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The treatment of a patient with radiation therapy is planned to find the optimal way to treat a tumour while minimizing the dose received by the surrounding normal tissues. In order to better exploit the possibilities of this process, the availability of accurate and quantitative…
Hardback – 2019-05-01
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
On-treatment verification imaging has developed rapidly in recent years and is now at the heart of image-guided radiation therapy (IGRT) and all aspects of radiotherapy planning and treatment delivery. This is the first book dedicated to just this important topic, which is written in an accessible…
Hardback – 2019-04-29
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
This book explores the physics of CT dosimetry and provides practical guidance on best practice for medical researchers and practitioners. A rigorous description of the basic physics of CT dosimetry is presented and illustrates flaws of the current methodology. It also contains helpful (and…
Hardback – 2019-04-16
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Although many radiation protection scientists and engineers use dose coefficients, few know the origin of those dose coefficients. This is the first book in over 40 years to address the topic of radiation protection dosimetry in intimate detail. Advanced Radiation Protection Dosimetry covers all…
Hardback – 2019-03-26
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
The second in a three-volume set exploring Problems and Solutions in Medical Physics, this volume explores common questions and their solutions in Nuclear Medicine. This invaluable study guide should be used in conjunction with other key textbooks in the field to provide additional learning…
Paperback – 2019-03-22
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Read an exclusive interview with Dr. Jerry Battista here. A critical element of radiation treatment planning for cancer is the accurate prediction and delivery of a tailored radiation dose distribution inside the patient. Megavoltage x-ray beams are aimed at the tumour, while collateral damage to…
Hardback – 2019-01-02
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
This book presents an up to date ethical framework for radiological protection in medicine. It is consistent with the requirements of the system of radiation protection and with the expectations of medical ethics. It presents an approach rooted in the medical tradition, and alert to contemporary…
Hardback – 2018-11-26
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Expanding on the highly successful first edition, this second edition of Proton Therapy Physics has been completely restructured and updated throughout, and includes several new chapters. Suitable for both newcomers in medical physics and more seasoned specialists in radiation oncology, this book…
Hardback – 2018-11-13
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Augmented reality (AR) is transforming how we work, learn, play and connect with the world, and is now being introduced to the field of medicine, where it is revolutionising healthcare as pioneering virtual elements are being added to real images to provide a more compelling and intuitive view…
Hardback – 2018-11-13
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Use the GPU Successfully in Your Radiotherapy Practice With its high processing power, cost-effectiveness, and easy deployment, access, and maintenance, the graphics processing unit (GPU) has increasingly been used to tackle problems in the medical physics field, ranging from computed tomography…
Paperback – 2018-09-18
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
The first MATLAB® 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®, as a complement to commercial software particularly when the latter…
Hardback – 2018-06-12
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
This new 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 once new equipment becomes available. Emerging technologies in imaging,…
Hardback – 2018-06-06
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Hadron therapy is a groundbreaking new method of treating cancer. Boasting greater precision than other therapies, this therapy is now utilised in many clinical settings and the field is growing. More than 50 medical facilities currently perform (or are planned to perform) this treatment, with this…
Hardback – 2018-06-01
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Common factors that lead to treatment failure in head and neck cancer are the lack of tumour oxygenation, the accelerated division of cancer cells during treatment, and radioresistance. These tumour-related challenges and possible ways to overcome them are covered in this book, authored by three…
Hardback – 2018-05-22
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
The first in a three-volume set exploring Problems and Solutions in Medical Physics, this volume explores common questions and their solutions in Diagnostic Imaging. This invaluable study guide should be used in conjunction with other key textbooks in the field to provide additional learning…
Paperback – 2018-05-21
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
This book explores outcome modeling in cancer from a data-centric perspective to enable a better understanding of complex treatment response, to guide the design of advanced clinical trials, and to aid personalized patient care and improve their quality of life. It contains coverage of the relevant…
Hardback – 2018-03-02
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Building on the success of the first edition of this book, the winner of the 2004 British Medical Association Radiology Medical Book Competition, Quantitative MRI of the Brain: Principles of Physical Measurement gives a unique view on how to use an MRI machine in a new way. Used as a scientific…
