Basic radiotherapy physics and biology
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat33462
David S. Chang, Foster D. Lasley, Indra J. Das, Marc S. Mendonca, Joseph R. Dynlacht.
--New York:
Springer
, c2014.
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This book is a concise and well-illustrated review of the physics and biology of radiation therapy intended for radiation oncology residents, radiation therapists, dosimetrists, and physicists. It presents topics that are included on the Radiation Therapy Physics and Biology examinations and is designed with the intent of presenting information in an easily digestible format with maximum retention in mind. The inclusion of mnemonics, rules of thumb, and reader-friendly illustrations throughout …
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- Other Authors
- Chang, David S
- Responsibility
- David S. Chang, Foster D. Lasley, Indra J. Das, Marc S. Mendonca, Joseph R. Dynlacht
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 348 pages)
- ISBN
- 9783319068411 (electronic bk.)
- 9783319068404
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Physics
- Radiometry
- Radiotherapy
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Radiotherapy
- Diagnostic Radiology
- Abstract
- This book is a concise and well-illustrated review of the physics and biology of radiation therapy intended for radiation oncology residents, radiation therapists, dosimetrists, and physicists. It presents topics that are included on the Radiation Therapy Physics and Biology examinations and is designed with the intent of presenting information in an easily digestible format with maximum retention in mind. The inclusion of mnemonics, rules of thumb, and reader-friendly illustrations throughout the book help to make difficult concepts easier to grasp. Basic Radiotherapy Physics and Biology is a valuable reference for students and prospective students in every discipline of radiation oncology.
- Contents
- Part I. Radiation Therapy Physics -- 1. Atomic and Nuclear Structure -- 2. Radioactive Decay -- 3. Production and Properties of Radiation -- 4. Interactions of Electromagnetic Radiation with Matter -- 5. Interactions of Particulate Radiation with Matter -- 6. Quantification and Measurement of Dose -- 7. Characteristics of Photon Beams -- 8. Dosimetry of Photon Beams in Water -- 9. Dosimetry of Photon Beams in a Patient -- 10. Dosimetry of Electron Beams -- 11. Physics and Dosimetry of Brachytherapy -- 12. Advanced Treatment Planning for EBRT -- 13. Linac Quality Assurance -- 14. Radiation Protection and Safety -- 15. Quality Management Program -- 16. Special Topics: Hyperthermia and Computers -- Part II. Radiation Therapy Biology -- 17. Molecular Biology and Signaling -- 18. Cancer Genetic and Molecular Characteristics -- 19. Molecular Mechanisms of DNA Damage and Repair -- 20. Cell Death and Survival Assays -- 21. Fractionated Radiation Survival Models -- 22. Oxygen Effect, Relative Biological Effectiveness and Linear Energy Transfer -- 23. Tumor Micro-environment -- 24. Cell and Tissue Kinetics -- 25. Acute Effects of Total Body Irradiation (TBI) -- 26. Normal Tissue Radiation Responses -- 27. Therapeutic Ratio -- 28. Combined Modality Therapy -- 29. Biology of Brachytherapy, Particle Therapy, and Alternative Radiation Modalities -- 30. Hyperthermia -- 31. Carcinogenesis and Heritable Effects -- 32. Radiation Effects in the Embryo and Fetus -- Appendix A. Glossary of Terms and Physical Constants -- Appendix B. List of Radionuclides for Radiotherapy and Imaging.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Basics of PET Imaging : Physics, Chemistry, and Regulations
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39773
Gopal B. Saha, PhD.
(Third edition)
--Cham:
Springer
, c2016.
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This classic text presents the basic concepts of positron emission tomography (PET). Topics include basic physics of PET imaging; scanning systems; data acquisition; storage and display; PET radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals; regulatory policies for PET radiopharmaceuticals; reimbursement for PET procedures; and performance of PET studies. The Third Edition is thoroughly updated and includes information on magnetic resonance scanners; PET/MR imaging; new positron emitting radionuclides wit…
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- Author
- Saha, PhD, Gopal B
- Responsibility
- Gopal B. Saha, PhD
- Edition
- Third edition
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 282 p. : 91 illus., 37 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319164236
- 9783319164229 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Positron-Emission Tomography - instrumentation
- Positron-Emission Tomography - methods
- Prospective Payment System
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- Technology, Radiologic
- Abstract
- This classic text presents the basic concepts of positron emission tomography (PET). Topics include basic physics of PET imaging; scanning systems; data acquisition; storage and display; PET radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals; regulatory policies for PET radiopharmaceuticals; reimbursement for PET procedures; and performance of PET studies. The Third Edition is thoroughly updated and includes information on magnetic resonance scanners; PET/MR imaging; new positron emitting radionuclides with potential for human use; new PET radiopharmaceuticals; FDA and NRC regulations for PET radiopharmaceuticals; and special topics of interest, such as SUV calculation in 18F-FDG tumor imaging. The book also includes equations, sample problems, and practice questions. Basics of PET Imaging, Third Edition, is an ideal resource for nuclear medicine physicians, residents, and technologists.
- Contents
- Radioactive Decay and Interaction of Radiation with Matter -- PET Scanning Systems -- Data Acquisition and Corrections -- Image Reconstruction -- Storage, Display and PACS -- Performance Characteristics of PET Scanners -- Cyclotron and Production of PET Radionuclides -- Synthesis of PET Radiopharmaceuticals -- FDA Regulations for PET Radiopharmaceuticals -- NRC Regulations for Radiation Protection in PET -- Reimbursement for PET Procedures -- Design and Cost of PET Center -- Sample Procedures for PET Studies -- Topics of Interest.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Breast Disease : Management and Therapies, Volume 2
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44428
Adnan Aydiner, Abdullah Igci, Atilla Soran, editors.
(Second edition)
--Cham:
Springer
, c2019.
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- Online
This second updated volume on breast cancer provides a comprehensive overview of its clinical management and current therapies. Updated to reflect the changes in breast cancer staging, the progress in immunotherapy approaches, as well as the latest guidelines for therapies, this book brings readers up to speed with the latest therapeutic regimens in breast cancer and provides an in-depth account of current and new therapeutic approaches. The most important phase III trials, high quality meta-an…
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- Other Authors
- Aydiner, Adnan
- Igci, Abdullah
- Soran, Atilla
- Responsibility
- Adnan Aydiner, Abdullah Igci, Atilla Soran, editors
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xix, 824 p.) : 161 illus., 136 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030167929
- 9783030167912 (Print ed.)
- 9783030167936 (Print ed.)
- 9783030167943 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Breast Neoplasms - therapy
- Specialty
- Gynecology
- Medical Oncology
- Abstract
- This second updated volume on breast cancer provides a comprehensive overview of its clinical management and current therapies. Updated to reflect the changes in breast cancer staging, the progress in immunotherapy approaches, as well as the latest guidelines for therapies, this book brings readers up to speed with the latest therapeutic regimens in breast cancer and provides an in-depth account of current and new therapeutic approaches. The most important phase III trials, high quality meta-analysis, consensus reports and guidelines are extensively discussed in this new edition and provide the reader with the most up-to-date information. Divided in themed parts, the book examines invasive breast cancer, pre-operative systemic therapy surgical management and recurrence among others, thus providing an in-depth account of breast cancer at the clinical stage. Among the themed parts are a section dedicated to special therapeutic problems, such as breast cancer in older women, Paget’s disease and phyllodes tumors and a section on supportive and follow-up care. By adopting a multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer, this book is a must-have for breast cancer practitioners. With a high number of colored illustrations and edited by highly experienced clinicians, this work enables readers to gain an interdisciplinary perspective on breast diseases. Contributions from an international team of experts present invaluable insight into clinical practice across different settings. Covering both theoretical and practical aspects of breast cancer, this is a highly informative and carefully presented book which will appeal to an international audience of medical, radiation and surgical oncologists.
