The essential physics of medical imaging
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins ,
c2002
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| Edition: | 2nd ed |
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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