Powsner, Rachel A.
Essential nuclear medicine physics /
Rachel A. Powsner, Edward R. Powsner.
- 2nd ed.
- Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
- viii, 206 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Rev. ed. of: Essentials of nuclear medicine physics. 1998.
Basic nuclear medicine physics -- Interaction of radiation with matter -- Formation of radionuclides -- Nonscintillation detectors -- Nonimaging scintillation detectors -- Imaging instrumentation -- Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) -- Positron emission tomography (PET) -- PET/CT -- Quality control -- Radiation biology -- Radiation dosimetry -- Radiation safety -- Radiation accidents.
ISBN: 9781405104845 (alk. paper) 1405104848 (alk. paper)
Subjects--Topical Terms: Nuclear medicine. Medical physics. Nuclear medicine. Accidents, Radiation--prevention & control. Nuclear physics. Radiation Effects. Radiation.
Dewey Class. No.: 616.07575 / P R E