Advances in Medical Physics 2010

1 Digital Tomosynthesis - James T. Dobbins III, Ph.D.* and H. Page McAdams, M.D.
2 Recent Developments in Nuclear Medicine - Frederic H. Fahey, D.Sc.
3 Ultrasound Elastography - Tomy Varghese, Ph.D.
4 Artifacts in MRI - Jiachen Zhuo, M.S., and Rao P. Gullapalli, Ph.D.*
5 Robotic Systems for MRI-Guided Interventions - Eftychios G. Christoforou, Ph.D., and Nikolaos V. Tsekos, Ph.D.*
6 Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers of Cancer - John C. Gore, Ph.D.*, H. Charles Manning, Ph.D., Todd E. Peterson, Ph.D., C. Chad Quarles, Ph.D., Tuhin K. Sinha, Ph.D., and Thomas E. Yankeelov, Ph.D.
This chapter is an expansion of Zhuo, J., and R. P. Gullapalli,""AAPM/RSNA physics tutorials for residents: MR artifacts, safety, and quality control, published previously inRadiographics, Volume 26: Issue 1, Jan-Feb, pp. 275-297, © 2006 and contains illustrations and text reprinted from that article with permission from Radiological Society of NorthAmerica (RSNA).*Corresponding author.
7 Perceptual Optimization of Image Quality - Elizabeth A. Krupinski, Ph.D.
8 Image Processing for Projection Radiography - Richard VanMetter, Ph.D.
9 Wagner's Unified Theory of Image Quality: Three Decades Later - Kyle J. Myers, Ph.D.,* Iacovos S. Kyprianou, Ph.D., and Subok Park, Ph.D.
10 Overview of Medical Imaging Informatics - George C. Kagadis, Ph.D.*, Steve G. Langer, Ph.D., George C. Sakellaropoulos, Ph.D., Christos Alexakos, Ph.D., and Paul G. Nagy, Ph.D.
11 The Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence of CAD - Maryellen L. Giger, Ph.D.* and Karen Drukker, Ph.D.
12 Medical Physics Criteria for Performance Excellence - Edward S. Sternick, Ph.D., M.B.A.
13 Ultrasound Quality Control - Evan Boote, Ph.D.* and Sandra Larson, Ph.D.
14 Quality Control in Mammography - Douglas Pfeiffer, M.S., D.A.B.R.
15 Medical Radiation and Pregnancy - Dr. Claire Cousins, F.R.C.P., F.R.C.R.
16 Programs in Place to Protect the Public from Unnecessary
Radiation Exposure from X-Ray Sources - Jill A. Lipoti, Ph.D.
17 Radiation Shielding for CT Scanners - S. Cheenu Kappadath, Ph.D.* and John Rong, Ph.D.
18 Medical Response to a Major Radiologic Emergency: A Primer for Medical and Public Health Practicionersï"" - Anthony B. Wolbarst, Ph.D.*, Albert L. Wiley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., Jeffrey B. Nemhauser, M.D., Doran M. Christensen, D.O., and William R. Hendee, Ph.D.