Physics and Radiobiology of Nuclear Medicine

• Main Author: Saha, Gopal B. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Edition: 4th ed. 2013.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Radiology, Medical.; Nuclear medicine.; Radiotherapy.; Medicine & Public Health.; Nuclear Medicine.; Imaging / Radiology.; Diagnostic Radiology.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4012-3

The Fourth Edition of Dr. Gopal B. Sahas Physics and Radiobiology of Nuclear Medicine was prompted by the need to provide up-to-date information to keep pace with the perpetual growth and improvement in the instrumentation and techniques employed in nuclear medicine since the last edition published...

Table of Contents:

• Structure of Matter
• Radioactive Decay
• Kinetics of Radioactive Decay
• Statistics of Radiation Counting
• Production of Radionuclides
• Interaction of Radiation with Matter
• Gas-Filled Detectors
• Scintillation and Semiconductor Detectors
• Gamma Cameras
• Performance Parameters of Gamma Cameras
• Digital Computers in Nuclear Medicine
• Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography
• Position Emission Tomography
• Internal Radiation Dosimetry
• Radiation Biology
• Radiation Regulations and Protection
• Appendix A
• Appendix B
• Appendix C.