| Edition |
6th ed |
| Description |
xiii, 201 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 194) and index. |
| Contents |
Basic review -- Nuclides and radioactive processes -- Radioactivity : law of decay, half-life, and statistics -- Production of radionuclides -- Radiopharmaceuticals -- Interaction of high-energy radiation with matter -- Radiation dosimetry -- Detection of high-energy radiation -- In vitro radiation detection -- In vivo radiation detection : basic problems, probes, and rectilinear scanners -- In vivo radiation detection : scintillation camera -- Operational characteristics and quality control of a scintillation camera -- Detectability of final contrast in an image -- Emission computed tomography -- Biological effects of radiation and risk evaluation from radiation exposure -- Methods of safe handling of radionuclides and pertaining rules and regulations -- Appendix A. Physical characteristics of some radionuclides of interest in nuclear medicine -- Appendix B. CGS and SI units -- Appendix C. Exponential table -- Appendix D. Radionuclides of interest in nuclear medicine -- Appendix E. Organ masses of a standard man. |
| Subject |
Medical physics
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Nuclear medicine
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Radioisotopes
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| ISBN |
0781747538 (pbk.) |
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