E-Book, Englisch, 343 Seiten
Reihe: De Gruyter Textbook
Volume 2: Radiology, Lasers, Nanoparticles, and Prosthetics
E-Book, Englisch, 343 Seiten
Reihe: De Gruyter Textbook
ISBN: 978-3-11-055317-8
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
- covers the second part of the entire field of medical physics, including imaging methods with the use of ionizing radiation; radiation therapy with photons, protons, and neutrons; laser methods, nanomedicine and prosthetics.
- provides an introduction for Bachelor students to the main concepts of Medical Physics during their fi rst semesters guiding them to further specialized and advanced literature.
- contains many questions & answers related to the content of each chapter.
- is also available as a set together with Volume 1.
Contents Part A: Radiography
X-ray generation
Nuclei and isotopes
Interaction of radiation with matter
Radiation detection and protection
X-ray radiography
Scintigraphy
Positron emission tomography Part B: Radiotherapy
Cell cycle and cancer
X-ray radiotherapy
Charged particle radiotherapy
Neutron radiotherapy
Brachytherapy Part C: Diagnostics and therapeutics beyond radiology
Laser applications in medicine
Nanoparticles for nanomedical applications
Prosthetics