Hardback – 2018-01-26
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Containing chapter contributions from over 130 experts, this unique publication is the first handbook dedicated to the physics and technology of X-ray imaging, offering extensive coverage of the field. This highly comprehensive work is edited by one of the world’s leading experts in X-ray imaging …
Hardback – 2018-01-05
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Over the last decade, some of the greatest achievements in the field of neuroimaging have been related to remarkable advances in magnetic resonance techniques, including diffusion, perfusion, magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and functional MRI. Such techniques have provided valuable insights into…
Hardback – 2017-12-20
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Implement TMR with Your Patients and Improve Their Quality of Life Developed by Dr. Todd A. Kuiken and Dr. Gregory A. Dumanian, targeted muscle reinnervation (TMR) is a new approach to accessing motor control signals from peripheral nerves after amputation and providing sensory feedback to…
Paperback – 2017-11-15
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
This book presents a holistic approach to quantitative EEG from its neurological basis to simultaneous EEG and fMRI studies. Equal emphasis is given to major mathematical and statistical theories and computational techniques and their applications on clinical and laboratory experimental EEG.…
Hardback – 2017-11-10
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Brachytherapy is continuously advancing. Years of accumulated experience have led to clinical evidence of its benefit in numerous clinical sites such as gynecological, prostate, breast, rectum, ocular, and many other cancers. Brachytherapy continues to expand in its scope of practice and complexity…
Hardback – 2017-05-15
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Radioactive sources such as nuclear power installations can pose a great threat to both humans and our environment. How do we measure, model and regulate such threats? Environmental Radioactivity and Emergency Preparedness addresses these topical questions and aims to plug the gap in the lack of…
Hardback – 2016-12-21
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
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…
Hardback – 2016-11-03
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
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:…
Hardback – 2016-08-26
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Written by one of the world's leading experts in the field of nuclear medicine dosimetry, this text describes in detail the use of internal dose calculations in the practice of nuclear medicine. While radiation therapy with external sources of radiation always employs calculations of dose to…
Hardback – 2016-08-25
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Radiation Protection in Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology focuses on the professional, operational, and regulatory aspects of radiation protection. Advances in radiation medicine have resulted in new modalities and procedures, some of which have significant potential to cause serious harm.…
Hardback – 2015-12-18
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Statistical Computing in Nuclear Imaging introduces aspects of Bayesian computing in nuclear imaging. The book provides an introduction to Bayesian statistics and concepts and is highly focused on the computational aspects of Bayesian data analysis of photon-limited data acquired in tomographic…
Hardback – 2014-12-17
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
The Physiological Measurement Handbook presents an extensive range of topics that encompass the subject of measurement in all departments of medicine. The handbook describes the use of instruments and techniques for practical measurements required in medicine. It covers sensors, techniques,…
Hardback – 2014-12-11
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Radiosensitizers and Radiochemotherapy in the Treatment of Cancer catalogs and describes the mechanism of action for entities characterized as radiosensitizers. Developments in the biological and physical sciences have introduced new radiosensitizers and defined novel targets for radiosensitization…
Hardback – 2014-12-08
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Combining a professional development course on diagnostic endoscopy from SPIE (the international society advancing light-based research) and the authors’ graduate course on biomedical optics, this work is written for researchers in medical optics and biomedical engineering as well as graduate…
Hardback – 2013-12-09
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Know What to Expect When Managing Medical Equipment and Healthcare Technology in Your Organization As medical technology in clinical care becomes more complex, clinical professionals and support staff must know how to keep patients safe and equipment working in the clinical environment. Accessible…
Hardback – 2013-12-07
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
In the medical imaging field, clinicians and researchers are increasingly moving from the qualitative assessment of printed images to the quantitative evaluation of digital images since the quantitative techniques often improve diagnostic accuracy and complement clinical assessments by providing…
Hardback – 2013-05-02
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
From first principles to current computer applications, Monte Carlo Calculations in Nuclear Medicine, Second Edition: Applications in Diagnostic Imaging covers the applications of Monte Carlo calculations in nuclear medicine and critically reviews them from a diagnostic perspective. Like the first…
