Photoelectric Effect Auger Electron Emitters Inverse Bremsstrahlung Elastic Scattering Coherent Scattering Compton Scattering Pair Production Ionization Excitation Electron-impact Excitation Electron Impact Ionization Three-body Recombination Radiative Recombination Bremsstrahlung Fluorescence Spectroscopy
Radiation Types	Alpha Decay Gamma-ray Sources Ionizing Radiation Effects Non-ionizing Radiation Effects Electromagnetic Waves Beta-emitting Radiopharmaceuticals X-ray Imaging Physics Ultraviolet Solar Radiation
Dosimetry	Monte Carlo Methods Geiger-müller Counters Proportional Counters Computational Phantoms Thermoluminescent Dosimetry Semiconductor Detectors Optically Stimulated Luminescence Dosimetry In Vivo Dosimetry Three-dimensional Dose Reconstruction
Detection Methods	Proportional Counters Photomultiplier Tubes Gas-filled Detectors Ionization Chamber Physics Geiger-mueller Counters Semiconductor Detectors Portal Radiation Monitors Thermal Neutron Detection Scintillation Detectors Time-of-flight Pet
Shielding Principles	Radiation Shielding Monte Carlo Methods Attenuation Factors Structural Shielding Design Beer-lambert Law Radiation Scattering