- Contents
- Part I: Invasive Breast Cancer- 1. Biopsy Techniques in Non- palpable or Palpable Breast Lesions -- 2. Evaluations of Patients for Metastases Prior to Primary Therapy -- 3. Staging of Breast Cancer -- 4. Surgical Treatment of Early-Stage Breast Cancer -- 5. Evaluations of Axillary Nodes -- 6. Breast Reconstruction -- 7. Adjuvant Systemic Therapy: Endocrine Therapy -- 8. Adjuvant Systemic Chemotherapy for HER2-Negative Disease -- 9. Adjuvant Therapy for HER2-Positive Early Breast Cancer -- 10. Post-mastectomy Adjuvant Radiotherapy (PMRT) -- 11. Adjuvant Radiation Therapy After Preoperative Chemotherapy -- 12. Breast-Conserving Therapy: Hypo fractionated and Conventional Whole-Breast Irradiation and Accelerated Partial-Breast Irradiation -- Part II: Preoperative Systemic Therapy -- 13 Preoperative Therapies for Operable Breast Cancer -- 14 Neoadjuvant Hormonal Therapies in Breast Cancer -- 15 Systemic Therapies for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer -- 16 Systemic Therapies for Inflammatory Breast Cancer -- Part III: Surgical Management of Patient with Preoperative Systemic Therapy -- 17 Surgical Management of Operable Breast Cancer After Neoadjuvant Systemic Therapy -- 18 Surgical Management of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer -- 19 Surgical Management of Inflammatory Breast Cancer -- Part IV: Special Therapeutic Problems- 20 Occult Primary Breast Cancer with Axillary Metastases -- 21 Breast Cancer in Older Women -- 22 Breast Cancer in Young Women (Premenopausal Breast Cancer) -- 23 Male Breast Cancer -- 24 Breast Cancer in Pregnancy -- 25 Paget’s disease of the Breast -- 26 Phyllodes Tumors of the Breast -- 27 Nonepithelial Malignancies of the Breast -- Part V: Evaluation After Primary Therapy and Management of Recurrent Breast Cancer -- 28 Surveillance of Patients Following Primary Therapy -- 29 Surgeries for the Primary Tumor in Patients with De Novo Stage IV Breast Cancer -- 30 Local-Regional Recurrences After Breast-Conservation Treatment or Mastectomy -- 31 Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer: Endocrine Therapy -- 32 Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer: Chemotherapy -- 33 Treatment of HER2- Overexpressing Metastatic Breast Cancer -- 34 End-of-Life Considerations in Patients with Breast Cancer -- Part VI: New Breast Cancer Therapeutic Approaches -- 35 Angiogenesis Inhibition in Breast Cancer -- 36 Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors -- 37 Immunotherapy -- Part VII: Site-Specific Therapy of Metastatic Breast Cancer -- 38 Neurological Metastases -- 39 Ocular Metastases. Nergiz Dagoglu and Anand Mahadevan -- 40 Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions in Breast Cancer -- 41 Management of Discrete Pulmonary Nodules -- 42 Management of Isolated Liver Metastasis -- 43 Bone-Directed Therapy and Breast Cancer: Bisphosphonates, Monoclonal Antibodies, and Radionuclides -- 44 The Local Management of Bone Metastases -- Part VIII: Review of the Breast Cancer Management -- 45 A Review of Local and Systemic Therapy in Breast Cancer -- 46 Decision Pathways in Breast Cancer Management -- Part IX: Supportive Care in Breast Cancer -- 47 Nursing Care and Management -- 48 Psychosocial Adaptation During and After Breast Cancer -- 49 Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema (BCRL) -- 50 Reproductive Issues in Breast Cancer -- 51 Onco-cardiology for Breast Cancer.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Breast Disease. Volume 2, Management and Therapies
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39990
Adnan Aydiner, Abdullah Igci, Atilla Soran, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2016.
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- Location
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This second volume of the handbook on breast disease provides a comprehensive overview of its clinical management and current therapies. It brings readers up to speed with the latest guidelines and therapeutic regimens in breast cancer and provides and in-depth account of current and new therapeutic approaches. Divided in themed parts, the book examines invasive breast cancer, pre-operative systemic therapy surgical management and recurrence among others, thus providing an in-depth account of b…
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- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Aydiner, Adnan
- Igci, Abdullah
- Soran, Atilla
- Responsibility
- Adnan Aydiner, Abdullah Igci, Atilla Soran, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xx, 934 p. : 171 illus., 30 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319260129
- 9783319260105 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Breast neoplasms - therapy
- Abstract
- This second volume of the handbook on breast disease provides a comprehensive overview of its clinical management and current therapies. It brings readers up to speed with the latest guidelines and therapeutic regimens in breast cancer and provides and in-depth account of current and new therapeutic approaches. Divided in themed parts, the book examines invasive breast cancer, pre-operative systemic therapy surgical management and recurrence among others, thus providing an in-depth account of breast cancer at the clinical stage. Among the themed parts are a Part dedicated to special therapeutic problems, such as breast cancer in older women, Paget's disease and phyllodes tumors, and a Part on supportive and follow-up care. By adopting a multidisciplinary approach to breast cancer, this book is a must- have for breast cancer practitioners. With a high number of colored illustrations and edited by highly experienced clinicians, this work enables readers to gain an interdisciplinary perspective on breast diseases. Contributions from an international team of experts present invaluable insight into clinical practice across different settings. Covering both theoretical and practical aspects of breast cancer, this is a highly informative and carefully presented book which will appeal to an international audience of medical, radiation and surgical oncologists.
- Contents
- Part I. Invasive Breast Cancer -- Biopsy Techniques in non-Palpable or Palpable Breast Lesions -- Evaluation of Patients for Metastases Prior To Primary Therapy -- Staging of Breast Cancer -- Surgical Treatment of Early-Stage Breast Cancer -- Evaluation of Axillary Nodes -- Breast Reconstruction -- Adjuvant Systemic Therapy: Endocrine Therapy -- Adjuvant Systemic Chemotherapy for HER2-Negative Disease -- Adjuvant Therapy for Her-2/neu positive Early Breast Cancer -- Post-Mastectomy Adjuvant Radiotherapy (PMRT) -- Adjuvant Radiation Therapy after Preoperative Chemotherapy -- Breast-Conserving Therapy: Hypofractionated and Conventional Whole-Breast Irradiation and Accelerated Partial-Breast Irradiation -- Part II. Preoperative systemic therapy -- Preoperative Therapy for Operable Breast Cancer -- Neoadjuvant Hormonal Therapy in Breast Cancer -- Systemic Therapy for Locally Advanced Breast Cancer -- Systemic Therapy for Inflammatory Breast Cancer -- Part III. Surgical Management of Patient with preoperative systemic therapy -- Surgical Management of Operable Breast Cancer -- Surgical Management of Locally Advanced Breast Cancer -- Surgical Management of Inflammatory Breast Cancer -- Part IV. Special Therapeutic Problems -- Occult Primary Breast Cancer with Axillary Metastases -- Breast Cancer in Older Women -- Breast Cancer in Young Women (Premenopausal Breast Cancer) -- Male Breast Cancer -- Breast Cancer in Pregnancy -- Paget's Disease of the Breast -- Phyllodes Tumors of the Breast -- Nonepithelial Malignancies of the Breast -- Part V. Evaluation after Primary Therapy and Management of Recurrent Breast Cancer -- Surveillance of Patients Following Primary Therapy -- Surgery for the Primary Tumor in Patients with De Novo Stage IV Breast Cancer -- Local-Regional Recurrence after Breast-Conservation Treatment or Mastectomy -- Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer: Endocrine Therapy -- Treatment of Metastatic Breast Cancer: Chemotherapy -- Treatment of HER2-Overexpressing Metastatic Breast Cancer -- End-of-Life Considerations in Patients with Breast Cancer -- Part VI. New Breast Cancer Therapeutic Approaches -- Angiogenesis Inhibition in Breast Cancer -- Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors -- Part VII. Site-Specific Therapy of Metastatic Breast Cancer -- Neurological Metastases -- Ocular Metastases -- Management of Malignant Pleural Effusions in Breast Cancer -- Management of Discrete Pulmonary Nodules -- Management of Isolated Liver Metastasis -- Bone-directed Therapy and Breast Cancer: Bisphosphonates, Monoclonal Antibodies, and Radionuclides -- The Local Management of Bone Metastases -- Part VIII. Review of the breast cancer management -- A Review of Local and Systemic Therapy in Breast Cancer -- Decision Pathways in Breast Cancer Management -- Part IX. Supportive Care in Breast Cancer -- Nursing Care and Management -- Psychosocial Adaptation During and After Breast Cancer -- Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema (BCRL) -- Reproductive Issues in Breast Cancer -- Onco-Cardiology for Breast Cancer.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Clinical Nuclear Medicine
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45206
Hojjat Ahmadzadehfar, Hans-Jürgen Biersack, Leonard M. Freeman, Lionel S. Zuckier, editors.
(Second edition)
--Cham:
Springer
, c2020.
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In the new edition of this very successful book, European and North American experts present the state of the art in diagnostic and therapeutic radionuclide procedures. The aim is to examine established and emerging clinical applications in detail, rather than to consider everything included in the comprehensive texts already available within the field. This “practical” approach ensures that the book will be a valuable guide for nuclear medicine physicians, technologists, students, and interest…
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- Responsibility
- Hojjat Ahmadzadehfar, Hans-Jürgen Biersack, Leonard M. Freeman, Lionel S. Zuckier, editors
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (ix, 1029 p.) : 494 illus., 280 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030394578
- 9783030394554 (Print ed.)
- 9783030394561 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Diagnostic Imaging - methods
- Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Nuclear Medicine
- Specialty
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Medical Oncology
- Radiotherapy
- Abstract
- In the new edition of this very successful book, European and North American experts present the state of the art in diagnostic and therapeutic radionuclide procedures. The aim is to examine established and emerging clinical applications in detail, rather than to consider everything included in the comprehensive texts already available within the field. This “practical” approach ensures that the book will be a valuable guide for nuclear medicine physicians, technologists, students, and interested clinicians alike. This edition of Clinical Nuclear Medicine has been extensively revised to take account of recent developments. The roles of SPECT/CT, PET/CT, and PET/MRI are clearly explained and illustrated, and the coverage extended to encompass, for example, novel PET tracers and therapeutic radionuclides, advanced techniques of brain imaging, and the development of theranostics. Readers will be fully persuaded of the ever-increasing value of nuclear medicine techniques in depicting physiology and function and complementing anatomic modalities such as CT, MRI, and ultrasound.
