Medical physics : fourth Mexican symposium, Mérida, Yucatán, México, 1-4 March 2000 / editors J.J. Alvarado-Gil, J.G. Contreras, G. Herrera Corral.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Alvarado-Gil, J. J.

Contreras, Guillermo.

Herrera Corral, G. (Gerardo)

Conference Name:

Mexican Symposium on Medical Physics (4th : 2000 : Mérida, Mexico)

Series:

AIP conference proceedings ; 538.

AIP conference proceedings ; 538

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical physics--Congresses.

Medical physics.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

vii, 262 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Melville, N.Y. : American Institute of Physics, 2000.

Contents:

Biomagnetism: Instrumentation and Applications / O. Baffa 1

Development of a Fast Readout System for the Detection of Low Energy X Rays / P. Grybos, W. Bialas, A. Cabal, W. Dabrowski, P. Giubellino, M. Idzik, R. Wheadon, L. Montano, R. Szczygiel 21

Tumor Therapy with Particle Beams / C. Grupen 32

Quality Assurance and Quality Control in Mammography: A Review / J. A. BenComo 44

Laser Keratopography: Towards a More Reliable Assessment of the Anterior Corneal Surface / R. Diaz-Uribe 55

Photothermal Methods in Medicine / J. C. Murphy 63

Imaging with Magnetic Resonance / G. D. Fullerton 76

Time-Resolved Spectroscopic Techniques in Laser Medicine / R. Ortega-Martinez, C. J. Roman-Moreno, A. A. Rodriguez-Rosales 78

Review of Applications of Medical Lasers / R. Ortega-Martinez, C. J. Roman-Moreno, A. A. Rodriguez-Rosales 85

3-D Interactive Visualization of Intraocular Tumors / D. Wegener 94

In Search of Non-Invasive Angiography / C. A. Mistretta 101

Functional Cardiac MR Imaging / D. C. Peters, F. H. Epstein, E. R. McVeigh 107

NMR Hardware and Desktop Systems / S. M. Wright, D. G. Brown, D. C. Spence 112

A High Resolution Sequence for Magnetic Resonance Cholangio Pancreatography / E. Esparza-Coss, W. F. Block, F. R. Korosec, D. C. Peters, C. A. Mistretta 119

Monte Carlo Dosimetry in HDR Brachytherapy / A. Martinez-Davalos 128

Optimization of Gradient Coils Using the Fast Simulated Annealing Method / H. Panepucci, D. Tomasi, E. C. Caparelli, B. Foerster, A. Tannus, E. L. Vidoto, R. F. Xavier 134

Evolution of Dose Distribution Calculations in Brachytherapy / M. Rodriguez-Villafuerte 149

Virtual Brain Bank: A Public Collection of Classified Head MRI / F. A. Barrios 161

H-MRSI Applied to Study Huntington's Disease / A. O. Rodriguez 168

Poster Session

Image Segmentation Applied to Atherosclerotic Lesion / R. Rodriguez Morales, T. E. Alarcon Martinez, L. Sanchez Cuello, J. E. Fernandez-Britto, C. Taylor 177

Digital Image Processing via an Expert System / R. Rodriguez Morales, T. E. Alarcon Martinez, L. Sanchez Cuello 184

Microstructure and Thermal Characterization of Dense Bone and Metals for Biomedical Use / G. Pena Rodriguez, A. Calderon, R. A. Munoz Hernandez, A. Cruz Orea, M. Mendez, F. Sanchez Sinencio 192

Measurement of Parameters for the Quality Control of X-Ray Units by Using PIN Diodes and a Personal Computer / F. J. Ramirez, G. E. Gaytan, I. Mercado, M. Estrada, A. Cerdeira 196

Spectrometric Characterization of Amorphous Silicon PIN Detectors / A. Leyva, F. J. Ramirez, Y. Ortega, M. Estrada, A. Cabal, A. Cerdeira, A. Diaz 201

Skin Absorption Studied by Photoacoustic Techniques / M. Vargas-Luna, T. Cordova-Fraga, J. B. Varela-Najera, G. Gutierrez-Juarez 206

Stereotactic Radiosurgery Dosimetry Using Thermoluminescent Dosimeters and Radiochromic Films / M. A. Avila-Rodriguez, M. Rodriguez-Villafuerte, R. Diaz Perches 213

Quality Control in Stereotactic Radiosurgery / G. Massillon J. L., I. Gamboa-deBuen, M. A. Perez-Pastenes 219

Monitoring of Living Systems by Laser Techniques / P. A. Ritto, A. Landa, J. L. Pichardo, G. Contreras, J. J. Alvarado-Gil 225

Improvement of the Healing of a Rat Tibia Defect by Means of a Calcium Cabonate Based Biopolymer Mixed with Epidermal Growth Factor and Ascorbic Acid / C. Mendoza-Barrera, M. Melendez-Lira, C. Hernanadez-Flores, H. Lecona-Butron, E. S. Garcia-Lopez 231

Thermoluminescent Response of LiF:Mg, Ti to Low Energy Electrons / H. Mercado-Uribe, M. E. Brandan 235

Exposure and Air-Kerma Measurements with Standard Graphite Ionization Chamber / V. M. Tovar Munoz, R. Acosta Ruiz, A. Becerril Vilchis 240

Brachytherapy Treatment Planning Algorithm Applied to Prostate Cancer / M. R. Herrera-Rodriguez, A. Martinez-Davalos 249

Mammographic Image Quality Assessment in Two Public Hospitals in Mexico City / C. Ruiz-Trejo, N. Montes, M. Rodriguez-Villafuerte, A. Flores, M. Verdejo, L. Madero-Preciado, J. Martin, M. Guevara, M. E. Brandan 255.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1563969637

OCLC:

45294083