Nuclear Medicine Physics

Sajid Bashir

Nuclear Medicine Physics - IntechOpen 2019 - 1 electronic resource (108 p.)

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This book offers the foundation for the education and research of medical physicists starting their university studies in the field of the physics of nuclear medicine. The book is equally beneficial to those wishing to advance their knowledge in this area. It provides, in the form of a syllabus, a comprehensive overview of basic medical physics knowledge required in modern nuclear medicine. It offers a guide to nuclear medicine, including radionuclides in medicine for diagnosis, staging of disease, therapy, and monitoring the response of a disease process. This book comprehensively covers a broad range of topics, including but not limited to radioactivity and radionuclide generators, operation of non-imaging and imaging instruments, radiation biology, and radiopharmacy.


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intechopen.75255 9781838802837 9781838805005 9781838802844

10.5772/intechopen.75255 doi

Physical Sciences Engineering and Technology Radiobiology Biophysics Physics