chapter 1 The Early History of Brachytherapy Physics -- chapter 2 Radiation Quantities and Units -- chapter 3 Atoms, Nuclei, Elementary Particles, and Radiations -- chapter 4 Interaction Properties of Photons and Electrons -- chapter 5 Brachytherapy Radionuclides and Their Properties -- chapter 6 Production and Construction of Sealed Sources -- chapter 7 Source Specification and Source Calibration -- chapter 8 Source Dosimetry -- chapter 9 Monte Carlo–Based Source Dosimetry -- chapter 10 Experimental Dosimetry.