An introduction to the physics of nuclear medicine /

The complexity and vulnerability of the human body has driven the development of a diverse range of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in modern medicine. This book offers an insight into the physics of nuclear medicine by explaining the principles of radioactivity, how radionuclides are produced...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Harkness-Brennan, Laura (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: San Rafael [California] (40 Oak Drive, San Rafael, CA, 94903, USA) : Morgan & Claypool Publishers, [2018]
Colección:IOP (Series). Release 4.
IOP concise physics.
Temas:
Medical physics.
Nuclear medicine.
Nuclear Medicine.
Physics.
SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biophysics.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 1.1. Building blocks of matter
  • 1.2. Fundamental forces
  • 1.3. Overview of nuclear medicine
  • 2. A brief history of nuclear medicine
  • 2.1. Radioactivity
  • 2.2. Production of radionuclides for medicine
  • 2.3. Diagnostic imaging
  • 3. Radioactivity
  • 3.1. Nuclear stability
  • 3.2. Radioactive decay processes
  • 3.3. Radioactive decay law
  • 4. Radionuclide production
  • 4.1. Radionuclide selection
  • 4.2. Cyclotrons
  • 4.3. Nuclear reactors
  • 4.4. Radionuclide generators
  • 4.5. Production yield
  • 4.6. Emerging radiopharmaceuticals
  • 5. Radiation interactions with matter
  • 5.1. Gamma-ray interaction mechanisms
  • 5.2. Charged particle interaction mechanisms
  • 6. Radiation detection
  • 6.1. Gas detectors
  • 6.2. Semiconductor detectors
  • 6.3. Scintillation detectors
  • 6.4. Performance of radiation detectors
  • 7. Imaging
  • 7.1. Gamma camera
  • 7.2. Single photon emission computed tomography
  • 7.3. Positron emission tomography
  • 8. Radionuclide therapy
  • 8.1. Principles of radiotherapy
  • 8.2. Medical internal radiation dosimetry (MIRD).

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