Publications

About the Authors

Nicholas Tsoulfanidis is a nuclear engineering professor emeritus of the Missouri University of Science & Technology and an adjunct professor at the University of Nevada, Reno. He is an active member and Fellow of the American Nuclear Society and the author of the book The Nuclear Fuel Cycle. He was the editor of the international journal Nuclear Technology from 1997 to 2015. He has been a recipient of the Glenn Murphy Award from the Nuclear and Radiological Division of the American Society of Engineering Education and the Holly Compton Award from the American Nuclear Society. His research focuses on radiation transport, radiation protection, and the nuclear fuel cycle.

Sheldon Landsberger is a professor in the Nuclear and Radiation Engineering Program in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin, where he currently holds the Texas Atomic Energy Research Foundation Professorship in the Cockrell School of Engineering. An active member of the American Nuclear Society, he has been a recipient of the Glenn Murphy Award from the Nuclear and Radiological Division of the American Society of Engineering Education and the Holly Compton Award from the American Nuclear Society. His experimental research projects encompass fundamental nuclear physics, applied nuclear analytical techniques in environmental applications, and nuclear forensics. Both Dr. Tsoulfanidis and Dr. Landsberger have been recipients of the Glenn Murphy Award from the American Society of Engineering Education.

Reviews

“This textbook is a must-have for everyone who studies, teaches, or uses cutting-edge applications of radiation detection and measurements.”

– Miltos Alamaniotis, Ph.D., School of Nuclear Engineering, Purdue University

“Nuclear instrumentation and measurement are key aspects that contribute to the quality of scientific programs in the fields of physics, energy, fuel cycle, waste management, safeguards, and homeland security. Furthermore, measurements relying on nuclear physics now play an important role in various fields of application such as biology, medicine, and the environment. Nicholas Tsoulfanidis and Sheldon Landsberger through this fourth edition successfully realize the challenge to cover all these application areas that use instrumentation and radiation detection.”

– Prof. Dr. Abdallah Lyoussi, National Institute for Nuclear Science and Technology (INSTN), French Atomic Energy and Alternative Energies Commission (CEA)

“… concise and comprehensive … very useful for students, academics and professionals in the development and application of sensors for ionising radiation and beyond.”

– Dr Bjoern Seitz, School of Physics & Astronomy, University of Glasgow

“One of the very few books with cross sections, efficiencies, major reactions, standard detectors … all together. A single stand-alone resource for advanced undergraduates through research level with full references.”

– Dr. Duane Doty, Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University Northridge

“A large amount of graphic illustrations and in-text examples make it an excellent textbook or reference for teaching undergraduate or graduate students. It nicely covers the relevant areas in ionizing radiation detection, and gives a good introduction to emerging areas in nuclear detection such as nuclear forensics and nuclear medicine. I highly endorse the book.”

– Lei R. Cao, Director, Nuclear Analysis and Radiation Sensor Lab, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University