1998 PACS, 80. - 89.
Summary of Scheme
80. CROSS-DISCIPLINARY PHYSICS AND RELATED AREAS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
81. Materials Science
81.05.-t Specific materials: fabrication, treatment, testing and analysis
81.05.Bx Metals, semimetals, and alloys
81.05.Cy Elemental semiconductors
81.05.Dz II-VI semiconductors
81.05.Ea III-V semiconductors
81.05.Gc Amorphous semiconductors
81.05.Hd Other semiconductors
81.05.Je Ceramics and refractories (including borides, carbides, hydrides,
nitrides, oxides, and silicides)
81.05.Kf Glasses (including metallic glasses)
81.05.Lg Polymers and plastics; rubber; synthetic and natural fibers;
organometallic and organic materials
81.05.Mh Cermets, ceramic and refractory composites
81.05.Ni Dispersion-, fiber-, and platelet-reinforced metal-based
composites
81.05.Pj Glass-based composites, vitroceramics
81.05.Qk Reinforced polymers and polymer-based composites
81.05.Rm Porous materials; granular materials
81.05.Tp Fullerenes and related materials; diamonds, graphite
81.05.Ys Nanophase materials
81.05.Zx New materials: theory, design, and fabrication
81.10.-h Methods of crystal growth; physics of crystal growth
(for crystal structure, see 61)
81.10.Aj Theory and models of crystal growth; physics of crystal growth,
crystal morphology and orientation
81.10.Bk Growth from vapor
81.10.Dn Growth from solutions
81.10.Fq Growth from melts; zone melting and refining
81.10.Jt Growth from solid phases (including multiphase diffusion and
recrystallization)
81.10.Mx Growth in microgravity environments
81.15.-z Methods of deposition of films and coatings; film growth and epitaxy
(for structure of thin films, see
68.55; see also 85.40.S Deposition
technology)
81.15.Cd Deposition by sputtering
81.15.Ef Vacuum deposition
81.15.Fg Laser deposition
81.15.Gh Chemical vapor deposition (including plasma-enhanced CVD, MOCVD, etc.)
81.15.Hi Molecular, atomic, ion, and chemical beam epitaxy
81.15.Jj Ion and electron beam-assisted deposition; ion plating
81.15.Kk Vapor phase epitaxy
81.15.Lm Liquid phase epitaxy; deposition from liquid phases (melts, solutions, and surface layers on liquids)
81.15.Np Solid phase epitaxy; growth from solid phases
81.15.Pq Electrodeposition, electroplating
81.15.Rs Spray coating techniques
81.15.Tv Other methods of film growth and epitaxy
81.20.-n Methods of materials synthesis and materials processing
(for ion implantation and doping, see 61.72)
81.20.Ev Powder processing; powder metallurgy, compaction, sintering,
mechanical alloying, and granulation
81.20.Fw Sol-gel processing, precipitation
81.20.Hy Forming; molding, extrusion, etc.
