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Names: Samei, Ehsan, author. | Peck, Donald J. (Donald Joseph), 1961– author. | Preceded by: Hendee, William R. Medical imaging physics.

Title: Hendee’s physics of medical imaging / Ehsan Samei, Donald J. Peck.

Other titles: Physics of medical imaging

Classification: LCC R895 (ebook) | LCC R895 (print) | NLM WN 110 | DDC 616.07/54--dc23

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Cover Image: Courtesy of Ehsan Samei, Jered Wells, Paul Segars

CONTENTS

Cover

Foreword

Commentary by William Hendee

Clarification and Acknowledgment

Introduction: The Role of Imaging in Medicine

I.1 Introduction
I.2 Historical Foundation of Medical Imaging
I.3 What Is Medical Imaging?
I.4 Advances in Medical Imaging
I.5 Why Physics in Medicine?
References

1 Physics of Radiation and Matter

1.1 Introduction
1.2 Electromagnetic Radiation
1.3 Radioactivity
1.4 Radiation Interactions with Matter
1.5 Production of X-rays
1.6 Radiation Detectors
References

2 Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology in Imaging

2.1 Introduction
2.2 Interaction of Radiation with Tissue
2.3 Structure and Function
References

3 Imaging Science

3.1 Introduction
3.2 Basic Statistics
3.3 Modeling Radiation Interactions
3.4 Image Quality
3.5 Image Processing
References

4 Radiobiology, Dosimetry, and Protection

4.1 Introduction
4.2 Radiation Quantity and Quality
4.3 Radiation Effects in Cells
4.4 Radiation Effects in Animal Systems
4.5 Determination of Dose in Humans
4.6 Protection from Radiation
References

5 Imaging Operation and Infrastructure

5.1 Introduction
5.2 Image Perception
5.3 Medical Displays
5.4 Imaging Informatics
5.5 Clinical Imaging Operation
References

6 Projection X-ray Imaging

6.1 Introduction
6.2 Projection X-ray Setup
6.3 X-ray Projection Modalities
6.4 Key Components of Projection X-ray Systems
6.5 Exposure Control
References

7 Volumetric X-ray Imaging

7.1 Introduction
7.2 Tomosynthesis
7.3 Computed Tomography
7.4 Volumetric X-ray Reconstruction
References

8 Nuclear Medicine

8.1 Introduction
8.2 Counting Systems
8.3 Principles of Scintillation Camera
8.4 Emission Computed Tomography
8.5 Single-Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
8.6 Positron Emission Tomography (PET)
References

9 Ultrasonography

9.1 Introduction
9.2 Sound Properties
9.3 Transducers
9.4 Ultrasound Beam
9.5 Ultrasound Imaging
9.6 Doppler
9.7 Artifacts
9.8 Therapeutic Use and Bioeffects
References

10 Magnetic Resonance Imaging

10.1 Introduction
10.2 Fundamentals of Magnetic Resonance
10.3 Magnetic Resonance Imaging as a Probe of the Body
10.4 Magnetic Resonance Image Contrast
10.5 Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Flow
10.6 k Space
10.7 Additional MRI Contrast Mechanisms
10.8 Spectroscopy
10.9 Chemical Shift Imaging
10.10 MRI Artifacts
10.11 Bioeffects and MR Safety
References

Index

End User License Agreement

List of Tables

Introduction

Table I.1

Chapter 1

Table 1.1
Table 1.2
Table 1.3
Table 1.4
Table 1.5
Table 1.6
Table 1.7
Table 1.8
Table 1.9
Table 1.10
Table 1.11

Chapter 2

Table 2.1
Table 2.2
Table 2.3
Table 2.4
Table 2.5

Chapter 3

Table 3.1
Table 3.2
Table 3.3
Table 3.4
Table 3.5
Table 3.6
Table 3.7
Table 3.8

Chapter 4

Table 4.1
Table 4.2
Table 4.3
Table 4.4
Table 4.5
Table 4.6
Table 4.7
Table 4.8
Table 4.9
Table 4.10
Table 4.11
Table 4.12

Chapter 5

Table 5.1

Chapter 6

Table 6.1
Table 6.2

Chapter 9

Table 9.1
Table 9.2
Table 9.3
Table 9.4

Chapter 10

Table 10.1
Table 10.2
Table 10.3
Table 10.4
Table 10.5
Table 10.6
Table 10.7

List of Illustrations