Nuclear Medicine Physics : The Basics (6th ed)

This widely used text is now fully updated to reflect the broad acceptance and availability of PET, including instrumentation and special radiation safety aspects.

Also added are new information on radiopharmaceuticals, newer scintillation materials (BGO), fusion imaging (PET/CT and SPECT/CT), descriptions of SPECT filters, discussions on contrast detail curves, and radiation effects on cell culture.

An easy to read format and eye-friendly internal design facilitate learning and guide readers through essential details, examples, and true-to-life problems.

A testing component at the end of each chapter offers key points for review with questions and answers.Features: Easy to read format and accessible design, with large print equations for rapid reference Self paced testing including key points for review and questions and answers following each chapter New to this edition: Significatnl y updated content on PET includes new information on radiopharmaceuticals, recently introduced scintillation materials, increased coverage of instrumentation, and special safety issues New information on fustion imagings helps you to optimise results when combining newer diagnostic techiques such as PET and SPECT with conventional CT Increased detail includes a description of filters used in SPECT, a discussion of contrast detail curves, and material on receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves New illustrations let you see the images first hand - a great aid in choosing the best imaging modality and in interpreting the result