Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation
Author: Jennifer Prekeges, MS, CNMT
Affiliation: Program Chair, Nuclear Medicine Technology, Bellevue College, Bellevue, Washington
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication Date: 2013
ISBN 10: 1449652883
ISBN 13: 9781449652883
eISBN: 9781449645373
Edition: 2nd
Affiliation: Program Chair, Nuclear Medicine Technology, Bellevue College, Bellevue, Washington
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication Date: 2013
ISBN 10: 1449652883
ISBN 13: 9781449652883
eISBN: 9781449645373
Edition: 2nd
Description:
Written at the technologist level, Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation, Second Edition focuses on instruments essential to the practice of nuclear medicine. Covering everything from Geiger counters to positron emission tomography systems, this text provides students with an understanding of the practical aspects of these instruments and their uses in nuclear medicine. Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation is made up of four parts: Small Instruments Gamma Camera Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) By concentrating on the operation of these instruments and the potential pitfalls that they are subject to, students will be better prepared for what they may encounter during their career. The Second Edition includes revised content and updated data throughout as well as a new chapter on Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Its Application to Nuclear Medicine and a new Appendix on Laboratory Accreditation. What's New in the Second Edition Content and Data updated and revised throughout. New: Chapter 19 Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Its Application to Nuclear Medicine. Chapter 2 - includes a new concept map elucidating the operation of a scintillation detector, a better description of calibration, and clarification of energy resolution (the property being measured) vs. FWHM ( the mechanism by which it is measured). Chapter 5 - the section on non-Anger cameras was rewritten to address planar devices only, with descriptions of non-Anger SPECT systems in Chapter 12. Chapter 8 - the sections on background and noise have been rewritten. Chapter 10 - the description of SPECT axes was changed to match that used for other types of tomographic imaging systems. Chapter 12 - this chapter was updated to include recent improvements, a section on noise regularization, and more information on implementation and clinical benefits. Both software methods of incorporating improvements and non-Anger 3D imaging sys
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