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Basic physics and radiation safety in nuclear medicine [[electronic resource] /] / edited by G.S. Pant
| Basic physics and radiation safety in nuclear medicine [[electronic resource] /] / edited by G.S. Pant |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Mumbai, : Himalaya Pub. House, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (653 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.07/575 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PantG. S |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical physics
Nuclear medicine Radiation |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-282-80355-7
9786612803550 93-5044-110-1 1-4416-6221-9 600-00-2745-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Basic physics and imaging techniques -- pt. 2. Radionuclides/radiopharmaceuticals in nuclear medicine -- pt. 3. Cyclotron, PET, CT and MRI -- pt. 4. Quantification techniques in nuclear medicine -- pt. 5. Health physics and radiation safety. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459307903321 |
| Mumbai, : Himalaya Pub. House, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Basic physics and radiation safety in nuclear medicine [[electronic resource] /] / edited by G.S. Pant
| Basic physics and radiation safety in nuclear medicine [[electronic resource] /] / edited by G.S. Pant |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Mumbai, : Himalaya Pub. House, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (653 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.07/575 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PantG. S |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical physics
Nuclear medicine Radiation |
| ISBN |
1-282-80355-7
9786612803550 93-5044-110-1 1-4416-6221-9 600-00-2745-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Basic physics and imaging techniques -- pt. 2. Radionuclides/radiopharmaceuticals in nuclear medicine -- pt. 3. Cyclotron, PET, CT and MRI -- pt. 4. Quantification techniques in nuclear medicine -- pt. 5. Health physics and radiation safety. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784914203321 |
| Mumbai, : Himalaya Pub. House, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Basic physics and radiation safety in nuclear medicine / / edited by G.S. Pant
| Basic physics and radiation safety in nuclear medicine / / edited by G.S. Pant |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Mumbai, : Himalaya Pub. House, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (653 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.07/575 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PantG. S |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical physics
Nuclear medicine Radiation |
| ISBN |
1-282-80355-7
9786612803550 93-5044-110-1 1-4416-6221-9 600-00-2745-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Basic physics and imaging techniques -- pt. 2. Radionuclides/radiopharmaceuticals in nuclear medicine -- pt. 3. Cyclotron, PET, CT and MRI -- pt. 4. Quantification techniques in nuclear medicine -- pt. 5. Health physics and radiation safety. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910955844203321 |
| Mumbai, : Himalaya Pub. House, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Emission tomography [[electronic resource] ] : the fundamentals of PET and SPECT / / [edited by] Miles N. Wernick, John N. Aarsvold
| Emission tomography [[electronic resource] ] : the fundamentals of PET and SPECT / / [edited by] Miles N. Wernick, John N. Aarsvold |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (597 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.07/575 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WernickMiles N. <1962->
AarsvoldJohn N |
| Soggetto topico |
Tomography, Emission
Diagnostic imaging |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-02125-3
9786611021252 0-08-052187-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY: The Fundamentals of PET and SPECT; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Imaging Science Bringing the Invisible to Light; I. Preamble; II. Introduction; III. Imaging Science; IV. Fundamental and Generic Issues of Imaging Science; V. Methodology and Epistemology; VI. A View of the Future; Chapter 2. Introduction to Emission Tomography; I. What is Emission Tomography?; II. The Making of an Emission Tomography Image; III. Types of Data Acquisition: Static, Dynamic, Gated, and List Mode; IV. Cross-Sectional Images
