Essentials of Nuclear Medicine Physics, Instrumentation, and Radiation Biology. Rachel A. Powsner

      

      Table of Contents

      1  Cover

      2  Dedication Page

      3  Title Page

      4  Copyright Page

      5  Preface

      6  Acknowledgments

      7  CHAPTER 1: Basic Nuclear Medicine Physics Properties and structure of matter Radioactivity Questions Answers

      8  CHAPTER 2: Interaction of Radiation with Matter Interaction of photons with matter Interaction of charged particles with matter Reference Questions Answers

      9  CHAPTER 3: Formation of Radionuclides Generators Cyclotrons Reactors Questions Answers

      10  CHAPTER 4: Nonscintillation Detectors Gas‐filled detectors Semiconductor detectors Photographic and luminescent detectors Questions Answers

      11  CHAPTER 5: Scintillation Detectors Structure Sodium iodide detector energy spectrum Characteristics of scintillation detectors Types of scintillation‐based detectors Questions Answers

      12  CHAPTER 6: Imaging Instrumentation Theory and structure Planar imaging Questions Answers

      13  CHAPTER 7: Single‐photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Equipment Acquisition Dedicated cardiac SPECT cameras Quantitation of lesion activity in SPECT studies Questions Answers

      14  CHAPTER 8: Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Advantages of PET imaging PET camera components Factors affecting resolution in PET imaging Attenuation in PET imaging Standard uptake values References Questions Answers

      15  CHAPTER 9: X‐ray Computed Tomography (CT) X‐ray production X‐ray imaging Computed tomography Questions Answers

      16  CHAPTER 10: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Background Introduction to MRI References Questions Answers

      17  CHAPTER 11: Hybrid Imaging Systems PET‐CT and SPECT‐CT imaging Current limitations in SPECT‐CT and PET‐CT hybrid imaging PET‐MR imaging Questions Answers