Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine

✍ Scribed by Sören Mattsson (auth.), Sören Mattsson, Christoph Hoeschen (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 162
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book explains clearly and in detail all aspects of radiation protection in nuclear medicine, including measurement quantities and units, detectors and dosimeters, and radiation biology. Discussion of radiation doses to patients and to embryos, fetuses, and children forms a central part of the book. Phantom models, biokinetic models, calculations, and software solutions are all considered, and a further chapter is devoted to quality assurance and reference levels. Occupational exposure also receives detailed attention. Exposure resulting from the production, labeling, and injection of radiopharmaceuticals and from contact with patients is discussed and shielding calculations are explained. The book closes by considering exposure of the public and summarizing the "rules of thumb" for radiation protection in nuclear medicine. This is an ideal textbook for students and a ready source of useful information for nuclear medicine specialists and medical physics experts.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-viii
Introduction: The Importance of Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine....Pages 1-3
Front Matter....Pages 5-5
Dose Quantities and Units for Radiation Protection....Pages 7-18
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Radiobiology for Radiation Protection....Pages 21-32
Radiobiology and Radiation Dosimetry for the Lens of the Eye....Pages 33-45
Front Matter....Pages 47-47
Radiation Exposure of the Embryo/Foetus and the Newborn Child....Pages 49-67
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
Quality Control of Gamma Cameras, SPECT/CT and PET/CT Units....Pages 71-90
Front Matter....Pages 91-91
Occupational Exposure: With Special Reference to Skin Doses in Hands and Fingers....Pages 93-108
Radiation Doses from Patients to Staff Members, Comforters and Caregivers and to the General Population....Pages 109-128
Examples of Shielding Calculations for a PET/CT Installation....Pages 129-136
Front Matter....Pages 137-137
Release of Patients After Radionuclide Therapy: Radionuclide Releases to the Environment from Hospitals and Patients....Pages 139-148
Front Matter....Pages 149-149
Rules of the Thumb and Practical Hints for Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine....Pages 151-159
Back Matter....Pages 161-165

✦ Subjects

Nuclear Medicine;Medical and Radiation Physics;Molecular Medicine