Fundamentals of Nuclear Pharmacy - Hardcover

Saha, Gopal B.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 038790882X ISBN 13: 9780387908823

Publisher: Springer, 1984

Synopsis

Nuclear medicine is an ever changing subject, and the emphasis and utility of one type of study is often abruptly supplanted by another. In this unstable environment, there is a set of circumstances that offers a basic unifying structure to the activities encountered in nuclear medicine. The pivotal importance of radiopharmaceuticals in these activities makes a thorough understanding of them paramount for all who would prescribe, dispense, or in any way utilize such materials. In this volume, the author has distilled an awesome body of literature on nuclear pharmacy into a concise and readily understandable textbook. It is written from the viewpoint of one who not only has broad experience and knowledge in nuclear pharmacy, who daily guides and instructs a variety of students in the discipline, but who also directs a clinical nuclear medicine radiopharmacy program. In this second edition, he has avoided the esoteric and maintained an emphasis on the practical. The approach is not encyclopedic in nature, as adequate references refer the more interested reader to appropriate sources of detailed information, but one which ensures that the students will be able to absorb the essentials of nuclear pharmacy and practice it effectively with a broad understanding of the subject. At the end of each chapter a set of questions provokes the reader to assess the sufficiency of the knowledge gained.

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Review

From reviews of the Third Edition: "...the strengths of this edition, coupled with its currentness, make this book today's frontrunner among introductory radiopharmacy texts." -Clinical Nuclear Medicine "...an excellent overview of all different aspects of nuclear pharmacy...consistent, well-written, concise.... I can recommend it as a reference in nuclear pharmacy and as a textbook for nuclear medicine technologists."-European Journal of Nuclear Medicine RAD Magazine, September, 2005: Generally, this text is comprehensive and well-written. I would recomment this book and ... it is a book which should reside on many nuclear medicine bookshelves. From the reviews of the fifth edition: "This book is the fifth edition of a useful guide to the science and application of radiopharmaceuticals. Generally, the text is comprehensive and well-written. ... I would recommend this book and ... it is a book which should reside on many nuclear medicine bookshelves." (Dr. H R Stockdale, RAD Magazine, September, 2005) "This is the fifth edition of a standard textbook of nuclear pharmacy ... . The book is intended for a broad population of readers ... . would also be appropriate for a survey course in the initial training of nuclear pharmacists. ... provides rather comprehensive coverage of all relevant material needed for nuclear pharmacy. ... This is a welcome update ... . Students of nuclear pharmacy can rely on the accuracy of the content and breadth of the topics covered. ... this new edition lives up to the laudable goals of past editions." (William C Cole, www.doody.com, February, 2004) "The fifth edition of this book has been prompted by its great appreciation in the nuclear medicine community and a constant demand for upgrading with all the new developments in radiopharmaceutical chemistry and clinical nu-clear medicine over the past 6 years. In the revision process, obsolete items have been replaced with new, up-to-date items. ... It serves as a textbook on nuclear chemistry and pharmacy for nuclear medicine residents and technologists as well as a reference book for many nuclear medicine physicians and radiologists." (Wordtrade, July, 2008)

Book Description

5th edition

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 1984
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 038790882X
• ISBN 13: 9780387908823
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 287