An introduction to medical physics / Muhammad Maqbool editor

• Pubblicazione: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018
• Edizione: Corrected publication
• Descrizione fisica: xii, 416 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
• Disciplina: 610.153
• Soggetto topico: Medical physics; Radiation; Radiology; Biomedical engineering
• Classificazione: 53.9.7
• Classificazione LOC: R895
• Altri autori: Maqbool, Muhammadauthor
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- 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
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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
• ISBN: 9783319615387
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 991004403228407536
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento
• Serie: Biological and medical physics, biomedical engineering, 1618-7210