Advances in Medical Physics: 2008

Anthony B. Wolbarst, Kenneth L. Mossman, and William R. Hendee

• Publisher: Medical Physics Publishing
• Year: 2008
• eBook ISBN:
  9781930524781
• Print ISBN:
  9781930524385

The second in a biennial series intended to help practicing medical physicists, technically inclined physicians, and other interested professionals to stay current in medical radiation science and technology—in particular, in subfields of medical physics other than their own. This volume covers 18 new and important topics in diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy, ranging from CT doses, computer-aided diagnosis (CAD), and advances in quantitative MRI, to Image-Guided Radiation Therapy (IGRT), recent changes in NRC regulations, and mathematical treatment planning optimization. A number of the chapters, largely because they arenotspecialist tracts, should be of general interest to a wide medical physics readership.

Table of contents

• CHAPTER 1: Digital Radiography, Mammography, and Fluoroscopy
• CHAPTER 2: Image Display Systems
• CHAPTER 3: CT, PET, and SPECT Reconstruction Algorithms
• CHAPTER 4: CT Quality Control
• CHAPTER 5: CT Doses
• CHAPTER 6: MRI Update
• CHAPTER 7: The Principles of Quantitative MRI
• CHAPTER 8: Molecular Imaging: Physics and Bioapplications of Quantum Dots
• CHAPTER 9: Finite Training of Radiologists and Statistical Learning Machines: Parallel Lessons
• CHAPTER 10: Computer-Aided Detection/Computer-Aided Diagnosis
• CHAPTER 11: Health Risks of Exposure to Low Doses of Ionizing Radiation
• CHAPTER 12: Image-Guided Radiation Therapy
• CHAPTER 13: Stereotactic Radiosurgery
• CHAPTER 14: Treatment Plan Optimization: An Elusive Goal
• CHAPTER 15: Introduction to Therapy Vault Shielding Design as Presented in NCRP Report No. 151
• CHAPTER 16: Regulation in Medicine: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Expanding Role in Radiation Safety and Security
• CHAPTER 17: Some Perspectives and Insights from Modern Statistical Modeling
• CHAPTER 18: The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering and NIH Grant Process: An Overview
• INDEX