Updated from the 1990 edition by Alpen (biophysics, U. of California, Berkeley), this reference for scientists and text for advanced undergraduate/graduate students in the radiological sciences and health physics provides multidisciplinary coverage of the fundamentals of radiation biophysics. Topics covered include: interaction of radiation with matter, energy transfer processes, radiation chemistry, theories and models for cell survival, and stochastic and nonstochastic effects. Expanded coverage is provided of: neutron interactions in tissue and high LET effects and cancer