Books in the Techniques of Measurement in Medicine Series series

This 1979 volume presents an elementary and, as far as is practicable, non-mathematical introduction to radiation dosimetry. It treats dosimetry from first principles, dealing with the interaction of the various radiations with matter, then defining dosimetric quantities and units and showing how the more important ones are measured.

This book was originally published in 1980. Owing to the increasing use of electronic instrumentation in medical practice it was desirable that medical and nursing personnel have some technical knowledge of electronic equipment. It was the aim of this volume to help those members of the medical profession to develop this knowledge.