- Contents
- Part I. Basics -- 1. Physics, instrumentation, and radiation safety and regulations -- 2. Radiopharmaceutical sciences -- 3. Radiomics as applied in precision medicine -- Part II. Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine -- 4. Brain -- 5. Heart -- 6. Lung -- 7. Liver, spleen and biliary tree -- 8. The kidney -- 9. Gastrointestinal system -- 10. Musculoskeletal system -- 11. Application of lymphatic mapping and sentinel node biopsy in surgical oncology -- 12. Lymphoscintigraphy in the management of the lymphatic disorders -- 13. Neuroendocrine system -- 14. Thyroid and parathyroid imaging -- 15. Molecular Imaging of Inflammation and Infection -- 16. Imaging of atherosclerosis with 18F-FDG PET -- 17. PET/CT and PET/MRI Imaging, Normal Variations and Artifacts -- 18. PET in head and neck cancer -- 19. PET in gastrointestinal, pancreatic, and liver cancers -- 20. 18F-FDG-PET/CT in breast and gynecologic cancer -- 21. PET in lung cancer and mediastinal malignancies -- 22. Melanoma -- 23. PET in lymphoma -- 24. PET/CT in renal, bladder and testicular cancer -- 25. PSMA-ligand imaging in the diagnosis of prostate cancer -- 26. Miscellaneous -- 27. Radionuclide imaging of children -- Part III. Nuclear Medicine Therapy -- 28. Radioiodine therapy for benign thyroid disease -- 29. Differentiated thyroid cancer: Radioiodine therapy -- 30. Palliation of metastatic bone pain with radiolabeled phosphonates -- 31. Radionuclide therapy of bone metastases with radium-223 chloride in prostate cancer patients -- 32. Peptide receptor radionuclide therapy -- 33. Treatment of neuroendocrine tumors (neuroblastoma stage III or IV, metastatic pheochromocytoma, etc.) with 131I-mIBG -- 34. Radioimmunotherapy -- 35. Radioactive microspheres -- 36. Radioembolization -- 37. Assessment of tumor response with MRI and CT after radioembolization -- 38. Radioisotope therapy of malignant pleural and peritoneal effusions -- 39. Radiosynoviorthesis (radiation synovectomy) -- 40. Radioligand therapy in prostate cancer using PSMA-ligands.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Functional imaging in nephro-urology
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat22688
Prigent, Alain.
--London, England:
Taylor and Francis
, 2006.
- Call Number
- WJ 302 F979 2006
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Call Number
- WJ 302 F979 2006
- Author
- Prigent, Alain
- Other Authors
- International Scientific Committee of Radionuclides in Nephrourology. Meeting (2004 : La Baule, France)
- Other Authors
- Piepsz, Amy
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Publisher
- Taylor and Francis
- Date of Publication
- 2006
- Physical Description
- 246 p.
- ISBN
- 1841845116
- 9781841845111
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Kidney Diseases - diagnostic imaging
- Female Urogenital Diseases - diagnostic imaging
- Male Urogenital Diseases - diagnostic imaging
- Diagnostic Techniques, Urological
- Radionuclide Imaging
- Notes
- Based on the annual meeting of the International Scientific Committee of Radionuclides in Nephrourology (ISCORN), May 2004, La Baule, France
- Format
- Book
- Publication Type
- Congress
- Location
- Halifax Infirmary
- Loan Period
- 3 weeks
Fundamentals of Nuclear Pharmacy
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43224
Gopal B. Saha.
(Seventh edition)
--Cham:
Springer
, c2018.
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- Online
Currently an estimated 17 million nuclear medicine procedures are performed each year in the US and constantly evolving, as new radiopharmaceuticals and imaging techniques are introduced for better diagnosis and treatment of human diseases. In keeping up with new developments, the Seventh Edition of Fundamentals of Nuclear Pharmacy chronicles the advancements in radiopharmaceuticals and their use in clinical applications. It discusses basic concepts such as the atom, radioactive decay, instrume…
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- Author
- Saha, Gopal B.
- Responsibility
- Gopal B. Saha
- Edition
- Seventh edition
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 428 p.) : 110 illus., 31 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319575803
- 9783319575797 (print ed.)
- 9783319575810 (print ed.)
- 9783319862002 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Nuclear Medicine
- Pharmacy
- Radiopharmaceuticals
- Specialty
- Pharmacy
- Radiotherapy
- Abstract
- Currently an estimated 17 million nuclear medicine procedures are performed each year in the US and constantly evolving, as new radiopharmaceuticals and imaging techniques are introduced for better diagnosis and treatment of human diseases. In keeping up with new developments, the Seventh Edition of Fundamentals of Nuclear Pharmacy chronicles the advancements in radiopharmaceuticals and their use in clinical applications. It discusses basic concepts such as the atom, radioactive decay, instrumentation and production of radionuclides, and explores the design, labeling, characteristics and quality control of radiopharmaceuticals. Radiation regulations and diagnostic and therapeutic applications of radiopharmaceuticals are detailed. Thoroughly updated, the Seventh Edition includes new topics such as alternative productions of 99Mo; production of 64Cu, 86Y, 89Zr, 177Lu, 223Ra; synthesis and clinical uses of new radiopharmaceuticals such as DaTscan, Xofigo, Amyvid, Neuraceq, Vizamyl, Axumin and 68Ga-DOTATATE; dosimetry of new radiopharmaceuticals; theranostic agents and translational medicine. It features numerous examples, diagrams, and images to further clarify the information and offers end- of-chapter questions to help readers assess their comprehension of the material. Recognized as a classic text on nuclear chemistry and pharmacy and acclaimed for its concise and easy-to-understand presentation, Fundamentals of Nuclear Pharmacy is an authoritative resource for nuclear medicine physicians, residents, students, and technologists.
- Contents
- The Atom -- Radioactive Decay -- Instruments for Radiation Detection and Measurement -- Production of Radionuclides -- Radionuclide Generators -- Radiopharmaceuticals and Methods of Radiolabeling -- Characteristics of Specific Radiopharmaceuticals -- Quality Control of Radiopharmaceuticals -- Nuclear Pharmacy -- Internal Radiation Dosimetry -- Radiation Regulations, Protection, and Uses -- In Vitro and In Vivo Nonimaging Tests -- Diagnostic Uses of Radiopharmaceuticals in Nuclear Medicine -- Molecular Imaging -- Therapeutic Uses of Radiopharmaceuticals in Nuclear Medicine -- Adverse Reactions to and Altered Biodistribution of Radiopharmaceuticals.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
A History of Radionuclide Studies in the UK : 50th Anniversary of the British Nuclear Medicine Society
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40096
Ralph McCready, Gopinath Gnanasegaran, Jamshed B. Bomanji, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2016.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Access
- Open access
- Location
- Online
The British Nuclear Medicine Society celebrates its 50th Anniversary with this booklet, which reflects the research of many of the pioneers in the use of radionuclides for the diagnosis and therapy of human disease. Since 1949 there have been remarkable advances in radionuclide techniques and imaging equipment: from the first devices "home-made" in the many physics departments throughout the UK, to the sophisticated multimodality imagers now in everyday use in Nuclear Medicine. The BNMS has bee…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- McCready, Ralph
- Gnanasegaran, Gopinath
- Bomanji, Jamshed B
- Responsibility
- Ralph McCready, Gopinath Gnanasegaran, Jamshed B. Bomanji, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2016
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xviii, 152 p. : 74 illus., 57 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783319286242
- 9783319286235 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- History of Medicine
- Nuclear Medicine - history
- Radioisotopes - history
- Societies, Medical - history
- Other Subjects
- British Nuclear Medicine Society
- Other Subjects
- United Kingdom
- Specialty
- History of Medicine
- Radiology
- Abstract
- The British Nuclear Medicine Society celebrates its 50th Anniversary with this booklet, which reflects the research of many of the pioneers in the use of radionuclides for the diagnosis and therapy of human disease. Since 1949 there have been remarkable advances in radionuclide techniques and imaging equipment: from the first devices "home-made" in the many physics departments throughout the UK, to the sophisticated multimodality imagers now in everyday use in Nuclear Medicine. The BNMS has been instrumental in promoting the use of radionuclide techniques in the investigation of pathology by supporting and providing education, research and guidelines on the optimum use of radiation to help patients. The future of Nuclear Medicine is bright, thanks to improved imaging resolution, new radiopharmaceuticals, and new diagnostic and therapeutic techniques and procedures.
