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050 00 R895|b.C47 2004 
100 1  Chandra, Ramesh,|d1938- 
245 10 Nuclear medicine physics :|bthe basics /|cRamesh Chandra. 
250    6th ed 
260    Philadelphia :|bLippincott Williams & Wilkins,|c2004 
300    xiii, 201 p. :|bill. ;|c26 cm. 
504    Includes bibliographical references (p. 194) and index. 
505    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. 
650  0 Medical physics 
650  0 Nuclear medicine 
650  0 Radioisotopes