Radiation Physics for Nuclear Medicine -

Radiation Physics for Nuclear Medicine

Buch | Softcover
VIII, 285 Seiten
2014 | 2011
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-42349-9 (ISBN)
149,79 inkl. MwSt
Radiation Physics for Nuclear Medicine presents the basic principles of radiation physics in relation to nuclear medicine, while examining important novel approaches in the field. New areas, such as improved algorithms for image reconstruction, biokinetic models, and voxel phantoms, are also discussed.

The field of nuclear medicine is expanding rapidly, with the development of exciting new diagnostic methods and treatments. This growth is closely associated with significant advances in radiation physics. In this book, acknowledged experts explain the basic principles of radiation physics in relation to nuclear medicine and examine important novel approaches in the field. The first section is devoted to what might be termed the "building blocks" of nuclear medicine, including the mechanisms of interaction between radiation and matter and Monte Carlo codes. In subsequent sections, radiation sources for medical applications, radiopharmaceutical development and production, and radiation detectors are discussed in detail. New frontiers are then explored, including improved algorithms for image reconstruction, biokinetic models, and voxel phantoms for internal dosimetry. Both trainees and experienced practitioners and researchers will find this book to be an invaluable source of up-to-date information.

The role of radiation physics in nuclear medicine.- The molecular imaging pathway to biomedical physics.- Fundamental processes on radiation physics: Mechanisms of interaction between radiation and matter. Principles of calculation: Monte Carlo codes.- Radiation sources and radiopharmaceutical production: Radiation sources for medical applications. Radiopharmaceutical production. Research and development of new radiopharmaceuticals.- Radiation detectors for medical applications: Basic principles of detection for ionizing radiation. Semiconductor and scintillator detectors. New trends in radiation detectors.- New frontiers in nuclear medicine: The PET magnifying probe. Algorithms for image reconstruction. Biokinetic models. Voxel phantoms for internal dosimetry.

From the reviews:

"This book represents a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of radiation physics, very useful for the nuclear medicine community. The publication is suitable both for trainees and experienced seniors ... . The references at the end of all chapters are very complete and exhaustive and could be useful to the reader who wants to investigate any argument more deeply. In conclusion, we suggest this publication to all laboratories involved in diagnostic and/or therapeutic nuclear medicine, as a reference book useful both for physicians and physicists." (Kalevi Kairemo, A. Claudio Traino and Luigi Mansi, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Vol. 39, 2012)

Erscheint lt. Verlag 23.11.2014
Zusatzinfo VIII, 285 p.
Verlagsort Berlin
Sprache englisch
Maße 155 x 235 mm
Gewicht 456 g
Themenwelt Medizinische Fachgebiete Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren Nuklearmedizin
Medizinische Fachgebiete Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren Radiologie
Naturwissenschaften Chemie Physikalische Chemie
Naturwissenschaften Physik / Astronomie Angewandte Physik
Schlagworte Algorithms for image reconstruction • Monte Carlo simulations • Nuclear medical imaging • PET magnifying probe • radiopharmaceuticals
ISBN-10 3-642-42349-3 / 3642423493
ISBN-13 978-3-642-42349-9 / 9783642423499
Zustand Neuware
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