- Contents
- 1. History of the BNMS 1966–2016 -- 2. A History of Nuclear Medicine in the UK -- 3. The Evolution of Training in Nuclear Medicine in the UK -- 4. A Technologists Viewpoint -- 5. Evolution of Nuclear Medicine Physics in the UK -- 6. The Institute of Nuclear Medicine London -- 7. A History of Nuclear Medicine in the UK Radionuclide Investigation of the Brain -- 8. A History of Nuclear Cardiology in the UK -- 9. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Paediatric Nuclear Medicine in the UK -- 10. Renal Radionuclide Studies -- 11. St Bartholomew’s Hospital and Medical School: Department of Nuclear Medicine -- 12. Nuclear Medicine at the Hammersmith Hospital -- 13. Nuclear Medicine in Nottingham: Antibodies, Gamma Probes and Drug Delivery -- 14. The Introduction and Development of Clinical PET in the United Kingdom -- 15. Bone Radionuclide Imaging, Quantitation and Bone Densitometry -- 16. Therapeutic Nuclear Medicine in the UK -- 17. Hospital Radiopharmacy in the UK -- 18. Development of Computers in Nuclear Medicine -- 19. The Future Direction of Radiopharmaceutical Development -- 20. A Personal Reflection.
- Access
- Open access
- Format
- e-Book
- Publication Type
- Festschrift
- Location
- Online
Imaging and Technology in Urology : Principles and Clinical Applications
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat30881
Steve Payne, Ian Eardley, Kieran O'Flynn, editors.
--London:
Springer
, c2012.
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
Imaging and Technology in Urology: Principles and Clinical Applications is a practical and user-friendly consolidated source book for urologists, and urologists in training, regarding the basic science of imaging modalities used on a day-to-day basis in urological practice. Similarly, the intention is to provide an introduction to the technology that is used in the practice of urological surgery and the management of urological patients in the clinical setting. This knowledge is one of the eigh…
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Other Authors
- Payne, Steve
- Eardley, Ian
- O'Flynn, Kieran
- Responsibility
- Steve Payne, Ian Eardley, Kieran O'Flynn, editors
- Place of Publication
- London
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 385 p. : 113 ill., 67 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781447124221
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Diagnostic Techniques, Urological
- Urography - methods
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Radiology, Medical
- Urology
- Abstract
- Imaging and Technology in Urology: Principles and Clinical Applications is a practical and user-friendly consolidated source book for urologists, and urologists in training, regarding the basic science of imaging modalities used on a day-to-day basis in urological practice. Similarly, the intention is to provide an introduction to the technology that is used in the practice of urological surgery and the management of urological patients in the clinical setting. This knowledge is one of the eight separate disciplines examined in the oral component of the knowledge examination for independent, consultant, practice in urology in the UK. The book is also valuable to urologists and urological trainees outside of the UK and in other surgical specialities.
- Contents
- Part 1 Imaging: Radiology -- Principles of X-ray Production and Radiation Protection -- How to Perform a Clinical Radiograph and Use a C-arm -- Contrast agents -- How to do an IVU -- Dual Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DXA) -- The physics of ultrasound -- How to Ultrasound a Suspected Renal Mass -- How to Ultrasound a Painful Testis and a Testicular Mass -- How to Perform a Trans-Rectal Ultrasound Scan and Prostate Biopsy -- How to Manage a Hydronephrotic Kidney -- Principles of Computed Tomography (CT) -- How to do a CT Urogram (CTU) -- How to do a CT in a Patient with Presumed Upper Tract Trauma -- Principles of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) -- How to do an MRI of the Pelvis -- Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) -- Vascular Embolization Techniques in Urology -- Part 2 Imaging: Nuclear Medicine -- Radionuclides and their Uses in Urology -- Counting and Imaging in Nuclear Medicine -- Principles of Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scanning -- How to do a Renogram -- How to do a Diuresis Renogram -- How to do a DMSA Scan -- How to do a Radioisotope Glomerular Filtration Rate Study -- How to do a Bone Scan -- How to do a Transplant Renogram -- Dynamic Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy in Penile Cancer -- Part 3 Technology: Diagnostic -- Urinalysis -- Principles of Urine Microscopy and Microbiological Culture -- Measurement of Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) -- Metabolic Assessment of Urinary Tract Stones -- Principles of Pressure Measurement -- Principles of Measurement of Urinary Flow -- How to Carry Out a Videocystometrogram (VCMG) -- The Whitaker test -- Sphincter electromyography (EMG) -- Tumour Markers -- Urine Cytology -- Histopathological Processing, Staining and Immunohistochemistry -- Part 4 Technology: Operative -- Principles of Urological Endoscopes -- Rigid Endoscope Design -- Light Sources, Light Leads and Camera Systems -- Peripherals for Endoscopic Use -- Peripherals for laparoscopic use -- Peripherals for mechanical stone manipulation -- Contact lithotripters -- Endoscopic use of Laser Energy -- Double J Stents and Nephrostomy -- Urinary Catheters, Design and Usage -- Prostatic and Urethral Stents -- Urological Prosthetics -- Meshes in Stress Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse -- Biological meshes -- Principles of Tissue Transfer in Urology -- Theatre Design and Patient Safety -- Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) Prevention -- Principles of Decontamination -- Operative Tissue Destruction -- Sutures and Clips -- Monopolar Diathermy -- Bipolar Diathermy -- Alternatives to Electro-Surgery -- Haemostatic Agents, Sealants and Adhesives -- Irrigation Fluids and their Hazards -- Insufflants and their Hazards -- Laparoscopic Ports -- Setting up a Robot -- Part 5 Technology: Interventional -- Neuromodulation by sacral nerve stimulation -- Principles of Extracorporeal Shockwave Lithotripsy (ESWL) -- How to carry out Shockwave Lithotripsy -- Prostatic Hyperthermia -- Ablative Therapies: High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU), Cryotherapy and Radio-Frequency Ablation (RFA) -- Principles of Radiotherapy -- Electro-Motive Drug Administration (EMDA) -- Part 6 Technology of Renal Failure -- Principals of Renal Replacement Therapy (RRT) -- Principals of Peritoneal Dialysis -- Haemodialysis -- Principles of Renal Transplantation -- Part 7 - Assessment of Technology -- Randomised Controlled Trials (RCTs) -- Health Technology Assessment.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Locoregional Radionuclide Cancer Therapy : Clinical and Scientific Aspects
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46497
Franklin C.L. Wong, editor.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2021.
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This book reviews locoregional radionuclide cancer therapies (LRCT). Proving an increasingly viable alternative to radiotherapy, radionuclide therapy includes a diversity of choices of well characterized biochemical and physiologic target molecules. The delivery and retention of radionuclides may be monitored by advanced imaging for exact tissue localization and for real-time dosimetry to enable personalized precision medicine. Radiopharmaceuticals in human cancer therapies are typically delive…
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- Wong, Franklin C.L.
- Responsibility
- Franklin C.L. Wong, editor
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xii, 268 p.) : 76 illus., 56 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783030562670
- 9783030562663 (Print ed.)
- 9783030562687 (Print ed.)
- 9783030562694 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Neoplasms - radiotherapy
- Radiopharmaceuticals - therapeutic use
- Radiotherapy Dosage
- Radiotherapy - methods
- Specialty
- Medical Oncology
- Radiotherapy
- Abstract
- This book reviews locoregional radionuclide cancer therapies (LRCT). Proving an increasingly viable alternative to radiotherapy, radionuclide therapy includes a diversity of choices of well characterized biochemical and physiologic target molecules. The delivery and retention of radionuclides may be monitored by advanced imaging for exact tissue localization and for real-time dosimetry to enable personalized precision medicine. Radiopharmaceuticals in human cancer therapies are typically delivered in systemic routes but can also be designed for locoregional routes to harness pharmacokinetic advantages of higher payload and lower systemic toxicities. This book explores the latest advancements and clinical considerations of the locoregional approach. Throughout the chapters, the clinical and scientific bases of cancer treatment and the locoregional use of radionculides are explored. Mathematical models of radiation dosimetry of locoregional radionculdies on tissues are studied using common models for multiple commercially available radionuclides. Rodent and canine tumor models of LRCT are compared for selected radionuclides and radiopharmaceuticals. The practical aspects of radiopharmaceuticals production, marketing, transport, as well as radiation protection are reviewed. Finally, the combination of LRCT with immunotherapy and other cancer therapies and prospective future use of LRCT are discussed. This is a guide for practicing nuclear physicians, interventional radiologists, radiation oncologists, radiation scientists, veterinarians and oncologists to expand their knowledge base and to prepare for designing locoregional radionuclide cancer therapies in animals and in humans.
- Contents
- 1. Human Cancer: Epidemiology, Hallmarks, and Defense Strategies -- 2. Cancer Treatment Modalities Systemic and Locoregional Approaches: Challenges and Opportunities of Multidisciplinary Approaches -- 3. Cancer Radiotherapy: General Considerations and Human Radiobiology -- 4. Radionuclide Cancer Therapy: Unsealed Alpha- and Beta-Emitters - 5. Locoregional Therapy: Cancer Interventions with and Without Radionuclides -- 6. Radiation Dosimetry Considerations of Locoregional Radionuclide Cancer Therapy -- 7. Voxel-Based Targeted Radionuclide Therapy Dosimetry -- 8. Locoregional Unsealed Radionuclide Cancer Therapy: Experimental Findings -- 9. Animal Cancer Therapy Models: Ready Translation to Humans -- 10. An Overview of the Regulations of Radiopharmaceuticals -- 11. Locoregional Radionuclide Cancer Therapy (LRCT) Using Sealed and Unsealed Radionuclides.
