Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine by Sören Mattsson,Christoph Hoeschen

By Sören Mattsson,Christoph Hoeschen

This publication explains truly and intimately all elements of radiation safeguard in nuclear medication, together with size amounts and devices, detectors and dosimeters, and radiation biology. dialogue of radiation doses to sufferers and to embryos, fetuses, and kids varieties a critical a part of the publication. Phantom types, biokinetic versions, calculations, and software program recommendations are all thought of, and one more bankruptcy is dedicated to caliber coverage and reference degrees. Occupational publicity additionally gets unique consciousness. publicity as a result of the creation, labeling, and injection of radiopharmaceuticals and from touch with sufferers is mentioned and protective calculations are defined. The booklet closes by means of contemplating publicity of the general public and summarizing the "rules of thumb" for radiation safeguard in nuclear drugs. this is often an incredible textbook for college kids and a prepared resource of precious info for nuclear drugs experts and clinical physics experts.

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