V. Radiopharmaceuticals and Their ApplicationsVI. Developments in Emission Tomography; Chapter 3. Evolution of Clinical Emission Tomography; I. Introduction; II. The Beginnings of Nuclear Medicine; III. Early Imaging Devices; IV. Evolution of Emission Tomography and Initial Applications; V. Clinical Applications; VI. Summary; Chapter 4. Basic Physics of Radioisotope Imaging; I. Where Do the Nuclear Emissions Used in Imaging Come From?; II. Relevant Modes of Nuclear Decay for Medical Radionuclide Imaging; III. Production of Radionuclides for Imaging IV. Interactions of Nuclear Emissions in MatterV. Exploiting Radiation Interactions in Matter for Emission Imaging; VI. Physical Factors That Determine the Fundamental Spatial Resolution Limit in Nuclear Emission Imaging; Chapter 5. Radiopharmaceuticals for Imaging the Brain; I. Introduction; II. Biochemical Processes in the Brain; III. New Radiopharmaceutical Development; IV. Neuroscience Studies; V. Applications of Imaging Studies: Dopamine System; VI. Oncology Studies; VII. Genomic Studies; VIII. Summary; Chapter 6. Basics of Imaging Theory and Statistics; I. Introduction II. Linear SystemsIII. Discrete Sampling; IV. Noise and Signal; V. Filtering; VI. Smoothing; VII. Estimation; VIII. Objective Assessment of Image Quality; Chapter 7. Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography; I. Planar Single-Photon Emission Imaging; II. Conventional Gamma Cameras; III. Tomography; IV. Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Systems; V. Tomographic Single-Photon Emission Imaging; VI. Other Detectors and Systems; VII. Summary; Chapter 8. Collimator Design for Nuclear Medicine; I. Basic Principles of Collimator Design II. Description of the Imaging System and Collimator GeometryIII. Description of Collimator Imaging Properties; IV. Septal Penetration; V. Optimal Design of Parallel-Hole Collimators; VI. Secondary Constraints; VII. Summary; Chapter 9. Annular Single-Crystal SPECT Systems; I. Overview: Annular Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Systems; II. Principles and Design of CeraSPECT; III. Annular SensOgrade Collimators; IV. Modification of Light Optics in a Scintillation Camera; V. NeurOtome, A Bridge between Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography and Positron Emission Tomography VI. MammOspect, an Annular Breast Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Camera |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458500203321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Emission tomography [[electronic resource] ] : the fundamentals of PET and SPECT / / [edited by] Miles N. Wernick, John N. Aarsvold
| Emission tomography [[electronic resource] ] : the fundamentals of PET and SPECT / / [edited by] Miles N. Wernick, John N. Aarsvold |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (597 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.07/575 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
WernickMiles N. <1962->
AarsvoldJohn N |
| Soggetto topico |
Tomography, Emission
Diagnostic imaging |
| ISBN |
1-281-02125-3
9786611021252 0-08-052187-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Front Cover; EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY: The Fundamentals of PET and SPECT; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1. Imaging Science Bringing the Invisible to Light; I. Preamble; II. Introduction; III. Imaging Science; IV. Fundamental and Generic Issues of Imaging Science; V. Methodology and Epistemology; VI. A View of the Future; Chapter 2. Introduction to Emission Tomography; I. What is Emission Tomography?; II. The Making of an Emission Tomography Image; III. Types of Data Acquisition: Static, Dynamic, Gated, and List Mode; IV. Cross-Sectional Images
V. Radiopharmaceuticals and Their ApplicationsVI. Developments in Emission Tomography; Chapter 3. Evolution of Clinical Emission Tomography; I. Introduction; II. The Beginnings of Nuclear Medicine; III. Early Imaging Devices; IV. Evolution of Emission Tomography and Initial Applications; V. Clinical Applications; VI. Summary; Chapter 4. Basic Physics of Radioisotope Imaging; I. Where Do the Nuclear Emissions Used in Imaging Come From?; II. Relevant Modes of Nuclear Decay for Medical Radionuclide Imaging; III. Production of Radionuclides for Imaging IV. Interactions of Nuclear Emissions in MatterV. Exploiting Radiation Interactions in Matter for Emission Imaging; VI. Physical Factors That Determine the Fundamental Spatial Resolution Limit in Nuclear Emission Imaging; Chapter 5. Radiopharmaceuticals for Imaging the Brain; I. Introduction; II. Biochemical Processes in the Brain; III. New Radiopharmaceutical Development; IV. Neuroscience Studies; V. Applications of Imaging Studies: Dopamine System; VI. Oncology Studies; VII. Genomic Studies; VIII. Summary; Chapter 6. Basics of Imaging Theory and Statistics; I. Introduction II. Linear SystemsIII. Discrete Sampling; IV. Noise and Signal; V. Filtering; VI. Smoothing; VII. Estimation; VIII. Objective Assessment of Image Quality; Chapter 7. Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography; I. Planar Single-Photon Emission Imaging; II. Conventional Gamma Cameras; III. Tomography; IV. Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Systems; V. Tomographic Single-Photon Emission Imaging; VI. Other Detectors and Systems; VII. Summary; Chapter 8. Collimator Design for Nuclear Medicine; I. Basic Principles of Collimator Design II. Description of the Imaging System and Collimator GeometryIII. Description of Collimator Imaging Properties; IV. Septal Penetration; V. Optimal Design of Parallel-Hole Collimators; VI. Secondary Constraints; VII. Summary; Chapter 9. Annular Single-Crystal SPECT Systems; I. Overview: Annular Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Systems; II. Principles and Design of CeraSPECT; III. Annular SensOgrade Collimators; IV. Modification of Light Optics in a Scintillation Camera; V. NeurOtome, A Bridge between Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography and Positron Emission Tomography VI. MammOspect, an Annular Breast Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography Camera |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784566303321 |
| Amsterdam ; ; Boston, : Elsevier Academic Press, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Essential nuclear medicine physics [[electronic resource] /] / Rachel A. Powsner, Edward R. Powsner
| Essential nuclear medicine physics [[electronic resource] /] / Rachel A. Powsner, Edward R. Powsner |
| Autore | Powsner Rachel A |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.07/575 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PowsnerEdward R. <1926->
PowsnerRachel A |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear medicine
Medical physics |
| ISBN |
1-281-32274-1
9786611322748 0-470-75289-0 0-470-75286-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Basic nuclear medicine physics -- Interaction of radiation with matter -- Formation of radionuclides -- Nonscintillation detectors -- Nonimaging scintillation detectors -- Imaging instrumentation -- Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) -- Positron emission tomography (PET) -- PET/CT -- Quality control -- Radiation biology -- Radiation dosimetry -- Radiation safety -- Radiation accidents. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784968703321 |
Powsner Rachel A
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| Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Essential nuclear medicine physics [[electronic resource] /] / Rachel A. Powsner, Edward R. Powsner
| Essential nuclear medicine physics [[electronic resource] /] / Rachel A. Powsner, Edward R. Powsner |
| Autore | Powsner Rachel A |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.07/575 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PowsnerEdward R. <1926->
PowsnerRachel A |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear medicine
Medical physics |
| ISBN |
1-281-32274-1
9786611322748 0-470-75289-0 0-470-75286-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Basic nuclear medicine physics -- Interaction of radiation with matter -- Formation of radionuclides -- Nonscintillation detectors -- Nonimaging scintillation detectors -- Imaging instrumentation -- Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) -- Positron emission tomography (PET) -- PET/CT -- Quality control -- Radiation biology -- Radiation dosimetry -- Radiation safety -- Radiation accidents. |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996201969503316 |
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Powsner Rachel A
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| Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2006 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Essential nuclear medicine physics / / Rachel A. Powsner, Edward R. Powsner
| Essential nuclear medicine physics / / Rachel A. Powsner, Edward R. Powsner |
| Autore | Powsner Rachel A |
| Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2006 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.07/575 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PowsnerEdward R. <1926->
PowsnerRachel A |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear medicine
Medical physics |
| ISBN |
9786611322748
9781281322746 1281322741 9780470752890 0470752890 9780470752869 0470752866 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Basic nuclear medicine physics -- Interaction of radiation with matter -- Formation of radionuclides -- Nonscintillation detectors -- Nonimaging scintillation detectors -- Imaging instrumentation -- Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) -- Positron emission tomography (PET) -- PET/CT -- Quality control -- Radiation biology -- Radiation dosimetry -- Radiation safety -- Radiation accidents. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910963987203321 |
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Powsner Rachel A
