An Introduction to the Physics of Nuclear Medicine. Laura Harkness-Brennan
Физика. IOP Concise Physics
An Introduction to the Physics of Nuclear Medicine
Год выпуска 0
isbn 9781643270333
Автор произведения Laura Harkness-Brennan
Жанр Физика
Серия IOP Concise Physics
Издательство Ingram
The complexity and vulnerability of the human body has driven the development of a diverse range of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in modern medicine. The Nuclear Medicine procedures of Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) and Radionuclide Therapy are well-established in clinical practice and are founded upon the principles of radiation physics. This book will offer an insight into the physics of nuclear medicine by explaining the principles of radioactivity, how radionuclides are produced and administered as radiopharmaceuticals to the body and how radiation can be detected and used to produce images for diagnosis. The treatment of diseases such as thyroid cancer, hyperthyroidism and lymphoma by radionuclide therapy will also be explored.