An introduction to the physics of nuclear medicine / Laura Harkness-Brennan.

Περιλαμβάνει βιβλιογραφικές παραπομπές.

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

8. Radionuclide therapy -- 8.1. Principles of radiotherapy -- 8.2. Medical internal radiation dosimetry (MIRD).

The complexity and vulnerability of the human body has driven the development of a diverse range of diagnostic and therapeutic techniques in modern medicine. This book offers an insight into the physics of nuclear medicine by explaining the principles of radioactivity, how radionuclides are produced and administered as radiopharmaceuticals to the body and how radiation can be detected and used to produce images for diagnosis. The treatment of diseases such as thyroid cancer, hyperthyroidism and lymphoma by radionuclide therapy are also explored.