Essentials of Nuclear Medicine Physics and Instrumentation

Rachel A. Powsner, MD, is Head of the Nuclear Medicine Section at the Veterans Administration Boston Healthcare System, and an Associate Professor of Radiology at Boston University. She is a practicing nuclear medicine physician, radiology faculty member at Boston University, and an author of the first two editions of this text.

Matthew R. Palmer, PhD, is the Nuclear Medicine Physicist at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Assistant Professor of Radiology at Harvard Medical School in Boston, where he teaches in the nuclear medicine residency training program. Dr. Palmer is a welcome addition to the author team for the third edition of this book.

Edward R. Powsner, MD, is Former Chief of the Nuclear Medicine Service at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where he is also Emeritus Professor and Associate Chairman, Department of Pathology, at Michigan State University. He is Former Chair of the Joint Review Committee for Educational Nuclear Medicine Technology and was a member of the American Board of Nuclear Medicine.

Preface

Acknowledgements 

1. Basic Nuclear Medicine Physics

2. Interaction of Radiation with Matter

3. Formation of Radionuclides

4. Non-scintillation Detectors

5. Scintillation Detectors

6. Imaging Instrumentation

7. Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)

8. Positron Emission Tomography (PET)

9. X-Ray Computed Tomography

10. Hybrid Imaging Systems: PET/CT and SPECT/CT

11. Image Reconstruction, Processing, and Display

12. Information Technology

13. Quality Control

14. Radiation Biology

15. Radiation Dosimetry

16. Radiation Safety

17. Management of Nuclear Event Casualties

18. Recommended Reading

19. Appendix A. Common Radionuclides

20. Appendix B. Major Dosimetry for Common Radiopharmaceuticals

21. Appendix C. Sample Calculations for the S value

22. Appendix D. Guide to Nuclear Regulatory Commission Publications

23. Answers

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