Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 938
Book Description
Nuclear Science Abstracts
Author: Energy Research Abstracts
Author: Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Author: Selected Papers (1945-1980) Of Chen Ning Yang (With Commentary)
Author: Chen Ning YangPublisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 9814480134
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
A remarkable personal and professional chronicle by one of today's leading physicists, this is a collection of Chen Ning Yang's personally selected papers supplemented by his insightful commentaries. Including previously unpublished or hard-to-find works, this volume contains Yang's important papers on statistical physics, nuclear forces, and particle physics. Among them are his seminal work with T D Lee on the nonconservation of parity, for which they won the Nobel Prize, and his work with R L Mills, which led to modern gauge theories with their exciting prospects for the broad unification of field theories.The commentaries were written especially for this volume and provide a fascinating account of Yang's development as a physicist as well as a look at many important physicists of the 20th century. They trace the development of Yang's interests and ideas from his graduate school days to the present, showing how he worked with his colleagues and how their physics came into being.Together, the papers and commentaries in this unique collection comprise a powerful personal statement, shedding light on both the intellectual development of a great physicist and on the nature of scientific inquiry.
Hearings and Reports on Atomic Energy
Author: United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic EnergyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nuclear energy
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
Book Description
Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy
Author: United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic EnergyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 1752
Book Description
ERDA Energy Research Abstracts
Author: Physical Review & Physical Review Letters: A-L
Author: Nichigai AsoshiētsuPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Physical review
Languages : en
Pages : 862
Book Description
High Energy Physics Index
Author: Proton Therapy Physics
Author: Harald PaganettiPublisher: CRC Press
ISBN: 1439836450
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 691
Book Description
Proton Therapy Physics goes beyond current books on proton therapy to provide an in-depth overview of the physics aspects of this radiation therapy modality, eliminating the need to dig through information scattered in the medical physics literature. After tracing the history of proton therapy, the book summarizes the atomic and nuclear physics background necessary for understanding proton interactions with tissue. It describes the physics of proton accelerators, the parameters of clinical proton beams, and the mechanisms to generate a conformal dose distribution in a patient. The text then covers detector systems and measuring techniques for reference dosimetry, outlines basic quality assurance and commissioning guidelines, and gives examples of Monte Carlo simulations in proton therapy. The book moves on to discussions of treatment planning for single- and multiple-field uniform doses, dose calculation concepts and algorithms, and precision and uncertainties for nonmoving and moving targets. It also examines computerized treatment plan optimization, methods for in vivo dose or beam range verification, the safety of patients and operating personnel, and the biological implications of using protons from a physics perspective. The final chapter illustrates the use of risk models for common tissue complications in treatment optimization. Along with exploring quality assurance issues and biological considerations, this practical guide collects the latest clinical studies on the use of protons in treatment planning and radiation monitoring. Suitable for both newcomers in medical physics and more seasoned specialists in radiation oncology, the book helps readers understand the uncertainties and limitations of precisely shaped dose distribution.