An Introduction to Medical Physics

This book begins with the basic terms and definitions and takes a student, step by step, through all areas of medical physics. The book covers radiation therapy, diagnostic radiology, dosimetry, radiation shielding, and nuclear medicine, all at a level suitable for undergraduates. This title not onl...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Maqbool, Muhammad. (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
Language:English
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Edition:1st ed. 2017.
Series:Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering,
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61540-0
Summary:This book begins with the basic terms and definitions and takes a student, step by step, through all areas of medical physics. The book covers radiation therapy, diagnostic radiology, dosimetry, radiation shielding, and nuclear medicine, all at a level suitable for undergraduates. This title not only describes the basics concepts of the field, but also emphasizes numerical and mathematical problems and examples.Students will find An Introduction to Medical Physics to be an indispensible resource in preparations for further graduate studies in the field.
Physical Description:XII, 416 p. 276 illus., 151 illus. in color. online resource.
ISBN:9783319615400
ISSN:1618-7210