#10 Physics of Nuclear Medicine: Recent Advances

#10 Physics of Nuclear Medicine: Recent Advances

Author:  Dandamudi Rao, Ramesh Chandra, Martin Graham, eds.
ISBN:  9780883184400
Published:  (1983 Summer School) |  560 pp | 

Price:   $ 70.00


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Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION AND REVIEW

Role of Physicist in Nuclear Medicine
F. David Rollo

A Review of Decay Schemes and Radionuclide Production Methods
Guy H. Simmons

The Anger Scintillation Camera─A Review
Robert T. Anger

II. SCINTILLATION CAMERA

Recent Developments in Anger Cameras
Robert E. Zimmerman

Quality Assurance of Anger Cameras
L. Steven Graham

III. RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS AND DOSIMETRY

Developments in Radiopharmaceuticals
L. R. Chervu

Radiopharmaceutical Dosimetry
James G. Kereiakes, S. R. Thomas and C. C. Williams

Dosimetry of Low Energy Electrons
Kandula S. R. Sastry and Dandamudi V. Rao

IV. COMPUTERS

Computer-Gamma Camera Interface
Robert E. Zimmerman

Computer Hardware
Jon J. Erickson

Computer Software
Trevor D. Cradduck and E. Busemann-Sokole

Considerations in Acquiring a Computer
Trevor D. Cradduck and E. Busemann-Sokole

Quality Assurance of Nuclear Medicine Computer Systems
John J. Erickson

Digital Image Filtering of Nuclear Medicine Images
Michael A. King, Paul W. Doherty and Ronald S. Schwinger

V. MYOCARDIAL IMAGING

Anatomy and Function of Heart
Allen B. Weisse

Myocardial Imaging
Stanley J. Goldsmith

VI. TRACER KINETICS

Blood Flow Kinetics
Bernard Hoop

Compartmental Analysis
John Gillespie

VII. POSITRON TOMOGRAPHY
Principles of Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
Martin C. Graham and Rodney E. Bigler

Positron Instrumentation
Rodney E. Bigler, Terry Yoshizumi and Martin Graham

Clinical Applications of PET
Gordon L. Brownell

VIII. SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY (SPECT)

SPECT
Ronald J. Jaszczak

Single Photon Tomography─Clinical Applications
John W. Keyes, Jr.

Longitudinal Tomography
James A. Patton

IX. NMR IMAGING

An Introduction to the Physics of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Ramesh Chandra

NMR Imaging Techniques and Applications
L. S. Smith, P. A. Bottomley, W. A. Edelstein, H. R. Hart, R. W. Redington and J. S. Schenck

X. FEDERAL REGULATIONS IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE

F.D.A. Programs in Nuclear Medicine
Donald R. Hamilton

N.R.C. Regulations and ALARA
William J. Walker