The essential physics of medical imaging

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bushberg, Jerrold T. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , c2002
Edition:2nd ed
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction to Medical Imaging
  • 2. Radiation and the Atom
  • 3. Interaction of Radiation with Matter
  • 4. Computers in Medical Imaging
  • 5. X-ray Production, X-ray Tubes, and Generators
  • 6. Screen-Film Radiography
  • 7. Film Processing
  • 8. Mammography
  • 9. Fluoroscopy
  • 10. Image Quality
  • 11. Digital Radiography
  • 12. Adjuncts to Radiology
  • 13. Computed Tomography
  • 14. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
  • 15. Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • 16. Ultrasound
  • 17. Computer Networks, PACS, and Teleradiology
  • 18. Radioactivity and Nuclear Transformation
  • 19. Radionuclide Production and Radiopharmaceuticals
  • 20. Radiation Detection and Measurement
  • 21. Nuclear Imaging - The Scintillation Camera
  • 22. Nuclear Imaging - Emission Tomography
  • 23. Radiation Protection
  • 24. Radiation Dosimetry of the Patient
  • 25. Radiation Biology
  • 26. Fundamental Principles of Physics
  • 27. Physical Constants, Prefixes, Geometry, Conversion Factors, and Radiologic Data
  • 28. Mass Attenuation Coefficients and Spectra Data Tables
  • 29. Radiopharmaceutical Characteristics and Dosimetry
  • 30. Internet Resources