81.20.Ka Chemical synthesis; combustion synthesis
81.20.Rg Aerosols in materials synthesis and processing
81.20.Vj Joining; welding
81.20.Wk Machining, milling
81.20.Ym Purification
81.20.Zx Other methods of materials synthesis and materials processing
81.30.-t Phase diagrams and microstructures developed by solidification and
solid-solid phase transformations (see also
64.70 and 64.80-in
equations of state, phase equilibria and phase transitions)
81.30.Bx Phase diagrams of metals and alloys
81.30.Dz Phase diagrams of other materials (for phase diagrams of
superconductors, see 74.25.D)
81.30.Fb Solidification
81.30.Hd Constant-composition solid-solid phase transformations: polymorphic,
massive, and order-disorder
81.30.Kf Martensitic transformations
81.30.Mh Solid-phase precipitation
(see also 64.75 Solubility, segregation, and mixing; phase
separation)
81.40.-z Treatment of materials and its effects on microstructure and
properties
81.40.Cd Solid solution hardening, precipitation hardening, and dispersion
hardening; aging
81.40.Ef Cold working, work hardening; annealing, post-deformation annealing,
quenching, tempering recovery, and crystallization
81.40.Gh Other heat and thermomechanical treatments
81.40.Jj Elasticity and anelasticity, stress-strain relations
81.40.Lm Deformation, plasticity, and creep (see also
62.20.F and 62.20.H - in
mechanical properties of condensed matter, and 83.50 - in rheology)
81.40.Np Fatigue, corrosion fatigue, embrittlement, cracking, fracture and
failure
81.40.Pq Friction, lubrication, and wear (see also
46.30.P - in structural
mechanics)
81.40.Rs Electrical and magnetic properties (related to treatment conditions)
(see also
72.80, 73.61, and 75.50 - in physics of condensed matter)
81.40.Tv Optical and dielectric properties (related to treatment conditions)
81.40.Vw Pressure treatment
(see also
62.50.P High-pressure and shock-wave effects in solids
and liquids)
81.40.Wx Radiation treatment (particle and electromagnetic)
(see also
61.80 Physical radiation effects, radiation damage)
81.65.-b Surface treatments
(see also 85.40 Microelectronics: LSI, VLSI, ULSI; integrated
circuit fabrication technology)
81.65.Cf Surface cleaning, etching, patterning
81.65.Kn Corrosion protection
81.65.Lp Surface hardening: nitridation, carburization, carbonitridation
81.65.Mq Oxidation
81.65.Ps Polishing
81.65.Rv Passivation
81.65.Tx Gettering
81.65.Ya Other surface treatments
81.70.-q Methods of materials testing and analysis
(for specific chemical analysis methods, see 82.80)
81.70.Bt Mechanical testing, impact tests, static and dynamic loads
81.70.Cv Nondestructive testing: ultrasonic testing, photoacoustic testing
81.70.Ex Nondestructive testing: electromagnetic testing, eddy-current
testing
81.70.Fy Nondestructive testing: optical methods
81.70.Ha Testing in microgravity environments
81.70.Jb Chemical composition analysis, chemical depth and dopant
profiling
81.70.Pg Thermal analysis, differential thermal analysis (DTA),
differential thermogravimetric analysis
81.70.Yp Other methods of materials testing and analysis
81.90.+c Other topics in materials science
82. Physical Chemistry (for physical chemistry of solutions of
biomolecules, see 87.10.D)
82.20.-w Chemical kinetics
82.20.Db Statistical theories (including transition state)
82.20.Fd Stochastic and trajectory models, other theories and models
82.20.Hf Mechanisms and product distribution
82.20.Kh Potential energy surfaces for chemical reactions (see also
34.20--in
atomic and molecular physics)
82.20.Mj Nonequilibrium kinetics
82.20.Pm Rate constants, reaction cross sections, and activation energies
82.20.Rp Energy distribution and transfer; relaxation (see also
31.70.H Time-
dependent phenomena - in atomic and molecular physics)
82.20.Tr Kinetic and isotope effects
82.20.Wt Computational modeling; simulation
82.30.-b Specific chemical reactions; reaction mechanisms
82.30.Cf Atom and radical reactions; chain reactions
82.30.Eh Molecule-molecule reactions
82.30.Fi Ion-molecule, ion-ion, and charge-transfer reactions (see also
34.70
Charge transfer in atomic and molecular collisions)
82.30.Hk Chemical exchanges (substitution, atom transfer, abstraction,
disproportionation, and group exchange)
82.30.Lp Decomposition reactions (pyrolysis, dissociation, and group ejection)
82.30.Nr Association, addition, insertion, cluster formation, hydrogen bonding
82.30.Qt Isomerization and rearrangement
82.30.Vy Homogeneous catalysis (for heterogeneous catalysis at surfaces, see
82.65.J)
82.35.+t Polymer reactions and polymerization
82.40.-g Chemical kinetics and reactions: special regimes and techniques
82.40.Bj Oscillations, chaos, and bifurcations in homogeneous nonequilibrium
reactors
82.40.Ck Pattern formation in vortices-diffusion systems
82.40.Dm Atomic and molecular beam reactions
82.40.Fp Shock waves
82.40.Js Fast and ultrafast reactions
82.40.Mw Pulse techniques
82.40.Py Flames, combustion, and explosions
82.40.Ra Plasma reactions (including flowing afterglow and electric discharges)
(see also 81.15.G Chemical vapor deposition)
82.40.Tc Chemiluminescence and chemical laser kinetics (78.60.P
Chemiluminescence in optical properties of condensed matter)
82.40.We Atmospheric chemistry (see also
94.10.F Atmospheric composition,
chemical reactions and processes)
82.45.+z Electrochemistry and electrophoresis (see also
66.10.E Ionic
conduction in liquids; for electroosmosis, see 82.65.F; for
electrochemical processes biological membranes, see 87.22.F)
82.50.-m Photochemistry and radiation chemistry (for photochemical reactions of
biomolecules, see 87.15.R)
82.50.Fv Photolysis, photodissociation, and photoionization by infrared,
visible, and ultraviolet radiation
82.50.Gw Radiolysis, dissociation, and ionization by x-ray, gamma-ray, and
particle radiation
82.55.+e Radiochemistry (including hot atom reactions, positronium and muonium
chemistry) (see also
23 Radioactive decay and in-beam spectroscopy)
82.60.-s Chemical thermodynamics (see also
05.70 Thermodynamics)
82.60.Cx Enthalpies of combustion, reaction, and formation
82.60.Fa Heat capacities and heats of phase transitions
82.60.Hc Chemical equilibria and equilibrium constants
82.60.Lf Thermodynamics of solutions
82.60.Nh Thermodynamics of nucleation (see also
64.60.Q Nucleation in equations
of state, phase equilibria and phase transitions)
82.65.-i Surface and interface chemistry (see also
68.35.M Surface energy;
thermodynamic properties)
82.65.Dp Thermodynamics of surfaces and interfaces
82.65.Fr Film and membrane processes: ion exchange, dialysis, osmosis,
electroosmosis
82.65.Jv Heterogeneous catalysis at surfaces (for homogeneous catalysis, see
82.30.V)
82.65.My Chemisorption (see also
68.45 Solid-fluid interfaces)
82.65.Pa Surface-enhanced molecular states and other gas-surface interactions
(see also
34.50.D Interactions of atoms, molecules, and their ions
with surfaces; photon and electron emission; neutralization of ions)
82.65.Yh Other surface and interface chemical processes
82.70.-y Disperse systems
82.70.Dd Colloids
82.70.Gg Gels and sols
82.70.Kj Emulsions and suspensions
82.70.Rr Aerosols and foams
82.80.-d Chemical analysis and related physical methods of analysis (for
related instrumentation, see
07; for biochemical analytic techniques,
see 87.64)
82.80.Bg Chromatography
82.80.Ch Ultraviolet, visible, infrared, Raman, microwave, and magnetic
resonance spectroscopic analysis methods; spectrophotometry;
colorimetry
82.80.Ej X-ray, Mossbauer, and other gamma-ray spectroscopic analysis methods
82.80.Fk Electrochemical methods
82.80.Jp Activation analysis and other radiochemical methods
82.80.Kq Energy-conversion spectro-analytical methods (e.g., photoacoustic,
photothermal, and optogalvanic spectroscopic methods)
82.80.Ms Mass spectrometry (including SIMS, multiphoton ionization and
resonance ionization mass spectrometry)
82.80.Pv Electron spectroscopy (x-ray photoelectron (XPS), Auger electron
spectroscopy (AES), etc.)
82.80.Sy Methods using colligative properties
82.80.Yc Rutherford backscattering (RBS), and other methods of chemical
analysis
82.90.+j Other topics in physical chemistry
83. Rheology (see also
47 Fluid dynamics)
83.10.-y Fundamentals and general
83.10.Bb Kinematics of deformation and flow
83.10.Dd Dynamics of continuous media
83.10.Ff Continuum mechanics
83.10.Hh Flow of solids
83.10.Ji Fluid dynamics (nonlinear fluids)
83.10.Lk Multiphase flows
83.10.Nn Polymer dynamics
83.10.Pp Particle dynamics
83.20.-d Constitutive relations
83.20.Bg Macroscopic (phenomenological) theories
83.20.Di Microscopic (molecular) theories
83.20.Fk Reptation theories
83.20.Hn Structural and phase changes
83.20.Jp Computer simulation
83.20.Lr Boundary conditions
83.50.-v Deformation; material flow
83.50.Ax Steady shear flows
83.50.By Transient deformation and flow; time-dependent properties: start-up,
stress relaxation, creep, recovery, etc.
83.50.Cz Injection molding
83.50.Da Compression molding
83.50.Eb Weissenberg effect
83.50.Fc Linear viscoelasticity
83.50.Gd Nonlinear viscoelasticity
83.50.Jf Extensional and combined flows
83.50.Lh Interfacial and free surface flows; slip
83.50.Nj Viscoplasticity; yield stress
83.50.Pk Effects of electric and magnetic fields
83.50.Qm Thixotropy; thickening flows
83.50.Sp Thermorheological properties; non-isothermal rheology
83.50.Tq Wave propagation, shocks, fracture, and crack healing
83.50.Vr Wave speed
83.50.Ws Chaotic flows; drag reduction
83.50.Yt Flows in processing machinery
83.70.-f Material form
83.70.Bi Homogeneous solids
83.70.Dk Composite solids
83.70.Fn Granular solids
83.70.Gp Homogeneous isotropic liquids; solutions and melts
83.70.Hq Heterogeneous liquids: suspensions, dispersions, emulsions, pastes,
slurries, foams, block copolymers, etc.
83.70.Jr Liquid crystals: nematic, cholesteric, smectic, discotic, etc.
83.80.-k Material types
83.80.Bp Thermoplastic polymers
83.80.Cq Thermosetting polymers
83.80.Dr Elastomeric polymers
83.80.Es Polymer blends
83.80.Gv Electro- and magnetorheological fluids
83.80.Jx Chemically reactive materials
83.80.Lz Biological materials: blood, collagen, wood, food, etc.
83.80.Nb Geological materials: Earth, magma, ice, rocks, etc.
83.80.Pc Inorganic materials
83.85.-c Techniques and apparatus
83.85.Cg Rheological measurements
83.85.Ei Optical methods; sonography
83.85.Gk Sensors
83.85.Jn Viscosity measurements
83.85.Lq Normal stress measurements
83.85.Ns Data analysis (interconversion of experiments; computation of
relaxation and retardation spectra; time-temperature superposition,
etc.)
83.85.Pt Flow computation (e.g., finite element) (see also
02.70 - in
Mathematical methods in physics)
83.90.+s Other topics in rheology
84. Electronics; Radiowave and Microwave Technology; Direct Energy
Conversion and Storage
84.30.-r Electronic circuits (for integrated circuits, see 85.40)
84.30.Bv Circuit theory (including computer-aided circuit design and
analysis)
84.30.Jc Power electronics, power supply circuits
(see also 84.70 High-current and high-voltage technology)
84.30.Le Amplifiers
84.30.Ng Oscillators, pulse generators, and function generators
84.30.Qi Modulators and demodulators; discriminators, comparators, mixers,
limiters, and compressors
84.30.Sk Pulse and digital circuits (for pulse generators, see 84.30.N)
84.30.Vn Filters
84.30.Yq Other electronic circuits
84.32.-y Passive circuit components
(see also 07.50 Electrical and electronic components,
instruments, and techniques)
84.32.Dd Connectors, relays, and switches
84.32.Ff Conductors, resistors (including thermistors, varistors, and
photoresistors)
84.32.Hh Inductors and coils; wiring
84.32.Tt Capacitors
84.32.Vv Fuses
84.35.+i Neural networks
(for optical neural networks, see
42.79.T, see also 07.05.M
Neural networks, fuzzy logic, artificial intelligence)
84.37.+q Electric variable measurements (including voltage, current
resistance, capacitance, inductance, impedance, and admittance,
etc.)
84.40.-x Radiowave and microwave propagation (including millimeter wave)
technology
84.40.Az Waveguides, transmission lines, striplines
84.40.Ba Antennas: theory, components and accessories
(for plasma interactions with antennas, see
52.40.F in Plasma
physics)
84.40.Dc Microwave circuits
84.40.Fe Microwave tubes (e.g. klystrons, magnetrons, traveling-wave,
backward-wave tubes, etc.)
84.40.Ik Masers; gyrotrons (cyclotron-resonance masers)
84.40.Lj Microwave integrated electronics
84.40.Ua Telecommunications: signal transimssion and processing;
communication satellites
(for optical communications, see
42.79.S)
84.40.Xb Telemetry: remote control, remote sensing; radar
84.40.Zc Other topics in radiowave and microwave technology
84.47.+w Vacuum tubes
(see also 85.45 Vacuum microelectronics)
84.50.+d Electric motors
84.60.-h Direct energy conversion and storage
84.60.Bk Performance characteristics of energy conversion systems; figure
of merit
84.60.Dn Electrochemical conversion and storage: electrochemical cells and
batteries; fuel cells
84.60.Jt Photoelectric conversion: solar cells and arrays
(for solar collectors and concentrators, see
42.79.E)
84.60.Lw Magnetohydrodynamic conversion (for MHD generators, see
52.75.F)
84.60.Ny Thermionic conversion
84.60.Rb Thermoelectric, electrogasdynamic and other direct energy conversion
84.60.Ve Energy storage systems, including capacitor banks
84.70.+p High-current and high-voltage technology: power systems; power
transmission lines and cables (including superconducting cables)
84.90.+a Other topics in electronics, radiowave and microwave technology,
and direct energy conversion and storage
85. Electronic and Magnetic Devices; Microelectronics
85.25.-j Superconducting devices
85.25.Am Superconducting device characterization, design, and modeling
85.25.Cp Josephson devices
85.25.Dq Superconducting quantum interference devices (SQUIDs)
85.25.Hv Superconducting logic elements and memory devices
85.25.Kx Superconducting wires, fibers, and tapes
85.25.Ly Superconducting magnets; magnetic levitation devices
(for superconducting cables, see 84.70)
85.25.Na Superconducting microelectronic circuits
85.25.Pb Superconducting infrared, submillimeter and millimeter wave
detectors
85.25.Qc Superconducting surface acoustic wave devices and other
superconducting devices
85.30.-z Semiconductor devices (for photodiodes and phototransistors, see
85.60.D; for laser diodes, see
42.55.P)
85.30.De Semiconductor-device characterization, design, and modeling
85.30.Fg Bulk semiconductor and conductivity oscillation devices
(including Hall effect devices, space-charge-limited devices,
and Gunn effect devices)
85.30.Hi Surface barrier, boundary, and point contact devices
85.30.Kk Junction diodes
85.30.Mn Junction breakdown and tunneling devices (including resonance
tunneling devices)
85.30.Pq Bipolar transistors
85.30.Rs Thyristors
85.30.St Quantum interference devices
85.30.Tv Field effect devices
85.30.Vw Low-dimensional quantum devices (quantum dots, quantum wires, etc.)
85.30.Wx Single electron devices
85.30.Yy Other semiconductor devices
85.40.-e Microelectronics: LSI, VLSI, ULSI; integrated circuit fabrication
technology
(see also 85.45 Vacuum microelectronics, 85.30 Semiconductor
devices, and 81.65 Surface treatments)
85.40.Bh Computer-aided design of microcircuits; layout and modeling
85.40.Hp Lithography, masks and pattern transfer
85.40.Ls Metallization, contacts, interconnects; device isolation
85.40.Qx Microcircuit quality, noise, performance, and failure analysis
85.40.Ry Impurity doping, diffusion and ion implantation technology
85.40.Sz Deposition technology
(for plasma applications in deposition technology, see
52.75.R)
85.40.Ux Nanometer-scale fabrication technology
85.40.Yd Other topics in microelectronics and integrated circuit
fabrication technologies
85.45.-w Vacuum microelectronics
85.45.Bz Vacuum microelectronic device characterization, design, and
modeling
85.45.Db Field emitter and arrays, cold electron emitters
85.45.Fd Field emission displays (FEDS)
85.45.Yv Other vacuum microelectronic devices
85.50.+k Dielectric, ferroelectric, and piezoelectric devices
85.60.-q Optoelectronic devices
(see also 42.79 Optical elements, devices and systems)
85.60.Bt Optoelectronic device characterization, design, and modeling
85.60.Dw Photodiodes; phototransistors; photoresistors
85.60.Gz Photodetectors (including infrared and CCD detectors)
(for superconducting infrared detectors, see 85.25.P)
85.60.Ha Photomultipliers; phototubes and photocathodes
85.60.Jb Light-emitting devices
85.60.Me Other optoelectronic devices
85.60.Pg Display systems (see also
07.07.H Display and recording equipment,
oscilloscopes, TV cameras, etc.)
85.65.+h Molecular electronic devices
85.70.-w Magnetic devices
85.70.Ay Magnetic device characterization, design, and modeling
85.70.Ec Magnetostrictive, magnetoacoustic, and magnetostatic devices (for
magnetostrictive transducers, see
43.38.C in acoustics appendix)
85.70.Ge Ferrite and garnet devices
85.70.Kh Magnetic thin-film devices; magnetic heads (magnetoresistive,
inductive, etc.); domain-motion devices, etc.
85.70.Li Other magnetic recording and storage devices (including tapes,
disks, and drums)
85.70.Rp Magnetic levitation, propulsion and control devices
(for superconducting-magnetic levitation devices, see 85.25.L)
85.70.Sq Magnetooptical devices
85.70.Yv Other magnetic devices
85.80.-b Electrochemical, thermoelectromagnetic, and other devices (for
acoustoelectric devices, see 43.38)
85.80.Dg Electrochemical devices
85.80.Fi Thermoelectric devices
85.80.Jm Magnetoelectric devices
85.80.Lp Magnetothermal devices
85.90.+h Other topics in electronic and magnetic devices and
microelectronics
87. Biological and Medical Physics
87.10.+e General, theoretical, and mathematical biophysics (including logic of
biosystems, quantum biology, and relevant aspects of thermodynamics,
information theory, cybernetics, and bionics)
87.15.-v Molecular biophysics
87.15.By Structure, bonding, conformation, configuration, and isomerism of
biomolecules
87.15.Da Physical chemistry of solutions of biomolecules; condensed states
87.15.He Molecular dynamics and conformational changes
87.15.Kg Molecular interactions
87.15.Mi Spectra, photodissociation, and photoionization of biomolecules;
bioluminescence
87.15.Rn Photochemical reactions of biomolecules; biochemical reaction
mechanisms and kinetics; enzymatic catalysis; model reactions
87.22.-q Physics of cellular and physiological processes
87.22.As General theory and phenomenology
87.22.Bt Membrane and subcellular physics and structure
87.22.Fy Active transport processes across biological membranes; intracellular
electron transport; energy transduction (including photosynthesis and
oxidative phosphorylation)
87.22.Jb Muscle contraction, nerve conduction, synaptic transmission,
memorization, and other neurophysiological processes (excluding
perception processes and speech)
87.22.Me Enzymatic catalysis
87.22.Nf Mechano- and chemoceptions (including biosonic generation, detection,
and guidance)
87.22.Pg Biothermics
87.40.+w Biomagnetism (cardiomagnetism, neuromagnetism, tissue susceptibility)
and magnetobiology (magnetic field effects on cellular processes, and
on navigation and behavior of various species)
87.45.-k Biomechanics, biorheology, and biological fluid dynamics (see also
83.80.L--in rheology; for rheological properties of biological
materials, see 83.50)
87.45.Bp Mechanical properties of tissues and organs
87.45.Dr Physics of body movements
87.45.Ft Rheology of body fluids
87.45.Hw Haemodynamics, pneumodynamics
87.50.-a Biological effects of electromagnetic and particle radiation (see also
28.41.T Protection systems, safety, radiation monitoring, accidents,
and dismantling, 28.52.N Safety)
87.50.Gi Ionizing radiations (ultraviolet, x-rays, gamma-rays, ions, electrons,
positrons, neutrons, and mesons, etc.)
87.50.Hj Optical radiation (near ultraviolet, visible, and infrared)
87.50.Jk Radiofrequency and microwave radiation (power lines)
87.50.Ln Linear energy transfer (LET)
87.50.Nq Radiation protection (low LET) for diagnostic and therapeutic x-ray
energies
87.50.Pr Radiation protection (high LET)
87.51.+e Biological effects of sound and ultrasound; lithotripsy
87.53.-j Ionizing-radiation therapy physics
87.53.Bn Photon dosimetry: theory and algorithms
87.53.Dq Photon dosimetry: measurements
87.53.Fs Electron and positron dosimetry: theory and algorithms
87.53.Hv Electron and positron dosimetry: measurements
87.53.Jw Brachytherapy dosimetry: theory, algorithms, and measurements
87.53.Ly Stereotactic radiosurgery dosimetry: theory, algorithms, and
measurements
87.53.Na Radioimmunotherapy dosimetry: theory, algorithms, and measurements
87.53.Pb Proton, neutron, and heavier particle dosimetry: theory and algorithms
87.53.Qc Proton, neutron, and heavier particle dosimetry: measurements
87.53.Rd Microdosimetry
87.53.Tf Treatment planning: algorithms, collimation, verification of
alignment, optimization, quality assurance specifications, tissue
response factors (TCP and NTCP), etc.
87.54.-n Non-ionizing radiation therapy physics
87.54.Br Thermotherapy (hyperthermia and cryogenic therapy)
87.54.Dt Electrotherapy
87.56.-v Radiation therapy equipment
87.56.By Radiation generators
87.56.Da Ancillary equipment
87.56.Fc Quality assurance equipment
87.59.-e Medical imaging
87.59.Bh X-ray radiography
87.59.Ci Fluoroscopy
87.59.Dj Angiography
87.59.Ek Mammography
87.59.Fm Computed tomography (CT)
87.59.Hp Digital radiography
87.59.Jq Transmission imaging
87.59.Ls Bone densitometry
87.59.Mt Ultrasonography
87.59.Pw Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
87.59.Qx Nuclear medicine imaging, dosimetry, labeling and metabolic studies:
radiopharmaceuticals
87.59.Sz Quantitative scanning
87.59.Ta Single-photon emission computed-tomography (SPECT)
87.59.Vb Positron emission tomography (PET)
87.59.Wc Thermography, visible radiation imaging, and other imaging and
diagnostic techniques
87.62.+n Medical imaging equipment
87.64.-t Spectroscopic and microscopic techniques in biophysics and medical
physics (for spectrometers, see
07.57.P, 07.57.T, 07.60.R, 07.75 and
07.85.N)
87.64.Bx Electron, neutron and x-ray diffraction and scattering
87.64.Dz Electron microscopy; scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopy
87.64.Fb X-ray spectroscopy, EXAFS
87.64.Hd EPR and NMR spectroscopy
87.64.Je Infrared and Raman spectroscopy
87.64.Lg Electron and photoelectron spectroscopy
87.64.Ni Optical absorption, magnetic circular dichroism, and fluorescence
spectroscopy
87.64.Pj Mossbauer spectroscopy
87.65.+y Aerospace bio- and medical physics (effects of accelerations,
weightlessness and space environment)
87.80.+s Biophysical instrumentation and techniques
87.90.+y Other topics in biophysics and medical physics
89. Other Areas of Research of General Interest to Physicists
89.20.+a Industrial and technological research and development
89.30.+f Energy resources
89.40.+k Transportation
89.50.+r Urban planning and development
89.60.+x Environmental and ecological studies
89.70.+c Information science
89.80.+h Computer science and technology
89.90.+n Other areas of general interest to physicists