Bücher der Reihe Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering

This book focuses on the professional, operational, and regulatory aspects of radiation protection. It summarizes evidence supporting changes in consensus recommendations, regulations, and health physics practices associated with recent advances in radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology. The book is based on current recommendations

Written by one of the world's leading experts, this text describes in detail the use of internal dose calculations in nuclear medicine. While radiation therapy with external sources of radiation always employs calculations of dose, this is not routinely done in nuclear medicine therapy. This book discusses how to do dose calculations for diagnos

The book explores how to deal with the threats posed by different radiological sources, including those that are lost or hidden, and the issues posed by the use of such sources. It presents measurement methods and approaches to model and quantify the extent of threat, and also presents strategies for emergency preparedness, such as strategies fo

This book serves as a tutorial for newcomers to the field of outcome modeling; including in-depth how-to recipes on modeling artistry and providing instructions on how such models can approximate the physical and biological realities of clinical treatment.

This book educates readers about new technologies before they appear in hospitals, enabling medical physicists and clinicians to prepare for new technologies thoroughly and proactively, and provide better patient care immediately, once new equipment becomes available.

Expanding on the highly successful first edition, this second edition has been completely restructured and updated throughout, and includes several new chapters. It is suitable for both newcomers in medical physics and more seasoned specialists in radiation oncology, providing an in-depth overview of the physics of this radiation therapy modality.

This book focuses on the basic principles and theories of diffusion, perfusion, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and functional MRI. It also explores their clinical applications and places emphasis on the associated artifacts and pitfalls with a comprehensive and didactic approach.

In 2021, over 537 million people worldwide were diagnosed with diabetes, according to the International Diabetes Federation and so the diagnosis, care and treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus have become one of the highest healthcare priorities. Biomedical photonics methods have been found to significantly improve and assist in the diagnosis of various disorders and complications arising from diabetes. These methods have also been widely used in various studies in the field of diabetes, including in the assessment of biochemical characteristics, metabolic processes, and microcirculation that are impaired in this disease.This book provides an introduction to methods of biomedical photonics. The chapters, written by world-leading experts, cover a wide range of issues, including the theoretical basis of different biophotonics methods and practical issues concerning the conduction of experimental studies to diagnose disorders associated with diabetes. It provides a comprehensive summary of the recent advances in biomedical optics and photonics in the study of diabetes and related complications.This book will be of interest to biomedical physicists and researchers, in addition to practicing doctors and endocrinologists looking to explore new instrumental methods for monitoring the effectiveness of patient treatment.Features¿ The first collective book combining accumulated knowledge and experience in the field of diabetes research using biophotonics.¿ Contributions from leading experts in the field.¿ Combines the theoretical base of the described methods and approaches, as well as providing valuable practical guidance and the latest research from experimental studies.

With contributions from leading international researchers, this second edition of Electrical Impedance Tomography: Methods, History and Applications has been fully updated throughout and contains new developments in the field.

Focuses on the fundamentals of accelerator systems, explaining the underlying physics and the different features of these systems. This book covers the treatment head, x-ray production via multileaf and dynamic collimation for the production of wedged and other intensity modulated beams, electron scattering systems, and dosimetry.

"This book explores the physics of CT dosimetry and provides practical guidance on best practice for medical researchers and practitioners. A rigorous description of the basic physics of CT dosimetry is presented and illustrates flaws of the current methodology. It will also contain helpful (and rigorous) shortcuts to reduce the measurement workload for medical physicists"--

Focusing on the areas of diagnostic Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Oncology Imaging, this book provides a comprehensive treatment of the use of MATLAB (R) in clinical Medical Physics. It is an invaluable guide for medical physicists and researchers.

Augmented reality is now being introduced to the field of medicine, where it is revolutionising healthcare as pioneering virtual elements are being added to real images to provide a more compelling and intuitive view during procedures

This book serves as a tutorial for newcomers to the field of outcome modeling; including in-depth how-to recipes on modeling artistry and providing instructions on how such models can approximate the physical and biological realities of clinical treatment.

From first principles to current computer applications, this book covers the applications of Monte Carlo calculations in nuclear medicine and critically reviews them from a diagnostic perspective. New chapters in this edition cover codes and applications in pre-clinical PET and SPECT. The book explains how Monte Carlo methods and software packages can be applied to evaluate scatter in SPECT and PET imaging, collimation, and image deterioration. A guide for researchers developing methods to improve image resolution, it also demonstrates how Monte Carlo techniques can be used to simulate complex imaging systems.

Presents a description of nuclear medicine imaging physics and methodology. This book provides knowledge of relevant physical aspects behind modern nuclear imaging techniques, from radioisotope production to data acquisition and processing.

Describes the physics germane to the development of a particular form of clinical conformal radiotherapy called intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT). This book is suitable for new research workers, PhD students, and practicing radiation physicists that require a thorough introduction to IMRT.

Addresses the main issues that often prevent correct delivery of brachytherapy treatment. This book explains how to set up a functional quality assurance program in brachytherapy and covers the various steps needed to undertake particular treatment plans, from the initial planning required to the detailed specification.

This text covers the most recent advances in hadron therapy, exploring the physics, technology, biology, diagnosis, clinical applications, and economics behind the therapy. It will be of interest to current and aspiring specialists from a wide range of backgrounds.

Describes how MR imaging is used to track stem cells as they repair damaged tissue in the body. This book provides a comprehensive overview of cell therapy imaging, ranging from the basic biology of cell therapeutic choices to the preclinical and clinical applications of cell therapy.

The discipline of rehabilitation engineering draws on a wide range of knowledge, from the biomedical sciences to materials technology. This book introduces the legislative, technological, testing, and design basis of rehabilitation engineering, followed by the fundamentals of design, materials, and an account of the biomechanics of rehabilitation.