1．RADIATIONS:HOW THEIR ENERGY IS DISSIPATED 1
Light-particle radiations 1
Energy loss of electrons in water 3
Radiation units 8
Heavy particles 10
Picture of irradiated water 12
2．EXPERIMENTAL METHODS AND DOSIMETRY 13
Radiation sources 13
Water purification 18
Dosimetry 20
3．THE FREE RADICAL THEORY 24
Indirect action 24
Molecular and radical yields 24
Reaction schemes 26
Origin and constitution of radicals 27
Reaction kinetics 29
Chain reactions 30
4．REACTIONS INDUCED BY GAMMA-RAYS IN SOME SIMPLE SOLUTIONS;MAGNITUDES OF THE MOLECULAR AND RADICAL YIELDS 32
Definitions and notation 32
The hydrogen yield 33
FeSO4 oxidation:the hydrogen atom yield 34
Ceric sulfate reduction:yields of OH and H2O2 38
Reduction of oxygen 40
The vanadium system 41
Effect of acid concentration 43
The yields in neutral solution 44
Effects of other variables 48
10．FURTHER OBSERVATIONS ON SOLUTIONS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS 142
Hydrocarbons 142
Acids 144
Amino acids 148
Alcohols and phenols 150
Esters and ketones 153
Carbohydrates 154
Steroids 155
Nitrogen compounds 157
Sulfur compounds 160
Chlorine compounds 163
Polymer solutions 165
Dyes 169
11．SOLUTIONS OF LARGE MOLECULES OF BIOLOGICAL INTEREST 173
Reaction kinetics 173
Enzyme solutions 176
Other proteins 182
Nucleic acid 185
Applications to radiobiology 189
NAME INDEX 193
SUBJECT INDEX 199