Hardback – 2012-11-06
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
A rapidly growing field, vibrational spectroscopy has found applications in industries including pharmaceutical manufacture, food and drug safety, and process monitoring on production lines. In particular, interest in clinical spectroscopy is rising rapidly as researchers recognize the potential of…
Hardback – 2012-09-27
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Since the publication of the best-selling, highly acclaimed first edition, the technology and clinical applications of medical imaging have changed significantly. Gathering these developments into one volume, Webb’s Physics of Medical Imaging, Second Edition presents a thorough update of the basic…
Hardback – 2012-06-21
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Written by an interdisciplinary team of medical doctors, computer scientists, physicists, engineers, and mathematicians, Correction Techniques in Emission Tomography presents various correction methods used in emission tomography to generate and enhance images. It discusses the techniques from a…
Hardback – 2012-04-27
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Physiology, Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering provides a multidisciplinary understanding of biological phenomena and the instrumentation for monitoring these phenomena. It covers the physical phenomena of electricity, pressure, and flow along with the adaptation of the physics of the phenomena…
Hardback – 2012-02-14
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Stem Cell Labeling for Delivery and Tracking Using Noninvasive Imaging 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. It emphasizes the use of medical imaging for…
Hardback – 2011-11-18
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Practical Biomedical Signal Analysis Using MATLAB® presents a coherent treatment of various signal processing methods and applications. The book not only covers the current techniques of biomedical signal processing, but it also offers guidance on which methods are appropriate for a given task and…
Hardback – 2011-09-12
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
With every chapter revised and updated, Physics for Diagnostic Radiology, Third Edition continues to emphasise the importance of physics education as a critical component of radiology training. This bestselling text helps readers understand how various imaging techniques work, from planar analogue…
Hardback – 2011-08-04
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
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…
Hardback – 2010-11-29
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
The Handbook of Photonics for Biomedical Science analyzes achievements, new trends, and perspectives of photonics in its application to biomedicine. With contributions from world-renowned experts in the field, the handbook describes advanced biophotonics methods and techniques intensively developed…
Hardback – 2010-05-18
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Over the past few decades, the radiological science community has developed and applied numerous models of the human body for radiation protection, diagnostic imaging, and nuclear medicine therapy. The Handbook of Anatomical Models for Radiation Dosimetry provides a comprehensive review of the…
Hardback – 2009-09-01
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Although noninvasive, continuous monitoring of glucose concentration in blood and tissues is one of the most challenging areas in medicine, a wide range of optical techniques has recently been designed to help develop robust noninvasive methods for glucose sensing. For the first time in book form,…
Hardback – 2008-12-22
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Fundamentals of MRI: An Interactive Learning Approach explores the physical principles that underpin the technique of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). After covering background mathematics, physics, and digital imaging, the book presents fundamental physical principles, including magnetization…
Hardback – 2008-12-22
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Intelligent and adaptive techniques are rapidly being used in all stages of medical treatment, from the initial diagnosis to planning delivery and follow-up therapy.To realize the full potential of these techniques, developers and end users must understand both the underlying technology and the…
Hardback – 2008-03-19
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Combining facets of health physics with medicine, An Introduction to Radiation Protection in Medicine covers the background of the subject and the medical situations where radiation is the tool to diagnose or treat human disease. Encouraging newcomers to the field to properly and efficiently…
Hardback – 2008-03-13
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
The ability to manipulate and analyze pictorial information to improve medical diagnosis, monitoring, and therapy via imaging is a valuable tool that every professional working in radiography, medical imaging, and medical physics should utilize. However, previous texts on the subject have only…
Hardback – 2007-12-07
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Embracing the transformation of radiation sciences by the recent surge of developments in molecular biology, this progressive text offers an up-to-date analysis of in vitro and in vivo molecular responses in the body induced by ionizing radiation. With a unique emphasis on medical physics…
Paperback – 2007-10-24
CRC Press
Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering