Essential Nuclear Medicine Physics provides an excellent introduction to the basic concepts of the daunting area of nuclear physics. Logically structured and clearly written, this is the book of choice for anyone entering the field of nuclear medicine, including nuclear medicine residents and fellows, cardiac nuclear medicine fellows and nuclear medicine technology students. The text is also a handy quick-reference guide for those already working in the field of nuclear physics.
This new edition provides a basic introduction to nuclear physics and the interactions of radiation and matter. The authors also provide comprehensive coverage of instrumentation and imaging, with separate chapters devoted to SPECT, PET, and PET/CT. Discussion of radiation biology, radiation safety and care of victims of radiation accidents completes the text, with an appendix containing the latest NRC rules and regulations.
Essential Nuclear Medicine Physics presents difficult concepts clearly and concisely, defines all terminology for the reader, and facilitates learning through extensive illustrations and self-assessment questions.
Content:
Chapter 1 Basic Nuclear Medicine Physics (pages 1โ19):
Chapter 2 Interactionof Radiationwith Matter (pages 20โ28):
Chapter 3 Formationof Radionuclides (pages 29โ36):
Chapter 4 Nonscintillation Detectors (pages 37โ51):
Chapter 5 Nonimaging Scintillation Detectors (pages 52โ64):
Chapter 6 Imaging Instrumentation (pages 65โ84):
Chapter 7 Single?Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) (pages 85โ113):
Chapter 8 Positron Emission Tomography (PET) (pages 114โ127):
Chapter 9 Combined PET/CT Imaging (pages 128โ135):
Chapter 10 Quality Control (pages 136โ150):
Chapter 11 Radiation Biology (pages 151โ162):
Chapter 12 Radiation Dosimetry (pages 163โ166):
Chapter 13 Radiation Safety (pages 167โ173):
Chapter 14 Management of Nuclear Event Casualties (pages 174โ187): R. A. Powsner, E. R. Powsner and K. Donohoe