Physics in Nuclear Medicine

The Fourier Transform

Fourier transforms (FTs) play an important role in tomographic reconstruction (see Chapter 16 ) and in computer implementation of convolutions (see Appendix G ). As well, they are the basis for the modulation transfer function (MTF), one of the methods…

Radiation Safety and Health Physics

Chapter 22 dealt with the radiation dose received by patients undergoing nuclear medicine procedures. This chapter deals primarily with the exposure of personnel who work in nuclear medicine clinics and research laboratories and who are exposed to radiation in their…

Internal Radiation Dosimetry

Absorption of energy from ionizing radiation can cause damage to living tissues. This is used to advantage in radionuclide therapy, but it is a limitation for diagnostic applications because it is a potential hazard for the patient. In either case,…

Tracer Kinetic Modeling

The spatial distribution of a radiotracer in the body is time varying and depends on a number of components such as tracer delivery and extraction from the vasculature, binding to cell surface receptors, diffusion or transport into cells, metabolism, washout…