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Nuclear medicine : practical physics, artifacts, and pitfalls / Daniel A. Pryma.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pryma, Daniel A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Nuclear medicine.
- Nuclear physics.
- Nuclear Medicine.
- Medical Subjects:
- Nuclear Medicine.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 186 pages) : illustrations (some color), photographs
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2014]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- In contrast to most anatomic radiographic imaging techniques, nuclear medicine permits real time, non-invasive imaging of human physiology and pathophysiology and also allows for exquisite targeting of disease with therapeutic radiology. To open this window to the processes of human disease, one must first understand the physical processes behind radioactive decay and emission, as well as the principles of radiation detection. Nuclear Medicine: Practical Physics, Artifacts, and Pitfalls provides residents and practitioners in nuclear medicine and radiology with a readable explanation of the physics concepts underpinning nuclear imaging and how they impact the utilization and interpretation of the images. Following a brief introductory section, the book provides numerous case examples, illustrating various imaging artifacts and pitfalls that can be recognized and remedied with a solid understanding of the physics behind the procedure. Understanding and applying the physics behind nuclear medicine is essential to maximizing not only diagnostic and therapeutic accuracy for providing optimal patient care, but "Practical Physics" is a required portion of radiology residency education and a designated area of the board exams. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 Introduction to Nuclear Medicine 1
- 2 Radiation 5
- X-rays 6
- Nuclear nomenclature 8
- Nuclear radiation 8
- Electron capture 9
- Beta emission 9
- Positron emission 10
- Alpha emission 10
- Isometric transition 11
- Gamma radiation 11
- Internal conversion 12
- Auger electrons 12
- Units of radioactivity 12
- 3 Radiobiology 15
- Units of radiation exposure 16
- Deterministic effects 17
- Stochastic effects 18
- Radiation safety 21
- 4 Radiation Detectors-Ionization Detectors 23
- Ionization chambers 24
- Dose calibrators 25
- Survey meters 27
- Proportional counters 30
- 5 Radiation Detectors-Single Photon 31
- Collimators 32
- Scintillators 37
- Photomultiplier tubes 39
- The gamma camera 41
- Static planar imaging 42
- Dynamic imaging 44
- Gated imaging 46
- Single photon emission computed tomography 48
- SPECT/CT 52
- Gamma probes and well counters 54
- 6 Radiation Detection-PET 55
- PET principles 56
- PET acquisition and reconstruction 59
- Time of flight 62
- PET/CT 63
- PET/MRI 65
- 7 Ionization Chamber/Dose Galibrator Artifacts 67
- Case 1 Altitude 69
- Case 2 Geometry 70
- Case 3 Materials 71
- 8 Gamma Camera Artifacts 73
- Case 1 Cracked crystal 75
- Case 2 Hygroscopic crystal 76
- Case 3 PMT malfunction 78
- Case 4 Flood nonuniformity 80
- 9 Planar Acquisition Artifacts 83
- Case 1 Off-peak acquisition 85
- Case 2 Motion artifact 88
- Case 3 Dose infiltration 91
- Case 4 Collimator penetration 93
- 10 Spect Acquisition Artifacts 95
- Case 1 Center of rotation error 97
- Case 2 Filtered back projection streak 98
- Case 3 Noisy images 101
- Case 4 Iterative reconstruction errors 104
- Case 5 Motion artifact 106
- 11 PET Acquisition Artifacts 109
- Case 1 PMT malfunction 111
- Case 2 Crystal temperature instability 113
- Case 3 Table misregistration 114
- Case 4 Scatter correction errors 116
- Case 5 Attenuation correction errors 118
- Case 6 CT artifacts affecting PET reconstruction 121
- 12 Dose Calibrator Pitfalls 123
- Case 1 Dose calibrator contamination 125
- Case 2 Wrong setting used on dose calibrator 127
- Case 3 High background activity 128
- 13 Single Photon Pitfalls 129
- Case 1 Prostheses 131
- Case 2 Recent prior study 133
- Case 3 Contamination 135
- Case 4 Poor dynamic timing 137
- Case 5 Background activity 140
- 14 PET Pitfalls 145
- Case 1 Infiltration 145
- Case 2 Treatment effect mimics new disease 150
- Case 3 Misregistration and attenuation correction 152
- Case 4 Respiratory motion artifact 154
- 15 Therapy Pitfalls 157
- Case 1 Empiric dosing exceeds safe limits 159
- Case 2 Gastrointestinal toxicity 162
- Case 3 Radioactive vomit 163
- Case 4 Therapy infusion via indwelling catheter 165
- 16 Puzzlers 167
- Answers 178.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on Oct. 31, 2014).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances Houston Medical Book Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Pryma, Daniel A. Nuclear medicine : practical physics, artifacts, and pitfalls.
- ISBN:
- 9780199376124
- 0199376123
- Publisher Number:
- 99960546545
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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