Physics for Diagnostic Radiology, Second Edition

Dendy, Philip Palin; Heaton, Brian

ISBN 10: 0750305916 / ISBN 13: 9780750305914

Editore: CRC Press, 1999

Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Codice articolo G0750305916I2N00

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Physics for Diagnostic Radiology, Second Edition is a complete course for radiologists studying for the FRCR part one exam and for physicists and radiographers on specialized graduate courses in diagnostic radiology. It follows the guidelines issued by the European Association of Radiology for training. A comprehensive, compact primer, its analytical approach deals in a logical order with the wide range of imaging techniques available and explains how to use imaging equipment. It includes the background physics necessary to understand the production of digitized images, nuclear medicine, and magnetic resonance imaging.

Contenuti: Fundamentals of radiation physics and radioactivity
Production of x-rays
Interaction of x-rays and gamma rays with matter
The image receptor
The radiological image
Radiation measurement and doses to patients
Diagnostic imaging with radioactive materials
Assessment and enhancement of image quality
Special radiographic techniques
Tomographic imaging
Radiolgiology and radiation risks
Practical radiation protection and legislation
Ultrasound
Magnetic resonance imaging
Multiple choice questions
Index

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Titolo: Physics for Diagnostic Radiology, Second ...
Casa editrice: CRC Press
Data di pubblicazione: 1999
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: As New
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket
Edizione: seconda edizione