Advances in Medical Physics, Volume 6 (eBook)

Advances in Medical Physics, Volume 6 (eBook)

Author:  Devon J. Godfrey, Jacob Van Dyk, Shiva K. Das, Bruce H. Curran, and Anthony B. Wolbarst
ISBN:  9781930524910
Published:  2016 July | 323 pp | eBook

Price:   $ 90.00


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Table of Contents


Spectral Imaging with Computed Tomography................................................................ 1

Thomas Flohr, Bernhard Krauss, and Bernhard Schmidt

High-intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) ..................................................................... 27

Ryan M. Jones and Kullervo Hynynen

Overview of Photoacoustic Imaging ............................................................................. 47

Nicholas P. Dana, Diego S. Dumani, Jason R. Cook, and Stanislav Emelianov

Advances in Ultrasonic Imaging Technology ................................................................. 71

Carl D. Herickhoff and Jeremy J. Dahl

Image-guided Procedures: Tools, Techniques, and Clinical Applications ......................... 97

Terry M. Peters, Cristian A. Linte, and Aaron Fenster

Design and Development of Linac-MR Hybrids ........................................................... 113

Gino Fallone, Brad Murray, Ben Burke, Amir Keyvanloo, Satyapal Rathee, Joel St. Aubin,
Stephen Steciw, Keith Wachowicz, Brad Warkentin, and Jihyun Yun

The Physics of MRI and Linacs: Music to My Ears ......................................................... 143

Jerry J. Battista

Applications of Cherenkov Emission in Medical Physics ............................................... 163

Jacqueline Andreozzi, Brian W. Pogue, Lesley A. Jarvis, and David J. Gladstone

Targeted Alpha Therapy for Cancer............................................................................ 177

Barry J. Allen, Loredana G. Marcu, and Eva Bezak

Advances in Brachytherapy Physics............................................................................. 203

Jack L. M. Venselaar, Luc Beaulieu, Zhe (Jay) Chen, and Ryan L. Smith

Small Animal Radiotherapy and Imaging ................................................................... 231

Magdalena Bazalova-Carter, Donna H. Murrell, Katie M. Parkins, John Ronald, Paula J. Foster,
Edward Graves, Patrick Granton, and Eugene Wong

Radiobiological Aspects of Some Current Issues in Radiation Oncology,
Medical Physics, and Radiological Protection ...........................................................257

Jolyon Hendry

Radiation Exposure on a Voyage to Mars: All Aboard?.................................................271

Jerry J. Battista

EPA’s Federal Guidance Authority and Recent Guidance on
Radiation Protection for Diagnostic and Interventional X-ray Procedures...............303

Michael Boyd

Frontiers of Biomedical Imaging Science .....................................................................309

Jason Buck and John Gore