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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.

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.

This book educates readers about new technologies before they appear in hospitals, enabling medical physicists and clinicians to prepare for new technologies thoroughly and proactively, and provide better patient care immediately, once new equipment becomes available.

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.

Tumour-related challenges and possible ways to overcome them are covered in this book, authored by three medical physicists and a clinical oncologist who explain how different radiobiological findings have led to the development of various treatment techniques for head and neck cancer.

This book serves as a tutorial for newcomers to the field of outcome modeling; including in-depth how-to recipes on modeling artistry and providing instructions on how such models can approximate the physical and biological realities of clinical treatment.

The book explores how to deal with the threats posed by different radiological sources, including those that are lost or hidden, and the issues posed by the use of such sources. It presents measurement methods and approaches to model and quantify the extent of threat, and also presents strategies for emergency preparedness, such as strategies fo

Authored by a leading educator, this book teaches the fundamental mathematics and physics concepts associated with medical imaging systems. Going beyond mere description of imaging modalities, this book delves into the mechanisms of image formation and image quality common to all imaging systems: contrast mechanisms, noise, and spatial and tempo

Written by one of the world's leading experts, this text describes in detail the use of internal dose calculations in nuclear medicine. While radiation therapy with external sources of radiation always employs calculations of dose, this is not routinely done in nuclear medicine therapy. This book discusses how to do dose calculations for diagnos

This book focuses on the professional, operational, and regulatory aspects of radiation protection. It summarizes evidence supporting changes in consensus recommendations, regulations, and health physics practices associated with recent advances in radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology. The book is based on current recommendations

Discusses the causes of pressure sores and then describes warning signs and behavior to prevent the incidence of pressure sores. This work also examines the different devices used to alleviate and prevent pressure sores, including various types of seat cushions, hospital beds, complex pressure relief methods and other preventative methods.

A comprehensive overview of cell therapy imaging, this book emphasizes the use of medical imaging for therapeutic delivery/targeting, cell tracking, and determining therapeutic efficacy. It presents background information and insight on the major classes of stem and progenitor cells and describes the main imaging modalities and state-of-the-art

This book presents a variety of vibrational spectroscopic techniques, focusing on Raman and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and their use in noninvasive optical tissue diagnosis. It covers the most recent research in this area to create a unique database of different chemical bands and their assignments of spectral bands. The text

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

X-ray computed tomography (CT) has been one of the most popular diagnostic imaging modalities for decades in the clinic for saving patients' life or improving their quality of life. This book is an introductory "one-stop shop" for technological and clinical topics in multi-detector Computed Tomography (MDCT).

Focusing on the areas of diagnostic Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Oncology Imaging, this book provides a comprehensive treatment of the use of MATLAB® in clinical Medical Physics. It is an invaluable guide for medical physicists and researchers.