Radiation Detectors
RADIATION DETECTION TERMINOLOGY
Summary
Stopping power is proportional to specific ionization. Radiation detection terms discussed in this
chapter are summarized below.
Radiation Detection Terms Summary
An electron-ion pair is the product of a single ionizing
event.
Specific ionization is that number of ion pairs produced
per centimeter of travel through matter.
Stopping power is the energy lost per unit path length.
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