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Elements of microdosimetry.

H H Rossi1, M Zaider

  • 1College of Physicians Surgeons of Columbia University, Radiological Research Laboratories, New York, New York 10032.

Medical Physics
|November 1, 1991
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This tutorial introduces microdosimetry, covering its physics, radiation biology applications using the "site" approximation, and modern "structural microdosimetry" interpretations. It explores future prospects in this scientific field.

Area of Science:

  • Physics
  • Radiation Biology
  • Radiobiology

Background:

  • Introduction to microdosimetry
  • Historical outline of microdosimetry
  • Physics of experimental and theoretical microdosimetry

Purpose of the Study:

  • Review the physics of microdosimetry
  • Explain microdosimetry applications in radiation biology
  • Introduce modern interpretations and future prospects

Main Methods:

  • Review of experimental and theoretical microdosimetry physics
  • Application of microdosimetry in radiation biology (site approximation)
  • Integral geometry methods for structural microdosimetry

Main Results:

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  • Overview of microdosimetry principles
  • Explanation of the site approximation in radiation biology
  • Introduction to structural microdosimetry and dual radiation action

Conclusions:

  • Summary of current microdosimetry knowledge
  • Discussion of future prospects in microdosimetry
  • Conceptual basis of dual radiation action illustrated