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[2023 collection]  a"Version: 20230401"--Title page verso.  aIncludes bibliographical references.0 a1. Introduction -- 1.1. Building blocks of matter -- 1.2. Fundamental forces -- 1.3. Overview of nuclear medicine8 a2. A brief history of nuclear medicine -- 2.1. Radioactivity -- 2.2. Production of radionuclides for medicine -- 2.3. Diagnostic imaging8 a3. Radioactivity -- 3.1. Nuclear stability -- 3.2. Radioactive decay processes -- 3.3. Radioactive decay law8 a4. Radionuclide production -- 4.1. Radionuclide selection -- 4.2. Cyclotrons -- 4.3. Nuclear reactors -- 4.4. Radionuclide generators -- 4.5. Production yield -- 4.6. Emerging radiopharmaceuticals8 a5. Radiation interactions with matter -- 5.1. Gamma-ray interaction mechanisms -- 5.2. Charged particle interaction mechanisms8 a6. Radiation detection -- 6.1. Gas detectors -- 6.2. Semiconductor detectors -- 6.3. Scintillation detectors -- 6.4. Performance of radiation detectors8 a7. Imaging -- 7.1. Gamma camera -- 7.2. Single photon emission computed tomography -- 7.3. Positron emission tomography -- 7.4. Dual modality imaging -- 7.5. Deep learning in nuclear medicine -- 7.6. Intraoperative nuclear probes8 a8. Radionuclide therapy -- 8.1. Principles of radiotherapy -- 8.2. Medical internal radiation dosimetry (MIRD)8 a9. Monte Carlo in nuclear medicine -- 9.1. Monte Carlo methods -- 9.2. Applications in nuclear medicine -- Appendix A. Chemical symbols.3 aNuclear medicine is a medical speciality involving the application of radioactive substances in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Procedures that involve the production and administration of radionuclides to the body for either diagnostic or therapeutic purposes fall under the remit of this field. This course text provides an introduction to key topics in nuclear medicine, from the fundamental principles of radioactivity through to the production and use of radionuclides for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. New to the second edition is a chapter on the use of Monte Carlo methods in nuclear medicine, new sections on machine learning and intraoperative nuclear probes and recent updates about novel radiopharmaceutical production. The book can be used as an informative supplement in general physics undergraduate programmes and master's postgraduate level medical physics. Part of IPEM-IOP Series in Physics and Engineering in Medicine and Biology.  aThird/Fourth level courses and students in medical physics. Will be used by the author for her course 'Physics with Medical Applications'.  aAlso available in print.  aMode of access: World Wide Web.  aSystem requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.  aLaura Harkness-Brennan is Associate Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Impact in the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the University of Liverpool. For three years, Professor Harkness-Brennan has been leading a national STFC funded Cancer Diagnosis Research Network, promoting the formation of interdisciplinary teams to address key challenges in cancer diagnosis. In 2010 she won the Shell and Institute of Physics Award for the Very Early Career Woman physicist of the year, and in 2015 was highly commended in the UK Women of the Future awards (Science category).0 aTitle from PDF title page (viewed on May 2, 2023). 0aNuclear medicine. 0aMedical physics. 0aPhysics. 7aApplied physics.2bicssc 7aMEDICAL / Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine.2bisacsh2 aInstitute of Physics (Great Britain),epublisher.08iPrint version:z9780750351959z9780750351980 0aIOP (Series).pRelease 23. 0aIPEM-IOP series in physics and engineering in medicine and biology. 0aIOP ebooks.p2023 collection.40uhttps://iopscience.iop.org/book/mono/978-0-7503-5197-3