Medical Physics: Volume 2: Physical Aspects of Diagnostics 2nd Edition

by Hartmut Zabel (Author) 

The updated edition of the second of three volumes on Medical Physics presents modern physical methods for medical diagnostics. It provides a solid background on imaging techniques that use non-ionizing probes (ultrasound, endoscopy including CLE and OCT, MRI) and imaging techniques that use ionizing radiation (X-ray radiography, CT, SPECT, PET). Radiation sources, interactions of radiation with matter and radiation protection for x-rays, -rays, protons and neutrons are presented. Some of these topics are also relevant to the therapeutic applications presented in Volume 3. NEW: highlighted boxes emphasize specifi c topics; math boxes explain more advanced mathematical issues; each chapter concludes with a summary of the key concepts, questions, a self-assessment of the acquired competence and exercises. The appendix provides answers to questions and solutions to exercises.

• Introduces imaging modalities without ionizing radiation: sonography, endoscopy, and MRI.
• Covers imaging methods with ionizing radiation: computer tomography, PET, and SPECT.
• Contains questions, exercises and examples at the end of every chapter.
  
  
  Medical Physics: Volume 1: Physical Aspects of the Human Body
  
  Medical Physics: Volume 3: Physical Aspects of Therapeutics