Nuclear Medicine Instrumentation

Prekeges (nuclear medicine technology, Bellevue College) offers a guide to nuclear medicine instruments for students learning to become technologists. It provides information on operation, quality control, sample calculations, and other aspects. A sampling of topics includes small instruments like gas-filled, scintillation, and semiconductor detectors; the gamma camera; single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT); and positron emission tomography (PET). This edition incorporates new developments and imaging instruments, a new chapter on magnetic resonance imaging and its application in nuclear medicine,and a new appendix on laboratory accreditation. It has new and revised illustrations and a new glossary. It also has a new concept map on the operation of a scintillation detector; clarification of energy resolution vs. FWHM; a section on noise regularization; and more information on the implementation and clinical benefits of SPECT images and direct and cross-planes in PET images. The companion website contains crosswords, interactive flashcards, matching exercises, and other resources. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)