Statistical methods in radiation physics

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Turner J. E (James Edward)
Group Author: Downing D. J; Bogard James S
Published: Wiley-VCH,
Publisher Address: Weinheim
Publication Dates: c2012.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
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Carrier Form: xiv, 452 p.: ill. ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9783527411078 (pbk.)
3527411070 (pbk.)
Index Number: O572
CLC: O572.2
Call Number: O572.2/T948
Contents: Includes bibliographical references (p. 441-443) and index.
The statistical nature of radiation, emission, and interaction -- Radioactive decay -- Sample space, events, and probability -- Probability distributions and transformations -- Discrete distributions -- Continuous distributions -- Parameter and interval estimation -- Propagation of error -- Measuring radioactivity -- Statistical performance measures -- Instrument response -- Monte Carlo methods and applications in dosimetry -- Dose-response relationships and biological modeling -- Regression analysis -- Introduction to Bayesian analysis.