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- NEW Springer 2021
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- e-Book
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- Online
Management of neuroendocrine tumors of the pancreas and digestive tract : from surgery to targeted therapies: a multidisciplinary approach
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat34005
Eric Raymond, Sandrine Faivre, Philippe Ruszniewski, editors.
--Paris:
Springer
, c2014.
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This book pursues a multidisciplinary approach, presenting chapters with updated information on various aspects of treatment for patients with neuroendocrine tumors. Authors have been selected from expert centers in Europe and the United States. The goal of this book is to comprehensively summarize recent data and provide inspiring ideas to optimize the care of patients with neuroendocrine tumors. Neuroendocrine tumors are fascinating multifaceted diseases that can primarily localize in many or…
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- Raymond, Eric
- Faivre, Sandrine
- Ruszniewski, Philippe
- Responsibility
- Eric Raymond, Sandrine Faivre, Philippe Ruszniewski, editors
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (x, 236 pages)
- ISBN
- 9782817804309 (electronic bk.)
- 9782817804293
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Digestive system neoplasms
- Digestive System - pathology
- Neuroendocrine Tumors
- Pancreas - pathology
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Digestive organs - Cancer - Treatment
- Neuroendocrine tumors
- Oncology
- Gastroenterology
- Endocrinology
- Radiotherapy
- Médecine
- Abstract
- This book pursues a multidisciplinary approach, presenting chapters with updated information on various aspects of treatment for patients with neuroendocrine tumors. Authors have been selected from expert centers in Europe and the United States. The goal of this book is to comprehensively summarize recent data and provide inspiring ideas to optimize the care of patients with neuroendocrine tumors. Neuroendocrine tumors are fascinating multifaceted diseases that can primarily localize in many organs with various presentations. These tumors are rare but their increasing incidence renders likely that physicians caring for cancers may have either already faced or may be certainly exposed to diagnose and/or treat a patient with neuroendocrine tumors. Over the last years, novel therapeutic options have emerged for neuroendocrine tumors, profoundly challenging practices that had previously been the standards for decades. These include - but are not limited to - somatostatin analogues, targeted therapies such as tyrosine kinase and mTOR inhibitors, antiangiogenic compounds, but also peptide-receptor targeted therapy or radioembolization. This changing field has generated novel treatment algorithms to guide medical decisions. To better understand and handle the multidisciplinary approaches that are required for optimizing the care of neuroendocrine tumor patients, physicians are now looking for references from experts and comprehensive reviews summarizing current knowledge on treatments for patients with neuroendocrine tumors.
- Contents
- 1. Scintigraphy in Endocrine Tumors of the Gut -- 2 Profiling mTOR Pathway in Neuroendocrine Tumors -- 3. Relevance of Angiogenesis in Neuroendocrine Tumors -- 4. Advances with Somatostatin Analogs in Neuroendocrine Tumors; The Promise of Radionuclides in Neuroendocrine Tumors -- 5. Streptozocin-Based Chemotherapy: Still a Standard of Care for Neuroendocrine Tumours? -- 6. Place of Surgical Resection in the Treatment Strategy for Gastrointestinal Neuroendocrine Tumors -- 7. Liver-Directed Therapies in Neuroendocrine Tumors -- 8. Inhibition of mTOR in Neuroendocrine Neoplasms of the Digestive Tract -- 9. Angiogenesis Inhibition Using Sunitinib in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors -- 10. Clinical Management of Targeted Therapies in Neuroendocrine Tumours -- 11. Imaging of Neuroendocrine Tumors and Challenges in Response Evaluation for Targeted Therapies -- 12. Overcoming Resistance to Targeted Therapies: The Next Challenge in Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumors (PNETs) Treatment -- 13. New Anticancer Agents in Neuroendocrine Tumors -- 14. Measuring the Relationship of Quality of Life and Health Status: Including Tumor Burden, Symptoms, and Biochemical Measures in Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors -- 15. Clinical Approaches of Emergencies in Neuroendocrine Tumors.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Nuclear Cardiology Study Guide : A Technologist's Review for Passing Specialty Certification Exams
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39606
Andrzej Moniuszko, B. Adrian Kesala.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2014.
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This book presents a comprehensive review of nuclear cardiology principles and concepts necessary to pass the Nuclear Cardiology Technology Specialty Examination. The practice questions are similar in format and content to those found on the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) and American Registry of Radiological Technologists (ARRT) examinations, allowing test takers to maximize their chances of success. The book is organized by test sections of increasing difficulty, with…
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- Moniuszko, Andrzej
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- Kesala, B. Adrian
- Responsibility
- Andrzej Moniuszko, B. Adrian Kesala
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 281 p. : 34 illus., 24 illus. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781461486459
- 9781461486442 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis
- Cardiovascular Diseases - radiotherapy
- Nuclear Medicine
- Radiology
- Technology, Radiologic
- Abstract
- This book presents a comprehensive review of nuclear cardiology principles and concepts necessary to pass the Nuclear Cardiology Technology Specialty Examination. The practice questions are similar in format and content to those found on the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) and American Registry of Radiological Technologists (ARRT) examinations, allowing test takers to maximize their chances of success. The book is organized by test sections of increasing difficulty, with over 600 multiple-choice questions covering all areas of nuclear cardiology, including radionuclides, instrumentation, radiation safety, patient care, and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Detailed answers and explanations to the practice questions follow. It also includes helpful test-taking tips. Supplementary appendices include commonly used abbreviations and symbols in nuclear medicine, glossary of cardiology terms, and useful websites. Nuclear Cardiology Study Guide is a valuable reference for nuclear medicine technologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and all other imaging professionals in need of a concise review of nuclear cardiology.
- Contents
- Tackling the Multiple-Choice Test -- Practice Test 1: Difficulty Level-Easy -- Practice Test 2: Difficulty Level-Moderate -- Practice Test 3: Difficulty Level-Hard -- Appendix A: Commonly Used Abbreviations and Symbols in Nuclear Medicine -- Appendix B: Glossary of Cardiology Terms -- Appendix C: Useful Websites.
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- e-Book
- Publication Type
- Examination Questions
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- Online
Nuclear endocrinology
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat31156
Doina Piciu, author.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2012.
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Nuclear medicine is an important element of daily practice for the endocrinologist, both for diagnosis and for treatment. The continuous rapid development of nuclear medicine procedures has created the need for a concise, up-to-date practical guide that presents the essential information required by the endocrinologist. This book is designed to ensure ease of use in clinical practice and provides the most relevant information on nuclear medicine as applied to endocrine pathology. It is divided…
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- Piciu, Doina
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- Doina Piciu, author
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2012
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiv, 239 p. : 155 ill., 149 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783642250149
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Diagnostic Techniques, Endocrine
- Endocrine System Diseases - diagnostic imaging
- Nuclear Medicine
- Radionuclide Imaging
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Radiology, Medical
- Nuclear medicine
- Endocrinology
- Abstract
- Nuclear medicine is an important element of daily practice for the endocrinologist, both for diagnosis and for treatment. The continuous rapid development of nuclear medicine procedures has created the need for a concise, up-to-date practical guide that presents the essential information required by the endocrinologist. This book is designed to ensure ease of use in clinical practice and provides the most relevant information on nuclear medicine as applied to endocrine pathology. It is divided into three sections covering general aspects of nuclear medicine, the role of nuclear endocrinology in diagnosis, and the role of nuclear endocrinology in therapy. The endocrine glands are covered by organ and by pathology. Pertinent background information is provided, choice of radiopharmaceutical is explained, and the role of different image acquisition techniques is discussed. Attention is drawn to radiation safety issues and pitfalls, and informative clinical cases are presented with the aid of high-quality images.
