Medical physics

For the last half of the 20th century cobalt-60 units were the mainstay of radiation treatments for cancer.

In this third edition of Intracranial Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Drs.

Since the end of the Cold War, the nuclear threats facing the world are dramatically evolving and have become even much more complex.

This book provides an authoritative reference on all aspects of the nuclear energy enterprise for both fission and fusion reactors.

The sixth edition of this internationally successful text includes the many positive advances in radiation oncology that have occurred over the past decade, and which continue to keep radiation at the cutting edge of cancer therapy.

Proton and Carbon Ion Therapy is an up-to-date guide to using proton and carbon ion therapy in modern cancer treatment.

Uses the FPT to Solve the Quantification Problem in MRSAn invaluable tool in non-invasive clinical oncology diagnosticsAddressing the critical need in clinical oncology for robust and stable signal processing in magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), Signal Processing in Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy with Biomedical Applications explores cutting-

The 17 chapters of this book grew out of the tutorial lectures given by leading world-class experts at the NATO Advanced Research Workshop "e;Effects of Space Weather on Technology Infrastructure"e; - ESPRIT, which was held in Rhodes on March 25-29, 2004.

Surface Guided Radiation Therapy provides a comprehensive overview of optical surface image guidance systems for radiation therapy.

The sixth edition of this internationally successful text includes the many positive advances in radiation oncology that have occurred over the past decade, and which continue to keep radiation at the cutting edge of cancer therapy.

This book explores environmental physical agents and their potential effect on public and occupational health.

Expanding on the highly successful previous two editions, this third edition of Proton Therapy Physics has been updated throughout and includes several new chapters on "e;Adaptive Proton Therapy,"e; "e;Imaging for Planning,"e; "e;Flash Proton Therapy,"e; and "e;Outcome Modeling for Patient Selection.

This work represents an inventive attempt to apply recent advances in nanotechnology to identify and characterise novel polymer systems for drug delivery through the skin.

Three-volumes book "e;Handbook of II-VI Semiconductor-Based Sensors and Radiation Detectors"e; is the first to cover both chemical sensors and biosensors and all types of photodetectors and radiation detectors based on II-VI semiconductors.

Mathematical Physics for Nuclear Experiments presents an accessible introduction to the mathematical derivations of key equations used in describing and analysing results of typical nuclear physics experiments.

Advances in Quantum Chemistry, Volume 75 presents work and reviews of current progress in computational quantum mechanics as presented by some of the world's leading experts.

L'opera si propone di colmare una lacuna nella disponibilità di letteratura in lingua italiana sull'argomento risonanza magnetica nucleare, in particolare come supporto per un approccio iniziale alla materia da parte degli studenti del corso di Laurea in Tecniche di Radiologia Medica, per Immagini e Radioterapia, non trascurando per le rispettive parti di competenza anche fisici sanitari o medici specializzandi in radiologia.

This book introduces advanced and hybrid compression techniques specifically used for medical images.

This book introduces the latest optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging and computerized automatic image analysis techniques, and their applications in the diagnosis and treatment of retinal diseases.

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

Improve the Accurate Detection and Diagnosis of Cancer and Other DiseasesDespite the expansion of the CAD field in recent decades, there is currently no single book dedicated to the development and use of CAD systems.

The path from clinical requirements to technical implementation is filtered by the translation of the modality to the technology.

Augmented reality (AR) is transforming how we work, learn, play and connect with the world, and is now being introduced to the field of medicine, where it is revolutionising healthcare as pioneering virtual elements are being added to real images to provide a more compelling and intuitive view during procedures.

With the development of rapidly increasing medical imaging modalities and their applications, the need for computers and computing in image generation, processing, visualization, archival, transmission, modeling, and analysis has grown substantially.

Conventional computed tomography (CT) techniques employ a narrow array of x-ray detectors and a fan-shaped x-ray beam to rotate around the patient to produce images of thin sections of the patient.

Essential Purchase - Doody's Core Titles 2022This second updated edition of the Encyclopaedia of Medical Physics contains over 3300 cross-referenced entries related to medical physics and associated technologies.

This book highlights the overview of the COVID-19 pandemic from both the scientific and the social perspectives.

The idea of using the enormous potential of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) not only for diagnostic but also for interventional purposes may seem obvious, but it took major efforts by engineers, physicists, and clinicians to come up with dedicated interventional techniques and scanners, and improvements are still ongoing.

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Remote health monitoring using wearable sensors is an important research area involving several key steps: physiological parameter sensing and data acquisition, data analysis, data security, data transmission to caregivers, and clinical intervention, all of which play a significant role to form a closed loop system.

Common factors that lead to treatment failure in head and neck cancer are the lack of tumour oxygenation, the accelerated division of cancer cells during treatment, and radioresistance.

Written by internationally known experts in the field, Stereotactic Radiosurgery and Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy examines one of the fastest-developing subspecialties within radiation oncology.

This valuable resource provides a systematic account of the biochemistry of smooth muscle contraction.

The second edition of the well-received book updates the knowledge of clinical treatment, radiobiology, physics, and instrumentations to provide a comprehensive description of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT).

The revised edition of this renowned and bestselling title is the most comprehensive single text on all aspects of biomaterials science.

This book provides a clinical insight into image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) for prostate cancer.

This book explains the anatomy and physiology of cartilage tissue in an integrated way.

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) are rapidly developing into a mainstream, worldwide research endeavor.

Radiosensitizers and Radiochemotherapy in the Treatment of Cancer catalogs and describes the mechanism of action for entities characterized as radiosensitizers.

Many universities now offer a course in biomedical optics, but lack a textbook specifically addressing the topic.

This book describes essential and effective management for reliably ensuring public safety from radioactive wastes in Japan.

This state-of-the-art handbook, the first in a series that provides medical physicists with a comprehensive overview into the field of nuclear medicine, is dedicated to instrumentation and imaging procedures in nuclear medicine.

Physiological optical imaging is a group of emerging technologies that aim to provide healthcare practitioners and biomedical researchers with information about tissue physiology or pathophysiology using approaches different from traditional medical imaging (PET, ultrasound, MRI, X-ray, or CT scan).

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

This book is a practical guide on image-guided robotic (CyberKnife(R)) radiosurgery of the brain and the spine.

This volume contains the Proceedings of a two-week course on "e;Laser Applications to Biology and Medicine"e; held from September 4 to 16, 1983 in Erice, Italy.

Ultrasound has been widely used in diagnostic imaging for a long time.

Set against a backdrop of the recent disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, "e;Hiroshima to Fukushima"e; examines the issue of radiation safety.