Handbook of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging for Physicists
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Handbook of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging for Physicists: Instrumentation and Imaging Procedures, Volume I

Handbook of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging for Physicists: Instrumentation and Imaging Procedures, Volume I

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This state-of-the-art handbook, the first in a series that provides medical physicists with a comprehensive overview into the field of nuclear medicine, is dedicated to instrumentation and imaging procedures in nuclear medicine. It provides a thorough treatment on the cutting-edge technologies being used within the field, in addition to touching upon the history of their use, their development, and looking ahead to future prospects. This text will be an invaluable resource for libraries, institutions, and clinical and academic medical physicists searching for a complete account of what defines nuclear medicine. The most comprehensive reference available providing a state-of-the-art overview of the field of nuclear medicine Edited by a leader in the field, with contributions from a team of experienced medical physicists Includes the latest practical research in the field, in addition to explaining fundamental theory and the field's history

Table of Contents:
Contents Preface...............................................................................................................................................................................ix Contributors......................................................................................................................................................................xi Editor Bio....................................................................................................................................................................... xiii Chapter 1 The History of Nuclear Medicine.................................................................................................................1 Bo- Anders Jönsson Chapter 2 Basic Atomic and Nuclear Physics.............................................................................................................15 Gudrun Alm Carlsson and Michael Ljungberg Chapter 3 Basics of Radiation Interactions in Matter.................................................................................................39 Michael Ljungberg Chapter 4 Radionuclide Production............................................................................................................................69 Hans Lundqvist Chapter 5 Radiometry.................................................................................................................................................89 Mats Isaksson Chapter 6 Scintillation Detectors..............................................................................................................................107 Per Roos Chapter 7 Semiconductor Detectors.........................................................................................................................129 Per Roos Chapter 8 Gamma Spectrometry...............................................................................................................................145 Christopher Rääf Chapter 9 Properties of the Digital Image................................................................................................................175 Katarina Sjögreen Gleisner Chapter 10 Image Processing......................................................................................................................................197 Johan Gustafsson Chapter 11 Machine Learning....................................................................................................................................221 Karl Åström Chapter 12 Image File Structures in Nuclear Medicine..............................................................................................237 Charles Herbst Chapter 13 The Scintillation Camera..........................................................................................................................251 Jonathan Gear Chapter 14 Collimators for Gamma Ray Imaging......................................................................................................265 Roel van Holen Chapter 15 Image Acquisition Protocols....................................................................................................................279 Jonathan Gear Chapter 16 Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) and SPECT/ CT Hybrid Imaging................297 Michael Ljungberg and Kjell Erlandsson Chapter 17 Dedicated Tomographic Single Photon Systems......................................................................................315 Jing Wu and Chi Liu Chapter 18 PET Systems............................................................................................................................................333 Stefaan Vandenberghe Chapter 19 Dead- time Effects in Nuclear Medicine Imaging Studies........................................................................343 Carlos Uribe and Anna Celler Chapter 20 Principles of Iterative Reconstruction for Emission Tomography...........................................................355 Andrew J. Reader Chapter 21 PET-CT Systems......................................................................................................................................389 Dimitris Visvikis Chapter 22 Clinical Molecular PET/ MRI Hybrid Imaging........................................................................................397 Bernhard Sattler Chapter 23 Quality Assurance of Nuclear Medicine Systems....................................................................................427 John Dickson Chapter 24 Calibration and Traceability.....................................................................................................................455 Brian E. Zimmerman Chapter 25 Activity Quantification from Planar Images............................................................................................463 Katarina Sjögreen Gleisner Chapter 26 Quantification in Emission Tomography..................................................................................................479 Brian F. Hutton, Kjell Erlandsson, and Kris Thielemans Chapter 27 Multicentre Studies: Hardware and Software Requirements...................................................................499 Terez Sera, Ronald Boellaard, Andres Kaalep, and Michael Ljungberg Chapter 28 Preclinical Molecular Imaging Systems...................................................................................................515 Magnus Dahlbom Chapter 29 Monte Carlo Simulation of Nuclear Medicine Imaging Systems............................................................533 David Sarrut and Michael Ljungberg Chapter 30 Beta and Alpha Particle Autoradiography................................................................................................563 Anders Örbom, Brian W. Miller and Tom Bäck Chapter 31 Principles behind Computed Tomography (CT)......................................................................................589 Mikael Gunnarsson and Kristina Ydström Chapter 32 Principles behind Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)..........................................................................605 Ronnie Wirestam


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781138593268
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publisher Imprint: CRC Press
  • Height: 280 mm
  • No of Pages: 640
  • Weight: 1800 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1138593265
  • Publisher Date: 25 Apr 2022
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Sub Title: Instrumentation and Imaging Procedures, Volume I
  • Width: 210 mm


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