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| Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Pub., 2006 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Essentials of nuclear medicine imaging / Fred A. Mettler, Jr., Milton J. Guiberteau
| Essentials of nuclear medicine imaging / Fred A. Mettler, Jr., Milton J. Guiberteau |
| Autore | Mettler, Fred A. <1945- > |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : Grune & Stratton, c1983 |
| Descrizione fisica | XIV, 338 p. : ill. ; 27 cm |
| Disciplina | 616.07/575 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | Guiberteau, Milton J. |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Diagnostica per immagini
Medicina nucleare |
| ISBN | 080891538X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-990008646610403321 |
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Mettler, Fred A. <1945- >
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| New York : Grune & Stratton, c1983 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Essentials of nuclear medicine physics and instrumentation [[electronic resource] /] / Rachel A. Powsner, Matthew R. Palmer, Edward R. Powsner
| Essentials of nuclear medicine physics and instrumentation [[electronic resource] /] / Rachel A. Powsner, Matthew R. Palmer, Edward R. Powsner |
| Autore | Powsner Rachel A |
| Edizione | [3rd ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester ; ; Oxford ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (246 p.) |
| Disciplina | 616.07/575 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PalmerMatthew R. <1958->
PowsnerEdward R. <1926-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Nuclear medicine
Medical physics |
| ISBN |
1-118-47348-5
1-118-47355-8 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1: Basic Nuclear Medicine Physics; Properties and structure of matter; Elements; Atomic structure; Radioactivity; The unstable nucleus and radioactive decay; Decay notation; Half-life; Questions; Answers; CHAPTER 2: Interaction of Radiation with Matter; Interaction of photons with matter; Types of photon interactions in matter; Attenuation of photons in matter; Interaction of charged particles with matter; Excitation; Ionization; Annihilation; Bremsstrahlung; Reference; Questions; Answers
CHAPTER 3: Formation of RadionuclidesGenerators; Activity curves for generators; Cyclotrons; Reactors; Reactor basics; Fission; Neutron capture; Questions; Answers; CHAPTER 4: Nonscintillation Detectors; Gas-filled detectors; Theory of operation; Principles of measurement; Characteristics of the major regions of applied voltage across a gas-filled detector; Sensitivity; Types of gas-filled detectors; Semiconductor detectors; Photographic and luminescent detectors; Photographic detectors; Thermoluminescent and optically luminescent detectors; Questions; Answers CHAPTER 5: Scintillation DetectorsStructure; Scintillation crystals; Photomultiplier tubes; Preamplifiers and amplifiers; Pulse-height analyzer; The energy spectrum from a sodium iodide detector; Photopeak; Other peaks in the energy spectrum of the source; Effect of surrounding matter on the energy spectrum; Characteristics of scintillation detectors; Energy resolution; Decay time; Efficiency; Types of scintillation-based detectors; Thyroid probe; Well counter; Dosimeters and area monitors; Questions; Answers; CHAPTER 6: Imaging Instrumentation; Theory and structure Components of the imaging systemPlanar imaging; Image acquisition; Questions; Answers; CHAPTER 7: Single-photon Emission Computed Tomography; Equipment; Types of cameras; Angle of rotation of heads; Two-headed cameras: fixed and adjustable; Acquisition; Arc of acquisition; Number of projection tomographic views; Collection times; Step-and-Shoot vs. Continuous Acquisition; Circular, elliptical, and body-contouring orbits; Patient motion and sinograms; Dedicated cardiac SPECT cameras; Questions; Answers; CHAPTER 8: Positron Emission Tomography; Advantages of PET imaging; Sensitivity; Resolution RadiopharmaceuticalsPET camera components; Crystals; Photomultiplier tubes; Pulse-height analyzers, timing discriminators, and coincidence circuits; Septa; Factors affecting resolution in PET imaging; Positron range in tissue; Photon emissions occurring at other Than 180°; Parallax error; Attenuation in PET imaging; Attenuation correction; Standard uptake values; References; Questions; Answers; CHAPTER 9: X-ray Computed Tomography; X-ray production; X-ray imaging; Computed tomography; Overview; Multislice detector configurations; Axial and helical scanning; Hounsfield units; Questions Answers |
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| Chichester ; ; Oxford ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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