Handbook of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging for Physicists

<p>Mathematical modelling is an important part of nuclear medicine. Therefore several chapters of this book have been dedicated towards describing this topic. In these chapters an emphasis has been put on describing the mathematical modelling of the radiation transport of photons and electrons as well as on the transportation of radiopharmaceuticals between different organs and compartments. It also includes computer models of patient dosimetry. Two chapters of this book are devoted towards introducing the concept of biostatistics and radiobiology. These chapters are followed by chapters detailing dosimetry procedures commonly used in the context of diagnostic imaging as well as patient-specific dosimetry for radiotherapy treatments. </p><p>For safety reasons many of the methods used in nuclear medicine and molecular imaging are tightly regulated. Therefore this volume also highlights the basic principles for radiation protection. It discusses the process of how guidelines and regulations aimed at minimizing radiation exposure are determined and implemented by international organisations. Finally this book describes how different dosimetry methods may be utilized depending on the intended target including whole-body or organ-specific imaging as well as small-scale to cellular dosimetry.</p><p>This text will be an invaluable resource for libraries institutions and clinical and academic medical physicists searching for a complete account of what defines nuclear medicine.</p><ul> <p> </p> <li>The most comprehensive reference available providing a state-of-the-art overview of the field of nuclear medicine</li> <p> </p> <li>Edited by a leader in the field with contributions from a team of experienced medical physicists chemists engineers scientists and clinical medical personnel</li> <p> </p> <li>Includes the latest practical research in the field in addition to explaining fundamental theory and the field's history</li> </ul>