Emission Computed Tomography (ECT), General Principles Two-dimensional imaging, even with multiple views, does not provide accurate three-dimensional information concerning radionuclide distribution. Because two-dimensional imaging more or less integrates the information…
Operational Characteristics and Quality Control (QC) of a Scintillation Camera A number of parameters of an imaging device play a major role in the delineation of a radioactive distribution. Of…
Computer Interfacing and Image Processing Computers continue to impress with their ability to store ever larger amounts of information in a small space, to process information very quickly, including mathematical…
In Vivo Radiation Detection: Basic Problems, Probes, and Scintillation Camera In vivo detection of radioactivity using external detectors constitutes a major concern of nuclear medicine. This involves a variety of…
In Vitro Radiation Detection In many nuclear medicine procedures, such as the Schilling test, blood volume determinations, protein and fat absorption studies, ferrokinetics, and various radioimmunoassay, it is necessary to…
Detection of High-Energy Radiation When high-energy radiation interacts with matter, it produces certain physical or chemical changes in matter. These changes, which can be either transitory or permanent, are the…
Radiation Dosimetry Radiation is known to produce a number of deleterious effects in a living system. Therefore, it is important to properly assess the benefits and risks to a patient…
Interaction of High-Energy Radiation with Matter Interaction is a fundamental aspect of nature. Our ability to see, hear, smell, and taste is a vivid manifestation of interaction. This chapter, however,…
Radiopharmaceuticals In nuclear medicine, radionuclides are rarely used in their simplest chemical form. Instead, they are incorporated in a variety of chemical compounds that may be of interest because of…
Production of Radionuclides In 1896, Henry Becquerel discovered that uranium was radioactive. Soon after, other naturally occurring radionuclides such as radium and polonium were discovered. Most naturally occurring radionuclides have…
