Physics of Radiology, 2nd Edition
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Physics of Radiology, 2nd Edition

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Physics of Radiology, 2nd Edition

About this book

This updated and expanded edition of a popular textbook on medical imaging is intended primarily for use by radiology residents and other interested physicians. In a relaxed, straightforward writing style, Dr. Wolbarst pulls together seemingly unrelated pieces of basic science and technology and illustrates how they fit together to form the foundation of medical imaging. He provides a great deal of detailed, practical information on how the various imaging technologies actually work and on the factors that affect their performance. Nearly all of the equations are simple proportionalities, and the meanings of many of them are illustrated in the Exercises. The properties of the linear, exponential and sine functions, and the rudimentary ideas about probability and statistics that are needed, are reviewed in appendices to the chapters where they are introduced.Chapters in this edition include "Nuclear Cardiology, SPECT, and PET": "Spiral and Multi-Slice CT": "PACS, IMACS, and the Integrated Digital Department": and a chapter on emergency response to radiological disasters and the roles that radiologists could assume.

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Information

Publisher
Medical Physics Publishing
Year
2005
Print ISBN
9781930524224
eBook ISBN
9781930524651

Table of contents

  1. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  2. PREFACE
  3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  4. CHAPTER 1: Introduction to Medical Imaging
  5. CHAPTER 2: Sketches of the Imaging Modalities
  6. CHAPTER 3: X-Ray Imaging I: Overview of Film Radiography
  7. CHAPTER 4: Mass, Motion, and Force
  8. CHAPTER 5: Electric Fields and Accelerating Electrons
  9. CHAPTER 6: Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetic Waves
  10. CHAPTER 7: The Inviolate Rule of Energy Conservation
  11. CHAPTER 8: Atoms and Photons
  12. CHAPTER 9: Matter: Gases and Liquids, Metals, Superconductors, Insulators, and Semiconductors
  13. CHAPTER 10: Resistors, Transistors, and All That: An Introduction to Electronic Circuits
  14. CHAPTER 11: Ultrasound Imaging I: Reflections of Acoustic Waves in Elastic Tissues
  15. CHAPTER 12: Magnetic Resonance Imaging I: Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Stable Hydrogen Nuclei in the Water Molecules of Tissues
  16. CHAPTER 13: Gamma Ray Imaging I: Harnessing Radioactive Decay
  17. CHAPTER 14: X-Ray Imaging II: Interaction of High-Energy Photons with Atomic Electrons
  18. CHAPTER 15: Radiation Dose I: The Detection and Quantification of Ionizing Radiation
  19. CHAPTER 16: X-Ray Imaging III: Mapping Images on Film
  20. CHAPTER 17: A Synthesis: Radioactive Decay, X-Ray Beam Attenuation, Nuclear Spin Relaxation, Cell Killing, and Other Poisson Processes
  21. CHAPTER 18: Image Quality: Contrast, Resolution, and Noise — Primary Determinants of the Diagnostic Utility of an Image
  22. CHAPTER 19: Measures of Image Quality and of Imaging System Capabilities: MTF, LSF, DQE, ETC.
  23. CHAPTER 20: The Psychophysics of Optical Images
  24. CHAPTER 21: Vacuum Tube and Solid-State Optical Cameras and Displays
  25. CHAPTER 22: Digital Representation of an Image
  26. CHAPTER 23: PACS, IMACS, and the Integrated Digital Department
  27. CHAPTER 24: The Nuts and Bolts of X-Ray Generators
  28. CHAPTER 25: Design of an X-Ray Tube
  29. CHAPTER 26: Transforming Electron Kinetic Energy into Bremsstrahlung and Characteristic X-Ray Energy
  30. CHAPTER 27: Creating the Primary X-Ray Image Within the Body
  31. CHAPTER 28: Scatter Radiation, Grids, Gaps, and Contrast
  32. CHAPTER 29: Capturing the Primary X-Ray Image with Cassette and Film
  33. CHAPTER 30: Resolution and Magnification
  34. CHAPTER 31: Optimal Technique Factors
  35. CHAPTER 32: Radiographic Quality Assurance
  36. CHAPTER 33: Screen-Film Mammography
  37. CHAPTER 34: Some Infrequently Used Screen-Film Techniques
  38. CHAPTER 35: Following Time-Dependent Processes with Fluoroscopy
  39. CHAPTER 36: Digital Radiography, Computed Radiography, and Flat-Panel X-Ray Technology
  40. CHAPTER 37: Digital Fluoroscopy and Digital Subtraction Angiography
  41. CHAPTER 38: Computed Tomography I: Creating a Map of CT Numbers
  42. CHAPTER 39: Computed Tomography II: Image Reconstruction, Image Quality, and Dose
  43. CHAPTER 40: Computed Tomography III: Spiral and Multi-Slice Scanning
  44. CHAPTER 41: Gamma Ray Imaging II: Radiopharmaceuticals
  45. CHAPTER 42: Gamma Ray Imaging III: Image Production, Image Quality, and Dose
  46. CHAPTER 43: Gamma Ray Imaging IV: Nuclear Cardiology, SPECT, and PET
  47. CHAPTER 44: Magnetic Resonance Imaging II: The Classical View of NMR
  48. CHAPTER 45: Magnetic Resonance Imaging III: Relaxation Times (T1 and T2), Pulse Sequences, and Contrast
  49. CHAPTER 46: Magnetic Resonance Imaging IV: Image Reconstruction and Image Quality
  50. CHAPTER 47: Magnetic Resonance Imaging V: Fast, Flow, and Functional Imaging
  51. CHAPTER 48: Magnetic Resonance Imaging VI: Biological Effects and Safety
  52. CHAPTER 49: Ultrasound Imaging II: Creating the Beam
  53. CHAPTER 50: Ultrasound Imaging III: Image Production and Image Quality
  54. CHAPTER 51: Ultrasound Imaging IV: Biological Effects and Safety
  55. CHAPTER 52: Evolving and Experimental Technologies in Medical Imaging
  56. CHAPTER 53: Radiation Dose II: Determining Organ Doses from Exposure Measurements
  57. CHAPTER 54: Radiation Dose III: The Tissue ƒ-Factor, Tissue-Air Ratios, etc.
  58. CHAPTER 55: Radiation Dose IV: Radiobiological Processes and Radiogenic Health Effects
  59. CHAPTER 56: Radiation Dose V: Probabilities of Occurrence of Stochastic Health Effects
  60. CHAPTER 57: Radiation Oncology, and the Role of Imaging in Treatment Planning
  61. CHAPTER 58: Practical Radiation Safety for Ionizing Radiation
  62. CHAPTER 59: Rems, Risks, and Regs: The Legal Basis for Radiation Protection Standards
  63. CHAPTER 60: Response to a Major Radiological Emergency
  64. SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES
  65. REFERENCES
  66. SOME SYMBOLS AND UNITS
  67. Index