LII:Basic Physics of Nuclear Medicine

Basic Physics of Nuclear Medicine

Originally written by: Kieran Maher and Dirk Hünniger (Original)
Transferred by: Shawn Douglas
Under the license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported

Table of contents

Part 1

1. Atomic & Nuclear Structure
2. Radioactive Decay
3. The Radioactive Decay Law
4. Units of Radiation Measurement
5. Interaction of Radiation with Matter
6. Attenuation of Gamma-Rays
7. Gas-Filled Radiation Detectors
8. Scintillation Detectors
9. Nuclear Medicine Imaging Systems
10. Computers in Nuclear Medicine
11. Fourier Methods
12. X-Ray CT in Nuclear Medicine
13. PACS and Advanced Image Processing
14. Three-Dimensional Visualization Techniques
15. Patient Dosimetry
16. Production of Radioisotopes
17. Chapter Review

Part 2

1. Dynamic Studies in Nuclear Medicine
2. Deconvolution Analysis
3. Sonography & Nuclear Medicine
4. MRI & Nuclear Medicine
5. Dual-Energy Absorptiometry