Nuclear Medicine Physics

• Main Author: Lima, J. J. Pedroso de
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: Boca Raton CRC Press 2011; Coimbra Coimbra University Press; CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Series: Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
• Subjects: Medical physics; Nuclear Medicine; Nuclear Physics; Radioisotope scanning; Radionuclide Imaging; Excitation Functions; Pet Scanner; Annihilation Radiation; Energy Degradation; Attenuation Map; Positron Lifetime; Acceleration Gap; Pet System; Absorbed Dose; Isochronous Cyclotron; Compton Effect; Positron Lifetime Measurements; Conventional NM; NM Imaging; Compound Nucleus; Ionizing Radiation; Radionuclide Production; Electron Momentum Distribution; Image Reconstruction; Attenuation Correction; Annihilation Site; Cellular Dosimetry; Spinal Cord; Positron Annihilation; Positron Diffusion Length
• ISBN: 1584887958; 9781584887959; 9781138374966; 1138374962
• DOI: 10.1201/b10364

Edited by a renowned international expert in the field, Nuclear Medicine Physics offers an up-to-date, state-of-the-art account of the physics behind the theoretical foundation and applications of nuclear medicine. It covers important physical aspects of the methods and instruments involved in modern nuclear medicine, along with related biological topics. The book discusses the production of radioisotopes and radiopharmaceuticals, positron physics and positron applications in medicine and biology, and modern radiation detectors and measuring methods. It also explores systems in nuclear medicine, imaging methodologies, dosimetry, and the biological effects of radiation.