Introduction to Medical Physics (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Keevil, Stephen; Lewis, Cornelius; Greener, Tony; Tabakov, Slavik; Padovani, Renato

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the basic principles of medical physics, the applications of medical physics equipment, and the role of a medical physicist in healthcare.

Introduction to Medical Physics is designed to support undergraduate and graduate students taking their first modules on a medical physics course, or as a dedicated book for specific modules such as medical imaging and radiotherapy. It is ideally suited for new teaching schemes such as Modernising Scientific Careers and will be invaluable for all medical physics students worldwide.

Key features:

• Written by an experienced and senior team of medical physicists from highly respected institutions
• The first book written specifically to introduce medical physics to undergraduate and graduate physics students
• Provides worked examples relevant to actual clinical situations

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 500
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Januar 2022
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781498744829
• Artikelnr.: 63206409

Autorenporträt

Stephen Keevil, Renato Padovani, Slavik Tabakov, Tony Greener, Cornelius Lewis

Inhaltsangabe

1. Medical Physics, an Introducton. 2. Radiation Interaction and Dosimetry.
3. Ionising Radiation Detector. 4. Biological Effects of Ionising
Radiation. 5. Introduction to Diagnostic Radiology (X-Ray and Computed
Tomography Imaging). 6. Nuclear Medicine Imaging. 7. Magnetic Resonance
Imaging. 8. Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy. 9. External Beam Radiotherapy.
10. Brachytherapy. 11. Molecular Radiotherapy. 12. Optical and Laser
Techniques. 13. Ionising Radiation Protection. 14. Image Processing. 15.
Emerging Techniques.