Statistical methods in radiation physics
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Wiley-VCH,
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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. |