Introduction to Medical Physics

Stephen Keevil, Renato Padovani, Slavik Tabakov, Tony Greener, Cornelius Lewis (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

488 Seiten

2024
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-1-138-74283-3 (ISBN)

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This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the basic principles of medical physics, the applications of medical physics equipment, and the role of a medical physicist in healthcare.

Introduction to Medical Physics is designed to support undergraduate and graduate students taking their first modules on a medical physics course, or as a dedicated book for specific modules such as medical imaging and radiotherapy. It is ideally suited for new teaching schemes such as Modernising Scientific Careers and will be invaluable for all medical physics students worldwide.

Key features:

Written by an experienced and senior team of medical physicists from highly respected institutions

The first book written specifically to introduce medical physics to undergraduate and graduate physics students

Provides worked examples relevant to actual clinical situations

Stephen Keevil, Renato Padovani, Slavik Tabakov, Tony Greener, Cornelius Lewis

1. Medical Physics, an Introducton. 2. Radiation Interaction and Dosimetry. 3. Ionising Radiation Detector. 4. Biological Effects of Ionising Radiation. 5. Introduction to Diagnostic Radiology (X-Ray and Computed Tomography Imaging). 6. Nuclear Medicine Imaging. 7. Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 8. Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy. 9. External Beam Radiotherapy. 10. Brachytherapy. 11. Molecular Radiotherapy. 12. Optical and Laser Techniques. 13. Ionising Radiation Protection. 14. Image Processing. 15. Emerging Techniques.

Erscheinungsdatum	26.04.2024
Reihe/Serie	Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Zusatzinfo	41 Tables, black and white; 17 Line drawings, color; 203 Line drawings, black and white; 23 Halftones, color; 100 Halftones, black and white; 40 Illustrations, color; 303 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	1000 g
Themenwelt	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Radiologie / Bildgebende Verfahren ► Nuklearmedizin
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Studium ► 1. Studienabschnitt (Vorklinik)
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie
	Technik ► Medizintechnik
	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
ISBN-10	1-138-74283-X / 113874283X
ISBN-13	978-1-138-74283-3 / 9781138742833
Zustand	Neuware