Medical Physics. Physical Aspects of Diagnostics / / Hartmut Zabel.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus DeG Package 2023 Part 1
• VerfasserIn: Zabel, Hartmut,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 2nd, completely revised edition
• Language: English
• Series: De Gruyter STEM ; Volume 2
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XVI, 428 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Preface --; Acknowledgements --; Contents --; Part A: Diagnostics without ionizing radiation --; 1 Sonography --; 2 Endoscopy --; 3 Magnetic resonance imaging --; Part B: X-ray and nuclear methods --; 4 X-ray sources and generators --; 5 Nuclei and isotopes --; 6 Interaction of radiation with matter --; 7 Dosimetry --; Part C: Radiography --; 8 X-ray radiography --; 9 Scintigraphy (SPE and SPECT) --; 10 Positron emission tomography --; Appendix --; 11 Answers to questions --; 12 Solutions to exercises --; 13 List of acronyms (used in all three volumes) --; 14 Selection of fundamental physical constants, conversions, and relationships --; 15 List of scientists named in this volume --; 16 Glossary --; 17 Index of terms
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110757095; 9783111175782; 9783111319292; 9783111318912; 9783111319124; 9783111318165
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110757095
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Hartmut Zabel.

The updated edition of the second of three volumes on Medical Physics presents modern physical methods for medical diagnostics. It provides a solid background on imaging techniques that use non-ionizing probes (ultrasound, endoscopy including CLE and OCT, MRI) and imaging techniques that use ionizing radiation (X-ray radiography, CT, SPECT, PET). Radiation sources, interactions of radiation with matter and radiation protection for x-rays, -rays, protons and neutrons are presented. Some of these topics are also relevant to the therapeutic applications presented in Volume 3. NEW: highlighted boxes emphasize specifi c topics; math boxes explain more advanced mathematical issues; each chapter concludes with a summary of the key concepts, questions, a self-assessment of the acquired competence and exercises. The appendix provides answers to questions and solutions to exercises.