Nuclear medicine physics : the basics
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Nuclear medicine physics : the basics
Williams & Wilkins, c1998
5th ed
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Introductory physics of nuclear medicine
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Rev. ed. of: Introductory physics of nuclear medicine. 4th ed. 1992
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This is an introductory book on physics and related basic sciences of nuclear medicine. The book is designed primarily for residents in radiology and nuclear medicine and students studying nuclear medicine technology
Table of Contents
- Basic review
- nuclides and radioactive processes
- radioactivity - law of decay, half-life
- production of radionuclides
- radiopharmaceuticals
- interaction of high-energy radiation with matter
- radiation of dosimetry
- detection of high-energy radiation
- in-vitro radiation detection
- in-vitro radiation detection - basic problems, probes and rectilinear scanners
- in-vitro radiation detection - scintillation cameras
- operational characteristics and quality control
- detectability of final contrast in an image
- emission computed tomography
- biological effects of radiation and risk evaluation from radiation exposure
- methods of safe handling of radionuclides and pertaining rules and regulations.
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