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Fifth Edition
By
Milton Guiberteau, MD, Professor of Clinical Radiology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston; Chairman, Department of Radiology, St. Joseph's Hospital, Houston, TX
Description
Through four editions, this resource has established itself as the best introduction to nuclear imaging techniques. It is practical, yet
comprehensive, covering physics, instrumentation, quality control, and legal requirements. The 5th Edition features a new color format,
with many user-friendly features such as "Pearls and Pitfalls." More than 600 pictures in digital-quality resolution depict imaging of
each body system. A series of Unknown Case Sets, with answers, help test your knowledge.
Audience
Radiology Residents, Nuclear Medicine Physicians and Residents, Nuclear Medicine Technologists, Health Science Libraries.
Contents
Ch. 1 Radioactivity, Radionuclides, and Radiopharmaceuticals
Ch. 2 Instrumentation
Ch. 3 Quality Control
Ch.
4 Cerebrovascular System
Ch. 5 Thyroid, Parathyroid, and Salivary Glands
Ch. 6 Cardiovascular System
Ch. 7 Respiratory
System
Ch. 8 Gastrointestinal Tract
Ch. 9 Skeletal System
Ch. 10 Genitourinary System and Adrenal Glands
Ch.
11 Conventional Neoplasm Imaging and Radioimmunotherapy
Ch. 12 Genitourinary System
Ch. 13 Inflammation and Infection
Imaging
Ch. 14 Legal Requirements and Radiation Safety
Self Evaluation Section
Unknown
Case Sets
Answers to Unknown Case Sets
Appendices
A. Characteristics of Radionuclides
for Imaging Therapy
B-1. Radioactivity Conversion Table for International System (SI) Units (Becquerels to Curies)
B-2.
Radioactivity Conversion Table for International System (SI) Units (Curies to Becquerels)
C-1. Technetium 99m Decay and Generation
Tables
C-2. Iodine 131 and Strontium 89 Decay Charts
D. Injection Techniques and Pediatric Dosage
E. Sample Techniques
for Nuclear Imaging
F. Non-radioactive Pharmaceuticals in Nuclear Medicine
G. Pregnancy and Breastfeeding
H-1. General
Considerations for Patients Receiving Radionuclide Therapy
H-2. Special Considerations and Requirements for Iodine 131 Therapy
I.
Emergency Procedures for Radioactive Spills
Index
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Hardbound, 592 pages, publication date: NOV-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-7216-0201-1
ISBN-10: 0-7216-0201-0
Imprint: SAUNDERS
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Last update: 10 Sep 2009
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