The essential physics of medical imaging / Jerrold T. Bushberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bushberg, Jerrold T.

Contributor:

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Diagnostic imaging.

Medical physics.

Diagnostic Imaging--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Diagnostic Imaging--methods.

Physical Description:

xii, 1030 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2012]

Summary:

This renowned work is derived from the authors' acclaimed national review course ("Physics of Medical Imaging") at the University of California-Davis for radiology residents. The text is a guide to the fundamental principles of medical imaging physics, radiation protection, and radiation biology, with complex topics presented in the clear and concise manner and style for which these authors are known. 976 pp. Pub. 12/11.

Contents:

Introduction to medical imaging

Radiation and the atom

Interaction of radiation with matter

Image quality

Imaging informatics

X-ray production, X-ray tubes, and generators

Radiography

Mammography

Fluoroscopy

Computed tomography

X-ray dosimetry in projection imaging and CT

Nuclear magnetic resonance

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Ultrasound

Radioactivity and nuclear transformation

Radionuclide production and radiopharmaceuticals

Radiation detection and measurement

Nuclear imaging using the scintillation camera

Nuclear tomography

Radiopharmaceutical dosimetry

Radiation biology

Radiation protection.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780781780575

0781780578

OCLC:

700376951