Advances in Medical Physics, Vol 6

Devon J. Godfrey, Jacob Van Dyk, Shiva K. Das, Bruce H. Curran, and Anthony B. Wolbarst

• Publisher: Medical Physics Publishing
• Year: 2016
• eBook ISBN:
  9781930524910
• Print ISBN:
  9781930524903

MPP's biennial review of the treatments and techniques on the cutting edge of medical imaging and treatment, Advances in Medical Physics is designed to help medical physicists and technically inclined physicians stay current in medical radiation science and technology — especially in subfields of medical physics other than their own. Volume 6 is full of exciting new advances. There are fifteen chapters by the world's leading authorities as selected by editors you know and trust. Topics include: photoacoustic imaging, high-intensity focused ultrasound, radiation exposure on a trip to Mars, and recent advances in brachytherapy.

Table of contents

• CONTENTS
• PREFACE
• CONTRIBUTORS
• CHAPTER 1: Spectral Imaging with Computed Tomography
• CHAPTER 2: High-intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU)
• CHAPTER 3: Overview of Photoacoustic Imaging
• CHAPTER 4: Advances in Ultrasonic Imaging Technology
• CHAPTER 5: Image-guided Procedures: Tools, Techniques, and Clinical Applications
• CHAPTER 6: Design and Development of Linac-MR Hybrids
• CHAPTER 7: The Physics of MRI and Linacs: Music to My Ears
• CHAPTER 8: Applications of Cherenkov Emission in Medical Physics
• CHAPTER 9: Targeted Alpha Therapy for Cancer
• CHAPTER 10: Advances in Brachytherapy Physics
• CHAPTER 11: Small Animal Radiotherapy and Imaging
• CHAPTER 12: Radiobiological Aspects of Some Current Issues in Radiation Oncology, Medical Physics, and Radiological Protection
• CHAPTER 13: Radiation Exposure on a Voyage to Mars: All Aboard?
• CHAPTER 14: EPA’s Federal Guidance Authority and Recent Guidance on Radiation Protection for Diagnostic and Interventional X-ray Procedures
• CHAPTER 15: Frontiers of Biomedical Imaging Science
• ERRATA