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      Dedication

      In memory of my parents, Rhoda and Edward Powsner, for all of their love, support, and guidance throughout the years.

      R.A.P.

      To the memory of my father, Ivan George Palmer, who would have said, “Well, what's all this then?”

      M.R.P.

      Essentials of Nuclear Medicine Physics, Instrumentation, and Radiation Biology

       FOURTH EDITION

       Rachel A. Powsner, MD

      Clinical Professor of Radiology

      Boston University School of Medicine

      Director, Division of Nuclear Medicine

      Department of Radiology

      Boston Veterans Administration Healthcare System

      Boston, MA, USA

       Matthew R. Palmer, PhD

      Director of Medical Imaging Physics

      Department of Radiology

      Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

      Assistant Professor of Radiology

      Harvard Medical School

      Boston, MA, USA

       Edward R. Powsner, MD*

      Former Chief, Nuclear Medicine Service Veterans Administration Hospital

      Allen Park, MI, USA

      Former Professor and Associate Chairman

      Department of Pathology

      Michigan State University

      East Lansing, MI, USA

       *Deceased

      This edition first published 2022

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