Description
This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the basic principles of medical physics, the applications of medical physics equipment, and the role of a medical physicist in healthcare.
Introduction to Medical Physics is designed to support undergraduate and graduate students taking their first modules on a medical physics course, or as a dedicated book for specific modules such as medical imaging and radiotherapy. It is ideally suited for new teaching schemes such as Modernising Scientific Careers and will be invaluable for all medical physics students worldwide.
Key features:
- Written by an experienced and senior team of medical physicists from highly respected institutions
- The first book written specifically to introduce medical physics to undergraduate and graduate physics students
- Provides worked examples relevant to actual clinical situations
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introducton
Perry Sprawls
Chapter 2. Radiation Interaction and Dosimetry
Charles Deehan, Renato Padovani
Chapter 3. Ionising Radiation Detector
Elizabeth Benson
Chapter 4. Biological Effects of Ionising Radiation
Michele Avanzo, Cornelius Lewis
Chapter 5. Introduction to diagnostic Radiology (X-ray) Imaging
Slavik Tabakov, Paola Bregant
Chapter 6. Nuclear Medicine Imaging
Elena De Ponti, Luciano Bertocchi
Chapter 7. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Stephen Keevil, Renata Longo
Chapter 8. Ultrasound Imaging and Therapy
Raffaele Novario, Sabina Strocchi
Chapter 9. External Beam Radiotherapy
Tony Greener, Emma Jones, Christopher Thomas
Chapter 10. Brachytherapy
Mauro Carrara, Francesco Ziglio
Chapter 11. Molecular Radiotherapy
Lidia Strigari
Chapter 12. Optical and Laser Techniques
Elizabeth Benson, Fiammetta Fedele
Chapter 13. Ionising Radiation Protection
Cornelius Lewis, Jim Thurston
Chapter 14. Image Display, Analysis and Communication
Andy King
Chapter 15. Emerging Techniques
Luigi Rigon, Michele Avanzo, Tony Greener, Slavik Tabakov
