Saha Physics and Radiobiology of Nuclear Medicine

2. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-1-4757-3497-3
Verlag: Springer US
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 253 Seiten

Reihe: Medicine (R0)

Each chapter of this updated new edition provides the reader with well-delineated descriptions of the different aspects of physics and radiation biology related to nuclear medicine. The book serves as an excellent text for nuclear medicine residents and technology students to prepare for their Board and Registry examinations. New features in this edition include: new scintillation and solid-state detectors, digital cameras and solid-state digital cameras, description of nonuniformity and nonlinearity in images and gamma camera response to high count rates, image reconstruction using both filter backprojection and iterative methods, computers and their use in nuclear medicine, PET detectors and dual-head coincidence counters, and new NRC regulations.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Saha, Gopal B.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1 Structure of Matter.- 2 Radioactive Decay.- 3 Kinetics of Radioactive Decay.- 4 Statistics of Radiation Counting.- 5 Production of Radionuclides.- 6 Interaction of Radiation with Matter.- 7 Gas Detectors.- 8 Scintillation and Semiconductor Detectors.- 9 Imaging Devices.- 10 Performance Parameters of Gamma Cameras.- 11 Digital Computers in Nuclear Medicine.- 12 Tomographic Imaging Devices.- 13 Internal Radiation Dosimetry.- 14 Radiation Biology.- 15 Radiation Protection and Regulations.- Appendix A Units and Constants.- Appendix B Terms Used in Texts.- Appendix C Answers to Questions.