Medical Applications of Nuclear Physics

K. Bethge, G. Kraft, P. Kreisler, G. Walter (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

XIII, 209 Seiten

2010 | 1. Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2004
Springer Berlin (Verlag)
978-3-642-05870-7 (ISBN)

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Methods involving nuclear physics are today finding applications in many disciplines, including important areas of medicine. This book intends to bridge the gap between the many applications in medicine and the underlying basic nuclear physics which needs to be understood by those applying the methods. In addition, those active in nuclear science will gain insight into the manifold applications of their subject. The main topics of the book are: physical foundations, instrumentation, diagnostics (imaging), therapies and radiation safety. The book will appeal to medical doctors active in nuclear medicine as well as to medical physicists.

1. Scientific Foundations: The Structure of the Physical World.- 2. Interaction of Photon Radiation and Swift Particles with Matter.- 3. Diagnostic Imaging.- 4. Detectors.- 5. Radiation Sources.- 6. Radiation Safety and Dose Limitations.- 7. Magnetic Resonance in Medical Diagnostics.- 8. Isotopes as Diagnostic and Therapeutic Tools.- 9. Irradiation Processes.- 10. Hadron Therapy.- A. Appendix: Units and Physical Constants.- References.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.12.2010
Reihe/Serie	Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
Zusatzinfo	XIII, 209 p. 134 illus., 2 illus. in color.
Verlagsort	Berlin
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Gewicht	386 g
Themenwelt	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Nuklearmedizin
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Angewandte Physik
Schlagworte	Cancer Therapy • Diagnostics • Imaging • Magnetic Resonance • Medical diagnostics • Nuclear Medicine • particles
ISBN-10	3-642-05870-1 / 3642058701
ISBN-13	978-3-642-05870-7 / 9783642058707
Zustand	Neuware