[NATO Security through Science Series] Radiation Detectors for Medical Applications Volume 844 || SCINTILLATION DETECTORS FOR MEDICAL AND BIOLOGY APPLICATIONS: MATERIALS, DESIGN AND LIGHT COLLECTION CONDITIONS
✍ Scribed by Tavernier, Stefaan; Gektin, Alexander; Grinyov, Boris; Moses, William W.
- Book ID
- 111679131
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 755 KB
- Edition
- 2006
- Category
- Article
- ISBN
- 1402050917
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✦ Synopsis
since Their Discovery By Becquerel And Röntgen, Ionising Radiation And Detectors For Ionising Radiation Have Played An Ever More Important Role In Medical Diagnostics And Therapy. The Use Of Scintillating Materials In The Detection Of Ionising Radiation For Medical Imaging Is The Main Topic Of This Book Intended For An Audience Of Physicists And Engineers. The Book Will Be Useful Both To New Researchers Entering The Field And To Experts Interested To Learn About The Latest Developments.
it Starts With An Overview Of The State Of The Art In Using Radiation Detectors For Medical Imaging, Followed By An In Depth Discussion Of All Aspects Of The Use Of Scintillating Materials For This Application. Possibilities To Improve The Performance Of Existing Scintillating Materials And Completely New Ideas On How To Use Scintillating Materials Are Discussed In Detail. The First 4 Chapters Contain A General Overview Of The Applications Of Radiation Detectors In Medicine And Present A Closer Look At The 3 Most Important Subfields, X-ray Imaging, Gamma Ray Imaging And Pet. One Chapter Is Devoted To Semiconductor Detectors, A Promising New Area, And Two Chapters Are Devoted To Recent Technical Advances In Pet. The Remaining 5 Chapters Deal With Scintillating Materials And Their Use In Medical Imaging.
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**reviewer:**william R. Hendee, Phd(medical College Of Wisconsin)
**description:**this Is A Collection Of Papers Intended To Describe The State-of-the-art Of Specific Types Of Radiation Detectors Used In Medicine. Both X-ray And Gamma-ray Detectors Are Covered, But Other Detectors (e.g. Ultrasound And Radiofrequency) Are Not Included. The Papers Were Delivered At The Nata Advanced Research Workshop Held In The Crimea, Ukraine In The Fall Of 2005.
**purpose:**the Purpose Is To Present Discussions On The State Of The Field Of Various Radiation Detectors In Medicine, And Not To Focus On The Latest Research Results. This Is A Worthy Objective Of Interest To Physicists And Engineers Involved In Designing Radiation Detectors And Using Them In Clinical Practice. For The Detectors Covered In The 13 Chapters In The Book, This Objective Is Satisfied.
**audience:**the Book Is Written Largely For Individuals Interested In The Physics And Engineering Of Radiation Detectors And Their Clinical Applications. It Will Be Of Limited Interest To Individuals Outside These Rather Narrow Applications. It Could Be Of Interest To Electrical Engineering And Physics Students, But It Is Probably Too Detailed For Students In Biomedical Engineering Or Medical Physics. The Authors Are Highly Credible Experts.
**features:**the Book Covers X-ray And Gamma Ray Detectors And Their Applications To Medicine. Of Particular Interest Is The In-depth Discussion Of Scintillation Detectors In Pet (positron Emission Tomography) Imaging, A Topic Which Encompasses Perhaps Half Of The Book. For Persons Involved In The Science (not Necessarily The Clinical Applications) Of Pet Imaging, These Chapters Are Recommended Reading. The Only Shortcoming Is That The Title Is Much More Inclusive Than Are The Actual Chapters In The Book.
**assessment:**for Someone With An Interest In The Design And Development Of X-ray And Gamma-ray Detectors, This Book Would Be Very Useful. I Do Not Know Of Anything On The Market That Competes With It In Terms Of Up-to-date Information On The Subject. These Individuals May Wish To Read The Chapters Of This Book In Detail. For Others With More Peripheral Interests, The Book Could Serve As A Useful Reference.