Medical imaging physics [
This comprehensive publication covers all aspects of image formation in modern medical imaging modalities, from radiography, fluoroscopy, and computed tomography, to magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound. It addresses the techniques and instrumentation used in the rapidly changing field of medic...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Hoboken, New Jersey :
John Wiley & Sons ,
c2002
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| Edition: | 4th ed |
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| Online Access: | Wiley Online Library |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Imaging in medicine
- 2. Structure of matter
- 3. Radioactive decay
- 4. Interactions of radiation
- 5. Production of x rays
- 6. Radiation quantity and quality
- 7. Interaction of x and [gamma] rays in the body
- 8. Radiation detectors for quantitative measurement
- 9. Accumulation and analysis of nuclear data
- 10. Computers and image networking
- 11. Probability and statistics
- 12. Instrumentation for nuclear imaging
- 13. Radiography
- 14. Fluoroscopy
- 15. Computed tomography
- 16. Influences on image quality
- 17. Analytic description of image quality
- 18. Visual perception
- 19. Ultrasound waves
- 20. Ultrasound transducers
- 21. Ultrasound instrumentation
- 22. Doppler effect
- 23. Fundamentals of magnetic resonance
- 24. Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy
- 25. Magnetic resonance imaging : instrumentation, bioeffects, and site planning
- 26. Experimental radiobiology
- 27. Human radiobiology
- 28. Protection from external sources of radiation
- 29. Protection from internal sources of radiation
- 30. Future developments in medical imaging