Medical physics

On-treatment verification imaging has developed rapidly in recent years and is now at the heart of image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and all aspects of radiotherapy planning and treatment delivery.

The first in a three-volume set exploring Problems and Solutions in Medical Physics, this volume explores common questions and their solutions in Diagnostic Imaging.

The first in a three-volume set exploring Problems and Solutions in Medical Physics, this volume explores common questions and their solutions in Diagnostic Imaging.

This comprehensive book covers the everyday use and underlying principles of radiation dosimeters used in radiation oncology clinics.

This comprehensive book covers the everyday use and underlying principles of radiation dosimeters used in radiation oncology clinics.

In 1957, one of the two reactors built at Windscale in Cumbria to produce plutonium for bombs was destroyed by fire in the world's first major nuclear accident.

Looking at the politics of nuclear waste, this book examines the subject from an international standpoint.

The de-escalation of a nuclear crisis is one of the major issues facing humankind.

The contributors to this text discuss the cases for and against the reprocessing of spent reactor fuel elements to remove the plutonium from them.

Viewed by experts as being on the threshold of acquiring nuclear weapons, Argentina and Brazil have recently taken steps to assure each other their nuclear programs are entirely peaceful.

This volume contains the proceedings of the Third Castiglioncello International Conference on "e;Nuclear Arsenals Reduction - Perspectives and Consequences"e; which took place in Livorno, Italy, from 22 to 25 September 1989.

The first volume is presented in two parts, covering radiation physics and natural radiation exposure.

This book is a comprehensive guide to producing medical software for routine clinical use.

Building on the success of the first edition of this book, the winner of the 2004 British Medical Association Radiology Medical Book Competition, Quantitative MRI of the Brain: Principles of Physical Measurement gives a unique view on how to use an MRI machine in a new way.

Building on the success of the first edition of this book, the winner of the 2004 British Medical Association Radiology Medical Book Competition, Quantitative MRI of the Brain: Principles of Physical Measurement gives a unique view on how to use an MRI machine in a new way.

The use of small animal models in basic and preclinical sciences constitutes an integral part of testing new pharmaceutical agents prior to their application in clinical practice.

Scintillation Dosimetry delivers a comprehensive introduction to plastic scintillation dosimetry, covering everything from basic radiation dosimetry concepts to plastic scintillating fiber optics.

The use of small animal models in basic and preclinical sciences constitutes an integral part of testing new pharmaceutical agents prior to their application in clinical practice.

Radioactive sources such as nuclear power installations can pose a great threat to both humans and our environment.

Written by one of the world's leading experts in the field of nuclear medicine dosimetry, this text describes in detail the use of internal dose calculations in the practice of nuclear medicine.

Healthcare Technology Management: A Systematic Approach offers a comprehensive description of a method for providing safe and cost effective healthcare technology management (HTM).

PET and SPECT imaging has improved to such a level that they are opening up exciting new horizons in medical diagnosis and treatment.

This comprehensive book focuses on multimodality imaging technology, including overviews of the instruments and methods followed by practical case studies that highlight use in the detection and treatment of cardiovascular diseases.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a technique used in biomedical imaging and radiology to visualize internal structures of the body.

Gamma cameras are traditionally large devices that are situated in nuclear medicine departments, but recent advances in detector design have enabled the production of compact gamma cameras that allow nuclear imaging at the patient bedside and in the operating theatre.

Radioembolization is a widely used treatment for non-resectable primary and secondary liver cancer.

This is the first textbook dedicated to CEST imaging and covers the fundamental principles of saturation transfer, key features of CEST agents that enable the production of imaging contrast, and practical aspects of preparing image-acquisition and post-processing schemes suited for in vivo applications.

This book describes at the introductory level how modern technology has made the scenario of the classic science-fiction movie Fantastic Voyage a reality.

This book covers the broad field of cellular, molecular, preclinical, and clinical imaging either associated with or combined with photodynamic therapy (PDT).

This book covers the broad field of cellular, molecular, preclinical, and clinical imaging either associated with or combined with photodynamic therapy (PDT).

Spectroscopic Tools and Techniques for Analysis of Dental Materials: Current Trends introduces the dental materials and spectroscopic techniques applied for the analysis of such materials, including ceramic, metallic, polymeric and composites.

Questo libro offre una raccolta completa di esperimenti introduttivi alla fisica dei raggi cosmici e alla fisica nucleare utilizzando i contatori Geiger.

Presents the basics of MR practice and theory as the practitioner first meets them.

This book deals with unsteady combustor issues, which have posed key challenges associated with development of clean, high-efficiency combustion systems.

This book deals with unsteady combustor issues, which have posed key challenges associated with development of clean, high-efficiency combustion systems.

A hands-on guide to devising, designing and analyzing simulations of biophysical processes for applications in biological and biomedical sciences.

Looking at national peace organizations alongside lesser-known protest collectives, this book argues that anti-nuclear activists encountered familiar challenges common to other social movements of the late twentieth century.

The sharing of nuclear weapons technology between states is unexpected, because nuclear weapons are such a powerful instrument in international politics, but sharing is not rare.

The Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011 led Japan, and many other countries, to change their energy policies.

Presents an overview of how complex systems from a variety of fields can be modelled using the principles of quantum mechanics.

Presents an overview of how complex systems from a variety of fields can be modelled using the principles of quantum mechanics.

A review of key topics in medical image perception science and practice, including associated techniques, illustrations and examples.

A review of key topics in medical image perception science and practice, including associated techniques, illustrations and examples.

An introduction to the emerging field of cancer physics, integrating cancer biology with approaches from theoretical and applied physics.

An introduction to the emerging field of cancer physics, integrating cancer biology with approaches from theoretical and applied physics.

The rise in living standards increases the expectation of people in almost every field.

The rise in living standards increases the expectation of people in almost every field.

This textbook provides an introduction to computer science theory, informatics best practice, and the standards and legislation that apply to computing in a healthcare environment.

This textbook provides an introduction to computer science theory, informatics best practice, and the standards and legislation that apply to computing in a healthcare environment.

Introductory Medical Statistics, now in its third edition, is an introductory textbook on basic statistical techniques.