Advances in Medical Physics: 2010

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Author:  Anthony B. Wolbarst, Andrew Karellas, Elizabeth A. Krupinski, and William R. Hendee, Editors
ISBN:  9781930524507
Published:  2010 July | 368 pp  | Hardcover

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Table of Contents

1 Digital Tomosynthesis
James T. Dobbins III, Ph.D. and H. Page McAdams, M.D.

2 Recent Developments in Nuclear Medicine
Frederic H. Fahey, D.Sc.

3 Ultrasound Elastography
Tomy Varghese, Ph.D.

4 Artifacts in MRI
Jiachen Zhuo, M.S., and Rao P. Gullapalli, Ph.D.
This chapter is an expansion of Zhuo, J., and R. P. Gullapalli, “AAPM/RSNA physics tutorials for residents: MR artifacts, safety, and quality control,” published previously in Radiographics, Volume 26: Issue 1, Jan–Feb, pp. 275–297, © 2006 and contains illustrations and text reprinted from that article with permission from Radiological Society of North America (RSNA).

5 Robotic Systems for MRI-Guided Interventions
Eftychios G. Christoforou, Ph.D., and Nikolaos V. Tsekos, Ph.D.

6 Quantitative Imaging Biomarkers of Cancer
John C. Gore, Ph.D., H. Charles Manning, Ph.D., Todd E. Peterson, Ph.D.,
C. Chad Quarles, Ph.D., Tuhin K. Sinha, Ph.D., and Thomas E. Yankeelov, Ph.D.

7 Perceptual Optimization of Image Quality
Elizabeth A. Krupinski, Ph.D.

8 Image Processing for Projection Radiography
Richard VanMetter, Ph.D.

9 Wagner’s Unified Theory of Image Quality: Three Decades Later
Kyle J. Myers, Ph.D., Iacovos S. Kyprianou, Ph.D., and Subok Park, Ph.D.

10 Overview of Medical Imaging Informatics
George C. Kagadis, Ph.D., Steve G. Langer, Ph.D., George C. Sakellaropoulos, Ph.D.,
Christos Alexakos, Ph.D., and Paul G. Nagy, Ph.D.

11 The Computer Vision and Artificial Intelligence of CAD
Maryellen L. Giger, Ph.D. and Karen Drukker, Ph.D.

12 Medical Physics Criteria for Performance Excellence
Edward S. Sternick, Ph.D., M.B.A.

13 Ultrasound Quality Control
Evan Boote, Ph.D. and Sandra Larson, Ph.D.

14 Quality Control in Mammography
Douglas Pfeiffer, M.S., D.A.B.R.

15 Medical Radiation and Pregnancy
Dr. Claire Cousins, F.R.C.P., F.R.C.R.

16 Programs in Place to Protect the Public from Unnecessary
Radiation Exposure from X-Ray Sources
Jill A. Lipoti, Ph.D.

17 Radiation Shielding for CT Scanners
S. Cheenu Kappadath, Ph.D. and John Rong, Ph.D.

18 Medical Response to a Major Radiologic Emergency: A Primer for Medical and Public Health Practicioners
Anthony B. Wolbarst, Ph.D., Albert L. Wiley, Jr., M.D., Ph.D.,
Jeffrey B. Nemhauser, M.D., Doran M. Christensen, D.O., and William R. Hendee, Ph.D.