Basic Sciences of Nuclear Medicine (Hardcover)

Medical statistics.- Basic physics of nuclear medicine: Radiation physics.- Interaction of radiation with matter.- Radiochemistry and radiopharmaceuticals: production of radionuclides.- Technetium radiopharmaceuticals.- Iodinated radiopharmaceuticals.- Radionuclides used for therapy.- Quality control of radiopharmaceuticals.- PET radiopharmaceuticals.- Radiation detection instruments.- Radiation dosimetry: Definitions and basic quantities.- Radiation dosimetry: Formulations, models, and measurements.- Radiobiology: Concepts and basic principles.- Image display and processing.- Gamma camera: Basic principles and performance characteristics.- Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT).- SPECT degrading factors.- Quantitative cardiac SPECT.- SPECT/CT hybrid imaging.- PET imaging.- PET/CT hybrid imaging.- Tracer kinetic modeling: Basics, concepts, and applications.- Small animal imaging.- Imaging informatics.