05600nam a2200769 i 4500 9780750351973 IOP 20251030124216.0 m eo d cr cn |||m|||a 230502s2023 enka fob 000 0 eng d 9780750351973 ebook 9780750351966 mobi 9780750351959 print 9780750351980 myPrint 10.1088/978-0-7503-5197-3 doi (CaBNVSL)thg00083598 (OCoLC)1378317577 CaBNVSL eng rda CaBNVSL CaBNVSL R895 .H375 2023eb WN 415 H282i 2023eb PHV bicssc MED080000 bisacsh Harkness-Brennan, Laura, author. 96637 An introduction to the physics of nuclear medicine / Laura Harkness-Brennan. Second edition. Bristol [England] (Temple Circus, Temple Way, Bristol BS1 6HG, UK) : IOP Publishing, [2023] 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color). text rdacontent electronic isbdmedia online resource rdacarrier [IOP release $release] IPEM-IOP series in physics and engineering in medicine and biology IOP ebooks. [2023 collection] "Version: 20230401"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references. 1. Introduction -- 1.1. Building blocks of matter -- 1.2. Fundamental forces -- 1.3. Overview of nuclear medicine 2. A brief history of nuclear medicine -- 2.1. Radioactivity -- 2.2. Production of radionuclides for medicine -- 2.3. Diagnostic imaging 3. Radioactivity -- 3.1. Nuclear stability -- 3.2. Radioactive decay processes -- 3.3. Radioactive decay law 4. Radionuclide production -- 4.1. Radionuclide selection -- 4.2. Cyclotrons -- 4.3. Nuclear reactors -- 4.4. Radionuclide generators -- 4.5. Production yield -- 4.6. Emerging radiopharmaceuticals 5. Radiation interactions with matter -- 5.1. Gamma-ray interaction mechanisms -- 5.2. Charged particle interaction mechanisms 6. Radiation detection -- 6.1. Gas detectors -- 6.2. Semiconductor detectors -- 6.3. Scintillation detectors -- 6.4. Performance of radiation detectors 7. 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 probes 8. Radionuclide therapy -- 8.1. Principles of radiotherapy -- 8.2. Medical internal radiation dosimetry (MIRD) 9. Monte Carlo in nuclear medicine -- 9.1. Monte Carlo methods -- 9.2. Applications in nuclear medicine -- Appendix A. Chemical symbols. Nuclear 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. Third/Fourth level courses and students in medical physics. Will be used by the author for her course 'Physics with Medical Applications'. Also available in print. Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader. Laura 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). Title from PDF title page (viewed on May 2, 2023). Nuclear medicine. Medical physics. Physics. 61293 Applied physics. bicssc 96638 MEDICAL / Radiology, Radiotherapy & Nuclear Medicine. bisacsh 96639 Institute of Physics (Great Britain), publisher. 17702 Print version: 9780750351959 9780750351980 IOP (Series). Release 23. IPEM-IOP series in physics and engineering in medicine and biology. IOP ebooks. 2023 collection. https://iopscience.iop.org/book/mono/978-0-7503-5197-3 E-Books 68395 68395