Radioisotope and Radiation Physics: An Introduction is based on lectures delivered on a course in the use of radioactive isotopes. The course is organized by the B. Kidric Institute of Nuclear Sciences in Belgrade.

The book presents the fundamental concepts on the use of radioisotopes. It aims to help the reader handle the quantitative data given in specialized handbooks and promote further reading. The subjects covered in the text include the Feynman diagrams and virtual particles; the phenomena of collisions between particles and atomic systems; and the penetration of alpha, beta, and gamma radiation.

The text is intended to professionals in other fields who are interested in the study of radioisotopes and radiation who only has a very rudimentary background in physics.

• Front Cover 2
• Radioisotope and Radiation Physics: An Introduction 5
• Copyright Page 6
• Table of Contents 9
• Preface 13
• Chapter 1. Introduction 15
  • 1.1. Accuracy and Errors 16
  • 1.2. Mechanical Analogy 18
  • 1.3. Cross Section 21
  • 1.4. Binding Energy 24
  • 1.5. Mass–Energy Equivalence 26
  • 1.6. Energy Units 26
• Chapter 2. Matter 28
  • 2.1. Elementary Particles 28
  • 2.2. Antiparticles 29