ABSTRACT

This state-of-the-art handbook, the first in a series that provides medical physicists with a comprehensive overview into the field of nuclear medicine, is dedicated to instrumentation and imaging procedures in nuclear medicine. It provides a thorough treatment on the cutting-edge technologies being used within the field, in addition to touching upon the history of their use, their development, and looking ahead to future prospects.

This text will be an invaluable resource for libraries, institutions, and clinical and academic medical physicists searching for a complete account of what defines nuclear medicine.

  • The most comprehensive reference available providing a state-of-the-art overview of the field of nuclear medicine
  • Edited by a leader in the field, with contributions from a team of experienced medical physicists
  • Includes the latest practical research in the field, in addition to explaining fundamental theory and the field's history

chapter 4|20 pages

Radionuclide Production

chapter 5|17 pages

Radiometry

chapter 6|22 pages

Scintillation Detectors

chapter 7|15 pages

Semiconductor Detectors

chapter 8|29 pages

Gamma Spectrometry

chapter 10|23 pages

Image Processing

chapter 11|16 pages

Machine Learning

chapter 13|13 pages

The Scintillation Camera

chapter 14|13 pages

Collimators for Gamma Ray Imaging

chapter 15|18 pages

Image Acquisition Protocols

chapter 18|10 pages

PET Systems

chapter 21|7 pages

PET-CT Systems

chapter 24|7 pages

Calibration and Traceability

chapter 27|16 pages

Multicentre Studies

Hardware and Software Requirements