Physics in Nuclear Medicine
Experts in their fields provide up-to-date, comprehensive information on the physics underlying modern nuclear medicine and imaging using radioactively labeled tracers. They examine every aspect of the field — from basic atomic physics through radioactivity, isotope production, interaction of radiation with matter, radiation detection, and imaging systems. Examples are presented with solutions worked out in step-by-step detail, illustrating important concepts and calculations.
Features a brand-new author, Dr. Simon Cherry, who contributes his cutting-edge knowledge in nuclear medicine instrumentation.
Presents a new introductory chapter, What is Nuclear Medicine.
Revises and updates all chapters and appendices.
Discusses the hottest topics in the field, including isotope production and tracer synthesis — image quality in nuclear medicine — tomographic reconstruction in nuclear medicine — SPECT — PET — computers in nuclear medicine — and more.
Explains the analytic equations that describe the physics involved and illustrates them with graphs to make the material accessible to the non-math expert.
Provides more advanced mathematics and concepts in appendices.
Includes many new illustrations and examples throughout.
Reorganizes several chapters, providing a more logical flow of information.
- Author
- Simon R. Cherry
- Format
- hardcover
- Pages
- 544
- Publisher
- Saunders
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9780721683416
- Release date
- 2003
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