03275nam a22005535i 4500 978-3-319-61540-0 DE-He213 20210617171724.0 cr nn 008mamaa 171111s2017 gw | s |||| 0|eng d 9783319615400 978-3-319-61540-0 10.1007/978-3-319-61540-0 doi QC474-496.9 R895-920 PHVD bicssc SCI058000 bisacsh MKSH thema PNRL thema 610.153 23 An Introduction to Medical Physics [electronic resource] / edited by Muhammad Maqbool. 1st ed. 2017. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017. XII, 416 p. 276 illus., 151 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering, 1618-7210 Introduction -- Basic Concepts in Radiation Dosimetry -- Interaction of Gamma Rays and X-Rays with Matter -- Treatment planning in Radiation Therapy -- Image Guided Radiation Therapy -- Introduction to Radiological Images -- Mammography -- Computed Tomography -- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) -- CT and MRI in Radiotherapy -- Nuclear Medicine Physics -- Ultrasound -- Radiation Shielding and Protection, Part I – Measurement, Dosimetry, Shielding and Protection -- Radiation Shielding and Protection, Part II. 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. Medical physics. Radiation. Radiology. Biomedical engineering. Medical and Radiation Physics. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/P27060 Imaging / Radiology. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/H29005 Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T2700X Maqbool, Muhammad. editor. edt http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783319615387 Printed edition: 9783319615394 Printed edition: 9783319871066 Biological and Medical Physics, Biomedical Engineering, 1618-7210 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61540-0 ZDB-2-PHA ZDB-2-SXP Physics and Astronomy (SpringerNature-11651) Physics and Astronomy (R0) (SpringerNature-43715)