- Contents
- [Machine generated contents note] Part I General Nuclear Medicine -- 1. Principles of Nuclear Medicine -- 1.1. Principles of Nuclear Medicine -- 1.2. Basics of Nuclear Physics -- 1.2.1. Atomic Structure -- 1.2.2. Radioactivity -- 1.2.3. Interaction of Radiation with Matter -- Further Reading -- 2. Specific Measurements, Units and Terms -- Further Reading -- 3. Dosimetry -- 3.1. Decays of Radionuclides and Doses Calculation -- 3.1.1. Fluorine F-18 -- 3.1.2. Gallium Ga-68 and Gallium Ga-67 -- 3.1.3. Radioiodine I-123 -- 3.1.4. Radioiodine I-124 -- 3.1.5. Radioiodine I-125 -- 3.1.6. Radioiodine I-131 -- 3.1.7. Indium In-111 -- 3.1.8. Lutetium Lu-177 -- 3.1.9. Techentium-99m (Tc-99m) -- 3.1.10. Thallium Tl-201 -- 3.1.11. Yttrium Y-90 -- 3.2. Dose Rates to Target and Critical Organ -- Further Reading -- 4. Radiation Protection -- 4.1. Basic Factors in Radiation Protection -- 4.2. Staff Protection in Nuclear Medicine Units -- 4.3. General Measures to Reduce the Irradiation of Patient -- 4.4. Physical Factors in Radiation Protection -- 4.4.1. Time -- 4.4.2. Distance -- 4.4.3. Shielding -- 4.5. Special Recommendations for Patients Undergoing Nuclear Medicine Procedures -- 4.5.1. For Female Patients of Childbearing Age and Breastfeeding -- 4.5.2. Procedures in Case of Nuclear Events -- Further Reading -- 5. Equipments in Nuclear Medicine -- 5.1. Gamma Camera -- 5.1.1. Collimators -- 5.1.2. Crystals -- 5.1.3. Photomultiplier Tubes -- 5.1.4. Imaging and Processing -- 5.2. Instruments for Thyroid Uptake Evaluation -- 5.3. Positron Emission Tomography (PET) and Fusion Images Equipments (PET/CT) -- 5.4. Whole Body Counting Systems -- 5.5. Gamma Probe Equipments -- Further Reading -- 6. Radiopharmaceuticals -- 6.1. Introduction -- 6.2. Radiopharmaceuticals in Endocrinology -- 6.2.1. Fluorine-18 Fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) -- 6.2.2. Radiopharmaceuticals with Gallium-68 and Gallium-67 -- 6.2.3. Radiopharmaceuticals with Radioiodine -- 6.2.4. Indium-111 Pentetreotide (In-111 Pentetreotide) -- 6.2.5. Technetium-99m -- 6.2.6. Thallium-201 Chloride (Tl-201 Chloride) -- 6.2.7. Radiopharmaceuticals for Targeted Radionuclide Therapy -- Further Reading -- Part II Nuclear Endocrinology -- 7. Thyroid Gland -- 7.1. Anatomy of the Thyroid Gland -- 7.2. Physiology of the Thyroid Gland -- 7.3. Diagnosis of the Thyroid Gland -- 7.3.1. Clinical Examination -- 7.3.2. Laboratory Serum Testing -- 7.3.3. Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB) -- 7.3.4. Imagistic Diagnostic -- 7.3.5. Nuclear Imaging Tests -- 7.4. Radioiodine Therapy in Benign Thyroid Diseases -- 7.5. Radioiodine Therapy in Malignant Thyroid Diseases -- 7.5.1. Classification of Thyroid Tumors -- 7.5.2. TNM Staging System -- 7.5.3. Thyroid Cancer Staging -- 7.5.4. Treatment Recommendations -- 7.5.5. European Thyroid Association (ETA) and American Thyroid Association (ATA): Indications for Postsurgical Radioiodine Thyroid Ablation, Procedure and Follow-up -- 7.5.6. Radioactive Iodine Therapy -- References -- 8. Parathyroid Glands -- 8.1. Anatomy of the Parathyroid Glands -- 8.1.1. Embryology -- 8.1.2. Parathyroid Vascularity -- 8.2. Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Parathyroid Glands -- 8.2.1. Pathophysiology -- 8.2.2. Ten Parathyroid Rules of Norman -- 8.3. Diagnosis of the Parathyroid Glands -- 8.3.1. Clinical Examination -- 8.3.2. Laboratory Serum Testing -- 8.3.3. Imaging Tests -- 8.4. Radio-Guided Surgery of the Parathyroid Glands -- 8.4.1. Overview -- 8.4.2. Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy -- 8.4.3. Radio-Guided Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy -- 8.4.4. Gamma Probe-Guided Operation Technique -- 8.4.5. Radiation Safety Considerations -- References -- 9. Adrenal Glands -- 9.1. Overview -- 9.2. Pathophysiology -- 9.2.1. Pathologies of the Adrenal Cortex -- 9.2.2. Pathologies of Adrenal Medulla: The Pheochromocytoma -- 9.3. Adrenal Cortical Scintigraphy -- 9.3.1. Cushing’s Syndrome -- 9.3.2. Primary Aldosteronism -- 9.3.3. Hyperandrogenism -- 9.4. Adrenal Medullary Scintigraphy -- 9.4.1. Clinical Applications -- 9.5. Nuclear Therapy of Malignant Pheochromocytoma -- Further Reading -- 10. Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET) -- 10.1. Overview -- 10.1.1. Systems of Nomenclature and Grading System for Neuroendocrine Tumors -- 10.2. Nuclear Imaging of Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET) -- 10.2.1. NET Imaging with In-111 Octreoscan -- 10.3. Nuclear Therapy of Neuroendocrine Tumors -- 10.3.1. Treatment Proposed Plan -- 10.3.2. Radiometabolic Therapeutic Approaches -- 10.3.3. Combination Treatments -- Further Reading -- 11. PET/CT in Endocrinology -- 11.1. Overview -- 11.2. PET/CT in Thyroid Pathology -- 11.2.1. PET/CT in the Differential Diagnosis of Benign Thyroid Nodules and Malignant Thyroid Nodules -- 11.2.2. PET/CT in the Follow-up of Thyroid Carcinoma -- 11.2.3. Role of PET/CT in Other Malignancies Associated with Thyroid Carcinoma -- 11.2.4. PET/CT F-18 FDG -- Further Reading.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Nuclear Medicine Textbook : Methodology and Clinical Applications
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44407
Duccio Volterrani, Paola Anna Erba, Ignasi Carrió, H. William Strauss, Giuliano Mariani, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, c2019.
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Building on the traditional concept of nuclear medicine, this textbook presents cutting-edge concepts of hybrid imaging and discusses the close interactions between nuclear medicine and other clinical specialties, in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients. Today the diagnostic applications of nuclear medicine are no longer stand-alone procedures, separate from other diagnostic imaging modalities. This is especially true for hybrid imaging guided interventional radiology or sur…
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- Volterrani, Duccio
- Erba, Paola Anna
- Carrió, Ignasi
- Strauss, H. William
- Mariani, Giuliano
- Responsibility
- Duccio Volterrani, Paola Anna Erba, Ignasi Carrió, H. William Strauss, Giuliano Mariani, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 1331 p.) : 676 illus., 401 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319955643
- 9783319955636 (Print ed.)
- 9783319955650 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Multimodal Imaging
- Nuclear Medicine - methods
- Radiography, Interventional
- Radiopharmaceuticals - therapeutic use
- Specialty
- Radiography
- Radiotherapy
- Abstract
- Building on the traditional concept of nuclear medicine, this textbook presents cutting-edge concepts of hybrid imaging and discusses the close interactions between nuclear medicine and other clinical specialties, in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients. Today the diagnostic applications of nuclear medicine are no longer stand-alone procedures, separate from other diagnostic imaging modalities. This is especially true for hybrid imaging guided interventional radiology or surgical procedures. Accordingly, today’s nuclear medicine specialists are actually specialists in multimodality imaging (in addition to their expertise in the diagnostic and therapeutic uses of radionuclides). This new role requires a new core curriculum for training nuclear medicine specialists. This textbook is designed to meet these new educational needs, and to prepare nuclear physicians and technologists for careers in this exciting specialty.
