Nuclear Medicine Physics

Herausgeber: De Lima, Joao Jose

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Edited by a renowned international expert in the field, Nuclear Medicine Physics offers an up-to-date, state-of-the-art account of the physics behind the theoretical foundation and applications of nuclear medicine. It covers important physical aspects of the methods and instruments involved in modern nuclear medicine, along with related biological topics. The book discusses the production of radioisotopes and radiopharmaceuticals, positron physics and positron applications in medicine and biology, and modern radiation detectors and measuring methods. It also explores systems in nuclear medicine, imaging methodologies, dosimetry, and the biological effects of radiation.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 524
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. September 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 730g
• ISBN-13: 9781138374966
• ISBN-10: 1138374962
• Artikelnr.: 55104664

Autorenporträt

João José Pedroso de Lima is a professor emeritus of biophysics at the University of Coimbra in Portugal, where he was president of the executive board of the Institute of Biomedical Research in Light and Image (IBILI). Dr. Lima has published numerous papers and has received over twenty scientific awards, including an honorary degree by the University of Aveiro. His main research interests include nuclear medicine physics, biomedical systems, and biophysics of respiration.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. Radioisotopes and Radiopharmaceuticals Production. Positron
Physics: Applications in Medicine and Biology. Modern Radiation Detectors
and Measuring Methods. Systems in Nuclear Medicine. Imaging Methodologies.
Dosimetry and Biological Effects of Radiation. Index.