William R. Hendee, E. R. Ritenour

Medical Imaging Physics

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Provides the necessary tools to work with the physical principles, equipment, and procedures used in diagnostic imaging, as well as appreciate the capabilities and limitations of the technologies. * Comprehensive and accessible to all those needing a manageable book on modern medical imaging. * Completely up-to-date, with coverage of topic such as digital x-ray imagers, digital fluoroscopy, Doppler ultrasound, functional MRI, and helical scanning. * Includes chapter summaries, questions, and problems, as well as sidebars highlighting historical aspects and key facts and concepts, in addition to more than 200 new figures.

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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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 4. Aufl. 2002.
• Seitenzahl: 536
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Mai 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 286mm x 221mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1450g
• ISBN-13: 9780471382263
• ISBN-10: 0471382264
• Artikelnr.: 10536630

Autorenporträt

Dr. William Hendee has appointments as Senior Associate Dean and Vice President as well as Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Professor and Vice-Chair of Radiology; Professor of Radiation Oncology, Biophysics, Bioethics of the Medical College of Wisconsin. Dr. Hendee served for 20 years on the faculty of the University of Colorado School of Medicine. For several years, he directed the Division of Radiological Sciences and for eight years served as Professor and Chairman of the Department of Radiology. In 1985, Dr. Hendee was recruited by the American Medical Association to the position of Vice President in charge of science and technology programs. Dr. Hendee is past president of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and the American Association of Physicists in Medicine, and currently president of the American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering./p> E. Russell Ritenour, Ph.D. is Professor and Chief of Physics, Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota Medical School and Director of Graduate Studies in Biophysical Sciences and Medical Physics in the Graduate School. He served five years as Chair of the Committee on Education and Training of Medical Physicists in the American Association of Physicists in Medicine and is chair of the Committee on Continuing Education for the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Physics Educational Programs. He is author or co-author of over a dozen multi-media, web-based, and distance learning systems.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface. Preface to the First Edition. Acknowledgments. Imaging in
Medicine. Structure of Matter. Radioactive Decay. Interactions of
Radiation. Production of X Rays. Radiation Quantity and Quality.
Interaction of X and y 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 of 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. Appendix I: Review of Mathematics. Appendix II: Fourier
Transform. Appendix III: Multiples and Prefixes. Appendix IV: Masses in
Atomic Mass Units for Neutral Atoms of Stable Nuclides and a Few Unstable
Nuclides. Answers to Selected Problems. Index.

Rezensionen

"...fulfills the authors goal of providing an up-to-date survey of the physics of medical imaging in a format that will appeal to students and educators alike. The coverage of topics is sufficiently comprehensive, making it a suitable introductory text for a number of imaging-oriented courses." (Radiology, January 2004)

"The authors...are...experts...but also seasoned teachers...this is evidenced by the clarity of thought and completeness with which they treat each topic in this comprehensive, easily readable textbook." (IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology, May/ June 2003)

"...provides clear descriptions of difficult concepts while keeping mathematics to a minimum. The examples and problems for students are thought provoking and help solidify an understanding of the material." (Doody's)

"...an excellent introduction to the physics of medical imaging...Medical Imaging Physics is sure to be a favorite of residents, perhaps supplanting Christensen's Introduction to the Physics of Diagnostic Radiology as the classic radiology residency physics text." (American Journal of Roentgenology, Vol. 180, No. 4, April 2003)

"The authors...are...experts...but also seasoned teachers...this is evidenced by the clarity of thought and completeness with which they treat each topic in this comprehensive, easily readable textbook." ( IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology , May/ June 2003)
"...provides clear descriptions of difficult concepts while keeping mathematics to a minimum. The examples and problems for students are thought provoking and help solidify an understanding of the material." (Doody s)