Webb's Physics of Medical Imaging

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 the basic physics, modern technology and up-to-date examples of clinical application across all the modalities of medical imaging.
New to the Second Edition


* Coverage of state-of-the-art detector technology and computer processing used in medical imaging
* Chapters on medical image processing and multimodality imaging
* More than 50 percent new examples and over 80 percent new figures


Keeping the material accessible to graduate students, this well-illustrated book reviews the basic physics underpinning imaging in medicine. It covers the major techniques of x-radiology, computerised tomography, nuclear medicine, ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging, in addition to infrared, electrical impedance and optical imaging. The text also describes the mathematics of medical imaging, image processing, image perception, computational requirements and multimodality imaging.

About the EditorMaggie Flower was a senior lecturer in the Joint Department of Physics at the Institute of Cancer Research/Royal Marsden Hospital (ICR/RMH) before taking early retirement. A fellow of the IPEM, Dr. Flower was also a joint leader of the ICR’s Radioisotope Research Team and head of radioisotope imaging at RMH. Her research interests include the evaluation and development of quantitative radioisotope imaging techniques using SPECT and PET and the application of these imaging methods to a variety of clinical research projects.

In the Beginning: The Origins of Medical Imaging, S. Webb


Diagnostic Radiology with X-Rays, D.R. Dance, S.H. Evans, C.L. Skinner and A.G. Bradley


X-Ray Transmission Computed Tomography, I.A. Castellano and S. Webb


Clinical Applications of X-Ray Computed Tomography in Radiotherapy Planning, H.J. Dobbs and S. Webb


Radioisotope Imaging, R.J. Ott, M.A. Flower, A.D. Hall, P.K. Marsden and J.W. Babich


Diagnostic Ultrasound, J.C. Bamber, N.R. Miller and M. Tristam


Spatially Localised Magnetic Resonance, S.J. Doran and M.O. Leach


Physical Aspects of Infrared Imaging, C.H. Jones


Imaging of Tissue Electrical Impedance, B.H. Brown and S. Webb


Optical Imaging, J.C. Hebden


Mathematics of Image Formation and Image Processing, S. Webb


Medical Image Processing, J. Suckling


Perception and Interpretation of Images, C.R. Hill


Computer Requirements of Imaging Systems, G.D. Flux, S. Sassi and R.E. Bentley


Multimodality Imaging, G.D. Flux


Epilogue, S. Webb and C.R. Hill


Index