Michael G Stabin

The Practice of Internal Dosimetry in Nuclear Medicine

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Written by one of the world's leading experts, this text describes in detail the use of internal dose calculations in nuclear medicine. While radiation therapy with external sources of radiation always employs calculations of dose, this is not routinely done in nuclear medicine therapy. This book discusses how to do dose calculations for diagnos

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 204
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 313g
• ISBN-13: 9780367574536
• ISBN-10: 0367574535
• Artikelnr.: 69891112

Autorenporträt

Michael G. Stabin, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee.

Inhaltsangabe

Basic principles of dosimetry calculations. Current anthropomorphic models
for dosimetry. Use of animal models in internal dose calculations. Special
dosimetry models. Dose calculations for diagnostic pharmaceuticals. Dose
calculations for therapeutic pharmaceuticals. Current pharmaceuticals used
for therapy. The need for patient-individualized dosimetry in therapy.
Normal tissues. Tumors. Future needs and prospects.