Ebook: Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics

Methods involving nuclear physics are today finding applications in many disciplines, including important areas of medicine. This book intends to bridge the gap between the many applications in medicine and the underlying basic nuclear physics which needs to be understood by those applying the methods. In addition, those active in nuclear science will gain insight into the manifold applications of their subject. The main topics of the book are: physical foundations, instrumentation, diagnostics (imaging), therapies and radiation safety. The book will appeal to medical doctors active in nuclear medicine as well as to medical physicists.

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Methods involving nuclear physics are today finding applications in many disciplines, including important areas of medicine. This book intends to bridge the gap between the many applications in medicine and the underlying basic nuclear physics which needs to be understood by those applying the methods. In addition, those active in nuclear science will gain insight into the manifold applications of their subject. The main topics of the book are: physical foundations, instrumentation, diagnostics (imaging), therapies and radiation safety. The book will appeal to medical doctors active in nuclear medicine as well as to medical physicists.

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Methods involving nuclear physics are today finding applications in many disciplines, including important areas of medicine. This book intends to bridge the gap between the many applications in medicine and the underlying basic nuclear physics which needs to be understood by those applying the methods. In addition, those active in nuclear science will gain insight into the manifold applications of their subject. The main topics of the book are: physical foundations, instrumentation, diagnostics (imaging), therapies and radiation safety. The book will appeal to medical doctors active in nuclear medicine as well as to medical physicists.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Scientific Foundations: The Structure of the Physical World....Pages 1-29
Interaction of Photon Radiation and Swift Particles with Matter....Pages 31-37
Diagnostic Imaging....Pages 39-51
Detectors....Pages 53-72
Radiation Sources....Pages 73-88
Radiation Safety and Dose Limitations....Pages 89-99
Magnetic Resonance in Medical Diagnostics....Pages 101-139
Isotopes as Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tools....Pages 141-157
Irradiation Processes....Pages 159-164
Hadron Therapy....Pages 165-198
Back Matter....Pages 199-209

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Methods involving nuclear physics are today finding applications in many disciplines, including important areas of medicine. This book intends to bridge the gap between the many applications in medicine and the underlying basic nuclear physics which needs to be understood by those applying the methods. In addition, those active in nuclear science will gain insight into the manifold applications of their subject. The main topics of the book are: physical foundations, instrumentation, diagnostics (imaging), therapies and radiation safety. The book will appeal to medical doctors active in nuclear medicine as well as to medical physicists.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XIII
Scientific Foundations: The Structure of the Physical World....Pages 1-29
Interaction of Photon Radiation and Swift Particles with Matter....Pages 31-37
Diagnostic Imaging....Pages 39-51
Detectors....Pages 53-72
Radiation Sources....Pages 73-88
Radiation Safety and Dose Limitations....Pages 89-99
Magnetic Resonance in Medical Diagnostics....Pages 101-139
Isotopes as Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tools....Pages 141-157
Irradiation Processes....Pages 159-164
Hadron Therapy....Pages 165-198
Back Matter....Pages 199-209
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