Essentials of Nuclear Medicine Physics, Instrumentation, and Radiation Biology

ISBN-13: 9781119620990 / Angielski / Miękka / 2022 / 304 str.

Rachel A. Powsner; Matthew R. Palmer; Edward R. Powsner

Spis treści

Preface viiAcknowledgments ix1. Basic Nuclear Medicine Physics 12. Interaction of Radiation with Matter 213. Formation of Radionuclides 334. Nonscintillation Detectors 425. Scintillation Detectors 626. Imaging Instrumentation 747. Single-photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) 928. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) 1039. X-ray Computed Tomography (CT) 11710. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 12811. Hybrid Imaging Systems: PET-CT SPECT-CT and PET-MRI 14512. Image Reconstruction Processingand Display 15113. Information Technology 18114. Quality Control 18915. Radiation Biology 20916. Radiation Dosimetry 22217. Radiation Safety 23118. Radiopharmaceutical Therapy 23919. Management of Nuclear Event Casualties 256Appendix A: Common Nuclides 269Appendix B: Major Dosimetry for Common Pharmaceuticals 271Appendix C: Guide to Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Publications 273Appendix D: Recommended Reading by Topic 276Index 278

O autorze

Rachel A. Powsner, MD, Director of Nuclear Medicine Section, Department of Radiology, Boston Veterans Administration Healthcare System, and Clinical Professor of Radiology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA.Matthew R. Palmer, PhD, Director of Medical Imaging Physics, Department of Radiology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Assistant Professor of Radiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.Edward R. Powsner, MD, Former Chief, Nuclear Medicine Service Veterans Administration Hospital, Allen Park, MI, USA, and Former Professor and Associate Chairman, Department of Pathology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.