Essential Nuclear Medicine Physics by Rachel A. Powsner, Edward R. Powsner

From the Publisher

Essential Nuclear Medicine Physics provides an excellent introduction to the basic concepts of the daunting area of nuclear physics. Logically structured and clearly written, this is the book of choice for anyone entering the field of nuclear medicine, including nuclear medicine residents and fellows, cardiac nuclear medicine fellows and nuclear medicine technology students. The text is also a handy quick-reference guide for those already working in the field of nuclear physics.

This new edition provides a basic introduction to nuclear physics and the interactions of radiation and matter. The authors also provide comprehensive coverage of instrumentation and imaging, with separate chapters devoted to SPECT, PET, and PET/CT. Discussion of radiation biology, radiation safety and care of victims of radiation accidents completes the text, with an appendix containing the latest NRC rules and regulations.

Essential Nuclear Medicine Physics presents difficult concepts clearly and concisely, defines all terminology for the reader, and facilitates learning through extensive illustrations and self-assessment questions.

Frank G. Steffel

This is a simplified, well written, uniquely illustrated textbook on the concepts of nuclear medicine physics, instrumentation, and other related, essential technological topics. The purpose is to assist those who need a clear, concise reference that reviews basic physics and carries them systematically through the science and principles of clinical uses of nuclear medicine technology. Numerous illustrations of concepts are utilized instead of scale models to offer a different yet more understandable scheme of the simple and complex, such as the sophisticated SPECT and PET imaging. This is an ideal starter and review book for radiology and nuclear medicine residents, nuclear medicine cardiology fellows, and nuclear medicine technology students. It is a must for the salesman getting into the nuclear medicine arena. This book offers perfectly illustrated graphics of general and nuclear physics. The unique graphics continue in chapters that explain, along with a clear and concise written explanation, quality control, radiation biology, and radiation dosimetry. With the exception of two useful tables, the last chapter on radiation safety could be more technical. This is an ideal book for an easy understanding of a gamut of nuclear medicine practices, and an excellent overall introduction. The graphic illustrations are so well done that the wording is made more concise in explaining the principles. Even though this book has the latest explanations of nuclear medicine technology instrumentation, it is unlikely that it would take the place of the more content filled, currently used Bernier's Nuclear Medicine: Technology and Techniques (Mosby-Year Book, Inc., 1997)or Chandra's Nuclear Medicine Physics: The Basics 5th edition (Williams & Wilkins, 1998). Nevertheless, it has a solid place in any nuclear medicine library.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Frank G Steffel, Bachelor of Science (United Regional Medical Services, Inc.)
Description: This is a simplified, well written, uniquely illustrated textbook on the concepts of nuclear medicine physics, instrumentation, and other related, essential technological topics.
Purpose: The purpose is to assist those who need a clear, concise reference that reviews basic physics and carries them systematically through the science and principles of clinical uses of nuclear medicine technology. Numerous illustrations of concepts are utilized instead of scale models to offer a different yet more understandable scheme of the simple and complex, such as the sophisticated SPECT and PET imaging.
Audience: This is an ideal starter and review book for radiology and nuclear medicine residents, nuclear medicine cardiology fellows, and nuclear medicine technology students. It is a must for the salesman getting into the nuclear medicine arena.
Features: This book offers perfectly illustrated graphics of general and nuclear physics. The unique graphics continue in chapters that explain, along with a clear and concise written explanation, quality control, radiation biology, and radiation dosimetry. With the exception of two useful tables, the last chapter on radiation safety could be more technical. This is an ideal book for an easy understanding of a gamut of nuclear medicine practices, and an excellent overall introduction. The graphic illustrations are so well done that the wording is made more concise in explaining the principles.
Assessment: Even though this book has the latest explanations of nuclear medicine technology instrumentation, it is unlikely that it would take the place of the more content filled, currently used Bernier's Nuclear Medicine: Technology and Techniques (Mosby-Year Book, Inc., 1997) or Chandra's Nuclear Medicine Physics: The Basics 5th edition (Williams & Wilkins, 1998). Nevertheless, it has a solid place in any nuclear medicine library.

Booknews

Makes a difficult subject accessible to radiology residents, cardiology and nuclear medicine fellows, and nuclear medicine technologists and students. Begins with a brief overview of nuclear physics and radioactivity, then goes on to cover basics of instrumentation, imaging (SPECT and PET), and radiation biology and dosimetry. Includes material on radiation safety and quality control, and reference appendices, plus b&w drawings and diagrams. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Rating

4 Stars! from Doody

Product Details

• ISBN: 1405104848
  
• ISBN-13: 9781405104845
• Format: Textbook Paperback, 206pp
• Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
• Pub. Date: January 2008
• Edition Description: REV
• Edition Number: 22
• Sales Rank: 217,836
• Series: Essentials Series

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