- Contents
- Part I. Basic Science -- 1. Fundamentals of Natural and Artificial Radioactivity and Interaction of Ionizing Radiations with Matter -- 2. Single-Photon-Emitting Radiopharmaceuticals -- 3. Positron-Emitting Radiopharmaceuticals -- 4. Radiopharmaceuticals for Therapy -- 5. Methods and Instrumentation for Measuring Radioactivity -- 6. General-Purpose Gamma Cameras, Dedicated Gamma Cameras, and Gamma-Probes for Radioguided Surgery -- 7. Image Acquisition and Processing with Gamma Cameras Including Integrated SPECT/CT and Dedicated Gamma Cameras -- 8. Principles of CT and MR imaging -- 9. PET/CT and PET/MR Tomographs: Image Acquisition and Processing -- 10. Essentials of Quantitative Imaging with PET -- 11. Principles of Radiation Biology and Dosimetry for Nuclear Medicine Procedures -- 12. Radiation Protection for Patients -- 13. Radiation Protection for Personnel and the Environment -- 14. Essentials of CT Image Interpretation -- 15. Essentials of MR Image Interpretation -- 16. Image-Guided and Radioguided Surgery -- Part II. Organ/Apparatus-Specific Applications -- 17. Radionuclide Imaging for Non-tumor Diseases of the Brain -- 18. Hybrid Imaging for Tumors of the Brain -- 19. Hybrid Imaging of the Head and Neck Region -- 20. Radionuclide Imaging of Cardiovascular Disease -- 21. Radionuclide Imaging of Benign Pulmonary Diseases -- 22. Hybrid Imaging for Tumours of the Chest -- 23. Hybrid Imaging for Breast Malignancies -- 24. Hybrid Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy of Musculoskeletal Diseases -- 25. Hybrid Imaging of Melanoma and Other Cutaneous Malignancies -- 26. Hybrid Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy in Hemato-oncology -- 27. Hybrid Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy for Thyroid Disorders -- 28. Hybrid Imaging in Non-thyroidal Endocrinological Disorders -- 29. Hybrid Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy of Neuroendocrine Tumors -- 30. Radionuclide Imaging of the Nephro-Urinary Tract -- 31. Functional Imaging for Benign Conditions of the Gastrointestinal Tract -- 32. Hybrid Imaging for Malignant Conditions of the Gastrointestinal Tract -- 33. Radionuclide Therapy for Tumors of the Liver and Biliary Tract -- 34. Hybrid Imaging for Gynecologic Malignancies -- 35. Hybrid Imaging for Male Malignancies -- 36. Nuclear Medicine in Pediatrics -- 37. Hybrid Imaging of the Peripheral Lymphatic System -- 38. Molecular Guidance for Planning External Beam Radiation Therapy -- Part III. Practice and Procedures (with Supplemental Online Files) -- 39. Radiopharmacy/Radiochemistry for Conventional Single-Photon Emitting and Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals -- 40. Radiopharmacy/Radiochemistry for Positron-Emitting Radiopharmaceuticals, Including Quality Assurance and Process Validation Principles -- 41. Recommendations for Conducting Clinical Trials with Radiopharmaceuticals -- 42. Standard Operating Procedures for Quality Control of Gamma Cameras -- 43. Standard Operating Procedures for Quality Control of PET/CT and PET/MR Tomographs -- 44. Standard Operating Procedures for Quality Control of Instrumentation for Radioguided Surgery -- 45. Technical Aspects of Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry and Quantitative Computed Tomography for Assessment of Bone Mineral Density and Body Composition -- 46. Current Practical Guidelines for the Most Common Nuclear Medicine Procedures -- 47. Teaching Cases in Nuclear Medicine: Non-oncological Applications -- 48. Teaching Cases in Nuclear Medicine: Oncological Applications -- 49. Radiological Anatomy with CT: What the Nuclear Physician Should Know When Reading a PET/CT Scan -- 50. Radiological Anatomy with MR: What the Nuclear Physician Should Know When Reading a PET/MR Scan -- 51. Interpreting and Reporting the Results of Radionuclide Tests -- Glossary.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Nuclear medicine therapy : principles and clinical applications
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32378
Cumali Aktolun, Stanley J. Goldsmith, editors.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2013.
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Nuclear Medicine Therapy presents the state of the art in targeted radionuclide therapy, both in clinical practice and contemporary clinical investigation and trials. With contributions from an internationally-distinguished group of physicians and scientists, the book is devoted entirely to the use of nuclear medicine techniques and technology for therapy of malignant and benign diseases. Individual chapters cover the scientific principles and clinical applications of radionuclide therapy and t…
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- Aktolun, Cumali
- Goldsmith, Stanley J
- Responsibility
- Cumali Aktolun, Stanley J. Goldsmith, editors
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xx, 443 p. : 120 ill., 62 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781461440215
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Nuclear Medicine - methods
- Radioimmunotherapy - methods
- Radioisotopes - therapeutic use
- Radiopharmaceuticals - therapeutic use
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Radiology, Medical
- Nuclear medicine
- Radiotherapy
- Abstract
- Nuclear Medicine Therapy presents the state of the art in targeted radionuclide therapy, both in clinical practice and contemporary clinical investigation and trials. With contributions from an internationally-distinguished group of physicians and scientists, the book is devoted entirely to the use of nuclear medicine techniques and technology for therapy of malignant and benign diseases. Individual chapters cover the scientific principles and clinical applications of radionuclide therapy and the state of clinical trials of agents currently under investigation in the therapy of tumors involving virtually every organ system. Due to overlapping interest in techniques, indications, and clinical use, the development of radionuclide therapy attracts considerable input from other medical specialists whose collaboration is essential, including radiation and medical oncologists, hematologists, diagnostic radiologists, hepatologists, endocrinologists, and rheumatologists. And because radionuclide therapy is a rapidly evolving field of nuclear medicine, it is the aim of this volume to appeal to all specialists involved in targeted radionuclide therapy and to contribute to the standardization of the practice globally.
- Contents
- Lymphoma -- Leukemia -- Myeloproliferative Neoplasms -- Neuroendocrine Tumors -- Bone Metastases and Bone Pain -- Melanoma -- Brain Tumors -- Well Differentiated ThyroidCarcinomas -- Medullary Carcinoma of Thyroid -- Breast Carcinoma -- Liver Tumors-Radiomicrosphere Therapy -- Liver Tumors-Systemic Radionuclide Therapy -- Colo-rectal Carcinoma -- Pancreatic Carcinoma -- Renal Cell Carcinoma -- Prostate Carcinoma -- Radioiodine Therapy of Benign Thyroid Diseases -- Radiosynoviorthesis -- Chemistry of Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals -- Pretargeting: Advancing the Delivery of Therapeutic Radionuclides -- Radiobiology and Low Dose Rate Radiation Effects -- Radiation Safety Considerations for Radionuclide Therapy -- Challenges Associated with Radionuclide Therapy.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Orthopedic Nuclear Medicine
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat41793
Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar.
(Second edition)
--Cham:
Springer
, 2017.
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This book, now in a revised and updated second edition, offers a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in orthopedic nuclear medicine, including the impressive recent advances in the field and the diagnosis of under-recognized conditions on the basis of their imaging patterns. The opening chapters acquaint the reader briefly with anatomic, physiologic, pathologic, and technical concepts crucial to a sound understanding of orthopedic nuclear medicine and its utilization in clinical prac…
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- Author
- Elgazzar, Abdelhamid H
- Responsibility
- Abdelhamid H. Elgazzar
- Edition
- Second edition
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 431 pages) : 278 illus., 83 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319561677
- 9783319561653 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Bone Diseases - diagnostic imaging
- Bone Diseases - radiotherapy
- Joint Diseases - diagnostic imaging
- Joint Diseases - radiotherapy
- Radionuclide Imaging - methods
- Radiopharmaceuticals - therapeutic use
- Abstract
- This book, now in a revised and updated second edition, offers a comprehensive overview of the state of the art in orthopedic nuclear medicine, including the impressive recent advances in the field and the diagnosis of under-recognized conditions on the basis of their imaging patterns. The opening chapters acquaint the reader briefly with anatomic, physiologic, pathologic, and technical concepts crucial to a sound understanding of orthopedic nuclear medicine and its utilization in clinical practice. The imaging diagnosis of skeletal infections, trauma, vascular disorders, metabolic and neoplastic bone diseases, soft tissue calcifications, and joint disorders is then explained in detail.áTwo entirely new chapters, on bone marrow imaging and hybrid imaging of bone diseases, have been added to this edition. A separate chapter is devoted to the use of radionuclides for the treatment of bone and joint disorders. The book is richly illustrated and amply documents the effectiveness of nuclear medicine in diagnosing bone disease. It will prove invaluable to all with an interest in diagnostic and therapeutic orthopedics, including orthopedists, radiologists, rheumatologists, pediatricians, podiatrists, other clinicians, and all nuclear and molecular imaging professionals.
- Contents
- 1. Basic Sciences of Bone and Joint Diseases -- 2. Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bone Diseases -- 3. Diagnosis of Metabolic, Endocrine and Congenital Bone Disease -- 4. Diagnosis of Traumatic Disorders -- 5. Diagnosis of Circulatory Disorders -- 6. Neoplastic Bone Diseases -- 7. Diagnosis of Joint Disorders -- 8. Bone Marrow Imaging -- 9. Diagnosis of Soft Tissue Calcification -- 10. Hybrid Imaging in the Diagnosis of Bone Diseases -- 11. Therapeutic Use of Radionuclides in Boind and Joint Disease.
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- e-Book
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PET and PET/CT study guide : a review for passing the PET specialty exam
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Andrzej Moniuszko, Adam Sciuk, authors.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2013.
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The PET and PET/CT Study Guide presents a comprehensive review of nuclear medicine principles and concepts necessary for passing PET specialty board examinations. The practice questions and content are similar to those found on the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) exam, allowing test takers to maximize their chances of success. The book is organized by test sections of increasing difficulty, with over 650 multiple-choice questions covering all areas of positron emission …
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- Moniuszko, Andrzej
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- Sciuk, Adam
- Responsibility
- Andrzej Moniuszko, Adam Sciuk, authors
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xiii, 306 p. : 43 ill., 20 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781461422877
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Positron-Emission Tomography - Examination Questions
- Positron-Emission Tomography Computed Tomography - Examination Questions
- Test Taking Skills
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Radiology, Medical
- Nuclear medicine
- Abstract
- The PET and PET/CT Study Guide presents a comprehensive review of nuclear medicine principles and concepts necessary for passing PET specialty board examinations. The practice questions and content are similar to those found on the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board (NMTCB) exam, allowing test takers to maximize their chances of success. The book is organized by test sections of increasing difficulty, with over 650 multiple-choice questions covering all areas of positron emission tomography, including radiation safety; radionuclides; instrumentation and quality control; patient care; and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures. Detailed answers and explanations to the practice questions follow. Supplementary appendices include common formulas, numbers, and abbreviations, along with a glossary of terms for easy access by readers. The PET and PET/CT Study Guide is a valuable reference for nuclear medicine technologists, nuclear medicine physicians, and all other imaging professionals in need of a concise review of the basics of PET and PET/CT imaging.
