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020   $a9783319615387$qhardback
024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-319-61540-0$2doi
040   $aBibl. Dip.le Aggr. Matematica e Fisica - Sez. Fisica
050  4$aR895
082 04$a610.153
084   $a53.9.7
245 03$aAn introduction to medical physics /$cMuhammad Maqbool editor
250   $aCorrected publication
260   $aCham :$bSpringer International Publishing,$c2018
300   $axii, 416 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm
490 1 $aBiological and medical physics, biomedical engineering,$x1618-7210
504   $aIncludes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Basic Concepts in Radiation Dosimetry -- Interaction of Gamma Rays and X-Rays with Matter -- Treatment planning in Radiation Therapy -- Image Guided Radiation Therapy -- Introduction to Radiological Images -- Mammography -- Computed Tomography -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) -- CT and MRI in Radiotherapy -- Nuclear Medicine Physics -- Ultrasound -- Radiation Shielding and Protection, Part I ? Measurement, Dosimetry, Shielding and Protection -- Radiation Shielding and Protection, Part II
520   $aThis book begins with the basic terms and definitions and takes a student, step by step, through all areas of medical physics. The book covers radiation therapy, diagnostic radiology, dosimetry, radiation shielding, and nuclear medicine, all at a level suitable for undergraduates. This title not only describes the basics concepts of the field, but also emphasizes numerical and mathematical problems and examples.Students will find An Introduction to Medical Physics to be an indispensible resource in preparations for further graduate studies in the field
650  4$aMedical physics
650  4$aRadiation
650  4$aRadiology
650  4$aBiomedical engineering
700 1 $aMaqbool, Muhammad$eauthor$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01794297
912   $a991004403228407536
996   $aIntroduction to medical physics$94452533
997   $aUNISALENTO