Essentials of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging

Radioactivity, radionuclides, and radiopharmaceuticals -- Instrumentation and quality control -- Central nervous system -- Thyroid, parathyroid, and salivary glands -- Cardiovascular system -- Respiratory system -- Gastrointestinal tract -- Skeletal system -- Genitourinary system and adrenal glands -- Non-PET neoplasm imaging and radionuclide therapy -- Hybrid PET/CT neoplasm imaging -- Inflammation and infection imaging -- Authorized user and radioisotope safety issues -- Self-evaluation -- Unknown case sets -- Answers to unknown case sets -- Appendices. Characteristics of radionuclides for imaging and therapy -- Radioactivity conversion table for international system (SI) units -- Radioactivity conversion table for international system (SI) units -- Technetium-99m decay and generation tables -- Other radionuclide decay tables -- Injection techniques and pediatric dosages -- Sample techniques for nuclear imaging -- Nonradioactive pharmaceuticals in nuclear medicine -- Pregnancy and breastfeeding -- General considerations for hospitalized patients receiving radionuclide therapy -- Special considerations and requirements for iodine-131 therapy -- Emergency procedures for spills of radioactive materials and special circumstances."