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Purdue University,
School of Health Sciences Interactions of Radiation with Matter (radiation physics) Frequently Used Sites |
Photon Interaction Data ("cross sections")
- XCOM: Photon Cross Sections Database
- Tables of X-Ray Mass Attenuation Coefficients and Mass Energy-Absorption Coefficients by JH Hubbell and SM Seltzer of NIST.
Electron Interaction Data
- Electron-Impact Cross Sections for Ionization and Excitation at NIST
- STAR Database: Stopping-Power and Range Tables for Electrons, Protons, and Helium Ions at NIST
Diagnostic X-Rays
- Boone JM, Seibert JA, An accurate method for computer-generating tungsten anode x-ray spectra from 30 to 140 kV. Med Phys 24(11), 1661-1670 (1997). See http://www.edonnelly.com/genspectrum.php for a nice web-based implementation of the algorithm.
- Boone JM, Fewell TR, Jennings RJ, Molybdenum, rhodium, and tungsten anode spectral models using interpolating polynomials with application to mammography, Med Phys 24(12), 1863-1874 (1997). See http://www.edonnelly.com/mamspectrum.php for a nice web-based implementation of the algorithm.
Last Updated: November 20, 2009