Medical imaging physics

Hendee, William R.

Medical imaging physics - 4th ed. - New York : Wiley-Liss, [2002] ©2002 - 1 online resource (xix, 512 pages) : illustrations : (electronic bk.)

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text Imaging in medicine -- Structure of matter -- Radioactive decay -- Interactions of radiation -- Production of x rays -- Radiation quantity and quality -- Interaction of x and [gamma] rays in the body -- Radiation detectors for quantitative measurement -- Accumulation and analysis of nuclear data -- Computers and image networking -- Probability and statistics -- Instrumentation for nuclear imaging -- Radiography -- Fluoroscopy -- Computed tomography -- Influences on image quality -- Analytic description of image quality -- Visual perception -- Ultrasound waves -- Ultrasound transducers -- Ultrasound instrumentation -- Doppler effect -- Fundamentals of magnetic resonance -- Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy -- Magnetic resonance imaging : instrumentation, bioeffects, and site planning -- Experimental radiobiology -- Human radiobiology -- Protection from external sources of radiation -- Protection from internal sources of radiation -- Future developments in medical imaging.

Remote Includes bibliographical references and index. Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL This comprehensive publication covers all aspects of image formation in modern medical imaging modalities, from radiography, fluoroscopy, and computed tomography, to magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound. It addresses the techniques and instrumentation used in the rapidly changing field of medical imaging. Now in its fourth edition, this text provides the reader with the tools necessary to be comfortable with the physical principles, equipment, and procedures used in diagnostic imaging, as well as appreciate the capabilities and limitations of the technologies.

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