Book chapter
Nuclear Medicine and PET Phantoms
The Phantoms of Medical and Health Physics: Devices for Research and Development, pp.201-222
Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering, Springer
01/01/2014
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-8304-5_11
Abstract
Nuclear medicine is a medical field where radioactive materials are administered to patients to either obtain diagnostic information or deliver a therapeutic radiation dose. Although the therapeutic application of nuclear medicine is primarily limited to the treatment for hyperthyroid conditions and several cancers (e.g., thyroid cancer, lymphoma, and bone metastases palliation), there are diagnostic nuclear medicine procedures for virtually every tissue and organ system of the body. Table 11.1 summarizes common nuclear medicine procedures.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Nuclear Medicine and PET Phantoms
- Creators
- Mark T Madsen - University of Iowa, RadiologyJohn J Sunderland - University of Iowa, Radiology
- Contributors
- Larry A DeWerd (Contributor)Michael Kissick (Contributor)
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- The Phantoms of Medical and Health Physics: Devices for Research and Development, pp.201-222
- Series
- Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering
- DOI
- 10.1007/978-1-4614-8304-5_11
- ISSN
- 1618-7210
- eISSN
- 2197-5647
- Publisher
- Springer; New York, NY
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2014
- Academic Unit
- Radiology; Physics and Astronomy; Radiation Oncology
- Record Identifier
- 9984046929002771
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