- Contents
- Tackling the Multiple-Choice Test -- Practice Test #1 (Easy) -- Practice Test #2 (Moderate) -- Practice Test #3 (Hard) -- Practice Test #4 (Bonus Questions) -- Appendix A: Numbers and Formulas -- Appendix B: Commonly Used Abbreviations and Symbols in Nuclear Medicine -- Appendix C: Glossary -- Appendix D: Useful Web Sites -- Appendix E: Figure Answer Key.
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Physics and radiobiology of nuclear medicine
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32377
Gopal B. Saha, author.
(4th ed.)
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2013.
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The Fourth Edition of Dr. Gopal B. Saha's Physics and Radiobiology of Nuclear Medicine was prompted by the need to provide up-to-date information to keep pace with the perpetual growth and improvement in the instrumentation and techniques employed in nuclear medicine since the last edition published in 2006. Like previous editions, the book is intended for radiology and nuclear medicine residents to prepare for the American Board of Nuclear Medicine, American Board of Radiology, and American Bo…
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- Saha, Gopal B
- Responsibility
- Gopal B. Saha, author
- Edition
- 4th ed.
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 356 p. : 138 ill., 54 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9781461440123
- 9781461440116 (hbk.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Biophysics - methods
- Nuclear Medicine - methods
- Radiobiology - methods
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Radiology, Medical
- Nuclear medicine
- Radiotherapy
- Abstract
- The Fourth Edition of Dr. Gopal B. Saha's Physics and Radiobiology of Nuclear Medicine was prompted by the need to provide up-to-date information to keep pace with the perpetual growth and improvement in the instrumentation and techniques employed in nuclear medicine since the last edition published in 2006. Like previous editions, the book is intended for radiology and nuclear medicine residents to prepare for the American Board of Nuclear Medicine, American Board of Radiology, and American Board of Science in Nuclear Medicine examinations, all of which require a strong physics background. Additionally, the book will serve as a textbook on nuclear medicine physics for nuclear medicine technologists taking the Nuclear Medicine Technology Certification Board examination. The Fourth Edition includes new or expanded sections and information for: PET/MR, including the attenuation correction method and its quality control tests; accreditation of nuclear medicine and PET facilities; solid state digital cameras; time of flight and scatter correction techniques; CT scanners and attenuation correction in SPECT/CT; partial volume effects; quality control of CT scanners; ion chamber survey meters, proportional counters, and G-M counters.
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- Structure of Matter -- Radioactive Decay -- Kinetics of Radioactive Decay -- Statistics of Radiation Counting -- Production of Radionuclides -- Interaction of Radiation with Matter -- Gas-Filled Detectors -- Scintillation and Semiconductor Detectors -- Gamma Cameras -- Performance Parameters of Gamma Cameras -- Digital Computers in Nuclear Medicine -- Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography -- Position Emission Tomography -- Internal Radiation Dosimetry -- Radiation Biology -- Radiation Regulations and Protection -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Index.
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Quality in Nuclear Medicine
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Andor W.J.M. Glaudemans, Jitze Medema, Annie K. van Zanten, Rudi A.J.O. Dierckx, C.T.B. (Kees) Ahaus, editors.
--Cham:
Springer
, 2017.
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This comprehensive textbook provides a state of the art overview of the means by which quality in patient care is ensured within the field of nuclear medicine. Acknowledged experts in the field cover both management aspects, such as laws, standards, guidelines, patient safety, management instruments, and organisations, and specific issues, including radiation safety and equipment. Quality in Nuclear Medicine not only presents detailed information on the topics discussed but should also stimulat…
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- Glaudemans, Andor W.J.M.
- Medema, Jitze
- van Zanten, Annie K.
- Dierckx, Rudi A.J.O.
- Ahaus, C.T.B. (Kees)
- Responsibility
- Andor W.J.M. Glaudemans, Jitze Medema, Annie K. van Zanten, Rudi A.J.O. Dierckx, C.T.B. (Kees) Ahaus, editors
- Place of Publication
- Cham
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xi, 466 pages) : 71 illus., 56 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9783319335315
- 9783319335292 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Physics
- Nuclear Medicine
- Patient Safety
- Quality of Health Care
- Radiation Effects
- Risk Assessment
- Abstract
- This comprehensive textbook provides a state of the art overview of the means by which quality in patient care is ensured within the field of nuclear medicine. Acknowledged experts in the field cover both management aspects, such as laws, standards, guidelines, patient safety, management instruments, and organisations, and specific issues, including radiation safety and equipment. Quality in Nuclear Medicine not only presents detailed information on the topics discussed but should also stimulate further discussion and offer an important tool to all professionals in the field of nuclear medicine and their stakeholders. Readers will find that the book provides a wealth of excellent guidance and reflects the pioneering role of nuclear medicine in advancing different aspects of quality within medicine.
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- Part I: Laws, Standards and Guidelines -- 1. The Road to Excellence: A Case Study of the Application of GMP, ISO 9001 and the EFQM Excellence Model in a Nuclear Medicine Department -- 2. Good Clinical Practices in (Nuclear) Research -- 3. The Added Value of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) in the Production of Radiopharmaceuticals -- 4. KEW/Euratom (In Europe and Internationally) -- 5. Vertebrate Animals Used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes: Principles and Practice for Legislation and Protection -- 6. Contract Research and Investigator Driven Research -- Part II: Radiation Safety -- 7. Personnel and Public People -- 8. Radiation Safety in Patients -- 9. The Decommissioning of Cyclotron Facilities for the Production of Radionuclides in Nuclear Medicine -- 10. The Role of a Nuclear Medicine Department in Nuclear Accidents -- Part III: Equipment -- 11. Medical Devices -- 12. SPECT/CT and Image Quality -- 13. Technical Aspects of PET/CT Image Quality -- 14. Patient Safety Considerations for Combined PET/MR Imaging -- 15. Standardization of Imaging Biomarkers: The FDG PET/CT Example -- 16. Medical Imaging Informatics in Nuclear Medicine -- Part IV: Preclinical Quality Issues -- 17. Preclinical Testing of Novel Radiotracers for Positron Emission Tomography (PET) -- 18. Zootechnical Issues in Small Animal Imaging -- Part V: Management Instruments -- 19. Teamwork, Leadership, and Continuous Improvement -- 20. The Safety Management System: Implementation for Nuclear Medicine -- 21. Risk Management Systems -- 22. Quality Aspects in Daily Management in Nuclear Medicine -- 23. Measuring Performance and Service Quality in Health Care -- 24. No-Show with Particular Emphasis on Nuclear Medicine -- Part VI: Organisations -- 25. The Role of the Medical Ethics Review Board in the Netherlands: Focus on Clinical Studies Utilizing Radiopharmaceuticals and Imaging -- 26. Quality Visits: Dutch Example (Dutch Society of Nuclear Medicine) -- 27. Quality Visits: The EANM/EARL FDG-PET/CT Accreditation Programme -- 28. Quality and Safety in Nuclear Medicine: The Vision of the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging (SNMMI) -- 29. Nuclear Medicine Training: Imagine the Future.
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- Online
Radiation, ionization, and detection in nuclear medicine
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Tapan K. Gupta, author.
--Berlin, Heidelberg:
Springer
, c2013.
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Although our understanding of cancer has improved, the disease continues to be a leading cause of death across the world. The good news is that the recent technological developments in radiotherapy, radionuclide diagnostics and therapy, digital imaging systems, and detection technology have raised hope that cancer will in the future be combatted more efficiently and effectively. For this goal to be achieved, however, safe use of radionuclides and detailed knowledge of radiation sources are esse…
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- Gupta, Tapan K
- Responsibility
- Tapan K. Gupta, author
- Place of Publication
- Berlin, Heidelberg
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 516 p. : 321 ill., 136 ill. in color)
- ISBN
- 9783642340765
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Medicine
- Nuclear medicine
- Abstract
- Although our understanding of cancer has improved, the disease continues to be a leading cause of death across the world. The good news is that the recent technological developments in radiotherapy, radionuclide diagnostics and therapy, digital imaging systems, and detection technology have raised hope that cancer will in the future be combatted more efficiently and effectively. For this goal to be achieved, however, safe use of radionuclides and detailed knowledge of radiation sources are essential. Radiation, Ionization, and Detection in Nuclear Medicine addresses these subjects and related issues very clearly and elaborately and will serve as the definitive source of detailed information in the field. Individual chapters cover fundamental aspects of nuclear radiation, including dose and energy, sources, and shielding; the detection and measurement of radiation exposure, with detailed information on mathematical modelling; medical imaging; the different types of radiation detector and their working principles; basic principles of and experimental techniques for deposition of scintillating materials; device fabrication; the optical and electrical behaviors of radiation detectors; and the instrumentation used in nuclear medicine and its application. The book will be an invaluable source of information for academia, industry, practitioners, and researchers -- Glossary -- Index.
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