2 - RT photon interactions

This video is a brief overview of how high energy photons such as those used in radiotherapy, interact with matter.

It's aimed at radiation oncology and radiotherapy trainees who require a brief and rapid overview of the physics behind their practice.

Contents:

Photons
The electromagnetic spectrum
The electron volt
Rayleigh scattering
Photoelectric effect
Compton scattering
Pair/triplet production
Positron annihilation
Photonuclear ineractions
Relative importance of interactions - dependence on atomic number and energy

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