Table of Contents

Radiation: Types and sources.-Interactions between radiation and matter.- Dosimetry.- Radicals and ESR.- Pulse radiolysis.- Radiation chemistry of aqueous solutions.- Nuclear engineering and effects of radiation.- Radiation processing of polymers and its applications.- Radiation Resistance of Semiconductors.- Utilization of Ionizing Radiation in Environmental Purification.- Production of Inorganic Materials.- Ion beam Analysis of Materials.- Ion Beam Induced Mutation in Plants.- Experiments of Local Irradiation of Cells with Heavy Ion Microbeams.- Food Irradiation: Radiation-based Sterilization, Insecticidal and Inhibition of Sprouting Technologies for Foods and Agricultural Produce.- Radiation-based Plant Diagnostics – Positron Imaging-based Studies of Plants.- Medical Utilization of Radiation.

About the Author

Hisaaki KUDONuclear Professional School, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo