Physics in Nuclear Medicine
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By- Simon Cherry, PhD, Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of California - Davis, Davis, CA
- James Sorenson, PhD, Emeritus Professor of Medical Physics, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
- Michael Phelps, PhD, Norton Simon Professor, Chair, Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology, Chief, Division of Nuclear Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Physics in Nuclear Medicine - by Drs. Simon R. Cherry, James A. Sorenson, and Michael E. Phelps - provides current, comprehensive guidance on the physics underlying modern nuclear medicine and imaging using radioactively labeled tracers. This revised and updated fourth edition features a new full-color layout, as well as the latest information on instrumentation and technology. Stay current on crucial developments in hybrid imaging (PET/CT and SPECT/CT), and small animal imaging, and benefit from the new section on tracer kinetic modeling in neuroreceptor imaging. Whats more, you can reinforce your understanding with graphical animations online at www.expertconsult.com, along with the fully searchable text and calculation tools.
Audience
Radiology
Hardbound, 544 Pages
Published: April 2012
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4160-5198-5
Contents
1. What is Nuclear Medicine?
2. Basic Atomic and Nuclear Physics
3. Modes of Radioactive Decay
4. Decay of Radioactivity5. Radionuclide and Radiopharmaceutical Production
6. Interaction of Radiation with Matter7. Radiation Detectors
8. Electronic Instrumentation for Radiation Detection Systems9. Nuclear Counting Statistics
10. Pulse-Height Spectrometry11. Problems in Radiation Detection and Measurement
12. Counting Systems13. The Gamma Camera: Basic Principles
14. The Gamma Camera: Performance Characteristics15. Image Quality in Nuclear Medicine
16. Tomographic Reconstruction in Nuclear Medicine17. Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
18. Positron Emission Tomography19. Hybrid Imaging: SPECT/CT and PET/CT
20. Digital Image Processing in Nuclear Medicine21. Tracer Kinetic Modeling
22. Internal Radiation Dosimetry23. Radiation Safety and Health Physics
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Appendice CAppendice D
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