Nuclear medicine : : Radioactivity for diagnosis and therapy / / Richard Zimmermann.
Nuclear medicine is a growing specialized medical field in which radiopharmaceuticals, i.e. drugs associated to radioactivity, are used for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. Since 1942, nuclear medicine has progressed in such a way that it became a major diagnostic tool in hospitals. The past ten...
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| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- CONTENTS
- Preface
- Introduction and Definitions
- 1. Nuclear Medicine, What For?
- 2. A Little History...
- 3. Some Basic Notions of Radiation
- 4. SPECT Imaging: Gamma Ray Imaging
- 5. PET Imaging: Positron Emission Tomography
- 6. Therapeutic Applications
- 7. The Development of Radiopharmaceuticals
- 8. The Production of Radiopharmaceuticals
- 9. The Future of Nuclear Medicine
- Glossary
- For Further Reading