Books in the Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering series

Gamma cameras are traditionally large devices that are situated in nuclear medicine departments, but recent advances in detector design have enabled the production of compact gamma cameras that allow nuclear imaging at the patient bedside and in the operating theatre. Gamma Cameras for Interventional and Intraoperative Imaging is the firs

Explores the physical principles that underpin the technique of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). This book presents fundamental physical principles, including magnetization and rotating reference frame. It describes how relaxation mechanisms help predict tissue contrast and how an MR signal is localized to a selected slice through the body.

Analyzes trends in noninvasive optical glucose sensing and discusses its impact on tissue optical properties. This book presents methods that improve the accuracy in glucose prediction based on infrared absorption spectroscopy. It examines skin glucose monitoring by near-infrared spectroscopy, and fluorescence-based glucose biosensors.

Covers the physical and biological background of the subject and addresses the medical situations where radiation is the tool to diagnose or treat human disease. This text examines the framework of radiation protection guidelines introduced by the ICRP, and introduces the concepts of a system of radiation protection in the workplace.

Addresses the main issues that often prevent correct delivery of brachytherapy treatment. This book explains how to set up a functional quality assurance program in brachytherapy and covers the various steps needed to undertake particular treatment plans, from the initial planning required to the detailed specification.

Offers an analysis of molecular responses in the body induced by ionizing radiation. This book presents a perspective on clinical applications for the treatment of cancer and radiation injuries. It also clarifies the underlying mechanisms of radiation effects on signal transduction pathways.

Traditionally, computer programming skills have rarely been emphasized during the education and training of medical physicists, meaning that many individuals enter the workplace without the ability to solve real-world clinical problems.

The first MATLAB (R) programming book written specifically for clinical radiotherapy medical physicists and medical physics trainees, this much-needed book teaches users how to create their own clinical applications using MATLAB (R), as a complement to commercial software particularly when the latter does not cover specific local clinical needs.

Describes the hardware and software needed to make a pulse oximeter, and includes the equations, methods, and software required for them to function effectively. This book describes how oxygen is delivered to the tissue, historical methods for measuring oxygenation, and the invention of the pulse oximeter in the early 1980s.

This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the basic principles of medical physics, the applications of medical physics equipment, and the role of a medical physicist in healthcare.

The Physical Measurement of Bone provides a detailed description of all the major methods of bone analysis, including brief comments on clinical evaluation. The physics of each method are introduced as well as a summary of practical procedures. The book is essential reading for practicing medical physicists and technicians who need to know about th

Combining a professional development course on diagnostic endoscopy from SPIE (the international society advancing light-based research) and the authorsΓÇÖ graduate course on biomedical optics, this work is written for researchers in medical optics and biomedical engineering as well as graduate medical optics students. It uses extensive examples/case studies to familiarize readers with the basics of endoscopic optics, the pros and cons of white light endoscopy and fluorescence endoscopy for diagnostic applications, and various microscopic endoscopy imaging modalities. It covers basic optics, details of design and biomedical uses, as well as microscopic endoscopy, and endoscopic spectroscopy.

Edited by a renowned international expert in the field, Nuclear Medicine Physics offers an up-to-date, state-of-the-art account of the physics behind the theoretical foundation and applications of nuclear medicine. It covers important physical aspects of the methods and instruments involved in modern nuclear medicine, along with related biological topics. The book discusses the production of radioisotopes and radiopharmaceuticals, positron physics and positron applications in medicine and biology, and modern radiation detectors and measuring methods. It also explores systems in nuclear medicine, imaging methodologies, dosimetry, and the biological effects of radiation.

Focuses on the fundamentals of accelerator systems, explaining the underlying physics and the different features of these systems. This book covers the treatment head, x-ray production via multileaf and dynamic collimation for the production of wedged and other intensity modulated beams, electron scattering systems, and dosimetry.

Allows readers to learn techniques through worked examples, exercises, and problems. This book covers image processing and its practical applications to medical images. It emphasizes on the effects of a technique on an image.

Intelligent and adaptive techniques are used in various stages of medical treatment, from the initial diagnosis to planning delivery and follow-up therapy. Focusing on this area of interest, this book explains a range of adaptive and intelligent systems, highlighting their benefits and limitations with realistic medical examples.

This volume reviews the scientific basis and physical principles underpinning imaging in medicine. The major imaging methods of x-radiology, nuclear medicine, ultrasound and nuclear magnetic resonance are covered, and promising techniques are also considered.

This text covers the most recent advances in hadron therapy, exploring the physics, technology, biology, diagnosis, clinical applications, and economics behind the therapy. It will be of interest to current and aspiring specialists from a wide range of backgrounds.

Expanding on the highly successful first edition, this second edition has been completely restructured and updated throughout, and includes several new chapters. It is suitable for both newcomers in medical physics and more seasoned specialists in radiation oncology, providing an in-depth overview of the physics of this radiation therapy modality.

A complete course for radiologists studying for the FRCR part one exam and for graduate students in diagnostic radiology, the third edition of this popular text focuses on modern developments and new applications, including new imaging systems. The text follows the guidelines issued by the European Association of Radiology for training. Its analytical approach deals in a logical order with the wide range of imaging techniques available and explains how to use imaging equipment. The book includes the background physics necessary to understand the production of digitized images, nuclear medicine, and magnetic resonance imaging.

Describes how MR imaging is used to track stem cells as they repair damaged tissue in the body. This book provides a comprehensive overview of cell therapy imaging, ranging from the basic biology of cell therapeutic choices to the preclinical and clinical applications of cell therapy.

The discipline of rehabilitation engineering draws on a wide range of knowledge, from the biomedical sciences to materials technology. This book introduces the legislative, technological, testing, and design basis of rehabilitation engineering, followed by the fundamentals of design, materials, and an account of the biomechanics of rehabilitation.