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As we have seen, radiation — photons, charged particles such as electrons, protons, α-particles, and heavy ions and also neutrons — interact with matter as described in Chap. 2. The basic mechanism is therefore the ionization of atoms.
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Bethge, K., Kraft, G., Kreisler, P., Walter, G. (2004). Radiation Safety and Dose Limitations. In: Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics. Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-08608-7_6
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