Nuclear medicine physics : the basics /

Since the 1970s, this classic reference has been the book to review for nuclear medicine physics. A member of The Basics series, Nuclear Medicine Physics has become a favorite of residents, practitioners, and technologists in radiology. Inside this Sixth Edition, you'll discover all the feature...

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Main Author: Chandra, Ramesh, 1938-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, ©2004.
Edition:Sixth edition
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Table of Contents:
  • Basic review
  • Nuclides and radioactive processes
  • Radioactivity : law of decay, half-life, and statistics
  • Production of radionuclides
  • Radiopharmaceuticals
  • Interaction of high-energy radiation with matter
  • Radiation dosimetry
  • Detection of high-energy radiation
  • In vitro radiation detection
  • In vivo radiation detection : basic problems, probes, and rectilinear scanners
  • In vivo radiation detection : scintillation camera
  • Operational characteristics and quality control of a scintillation camera
  • 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
  • Appendix A. Physical characteristics of some radionuclides of interest in nuclear medicine
  • Appendix B. CGS and SI units
  • Appendix C. Exponential table
  • Appendix D. Radionuclides of interest in nuclear medicine
  • Appendix E. Organ masses of a standard man.