Clinical Imaging Physics: Current and Emerging Practice - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1118753453 ISBN 13: 9781118753453

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2020

Synopsis

Clinical Medical Imaging Physics: Current and Emerging Practice is the first text of its kind--a comprehensive reference work covering all imaging modalities in use in clinical medicine today. Destined to become a classic in the field, this book provides state-of-practice descriptions for each imaging modality, followed by special sections on new and emerging applications, technologies, and practices.

Authored by luminaries in the field of medical physics, this resource is a sophisticated, one-volume handbook to a fast-advancing field that is becoming ever more central to contemporary clinical medicine.

• Summarizes the current state of clinical medical imaging physics in one volume, with a focus on emerging technologies and applications
• Provides comprehensive coverage of all key clinical imaging modalities, taking into account the new realities in healthcare practice
• Features a strong focus on clinical application of principles and technology, now and in the future
• Contains authoritative text compiled by world-renowned editors and contributors responsible for guiding the development of the field

Practicing radiologists and medical physicists will appreciate Clinical Medical Imaging Physics as a peerless everyday reference work. Additionally, graduate students and residents in medical physics and radiology will find this book essential as they study for their board exams.

About this title

About the Author

EHSAN SAMEI, PhD, is Professor of Radiology, Medical Physics, Physics, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, USA.

DOUGLAS E. PFEIFFER, MS, is Medical Physicist and Radiation Safety Officer at Boulder Community Health, Boulder, CO, USA.

From the Back Cover

Clinical Imaging Physics: Current and Emerging Practice is the first text of its kind―a comprehensive reference work covering all imaging modalities in use in clinical medicine today. Destined to become a classic in the field, this book provides state-of-practice descriptions for each imaging modality, followed by special sections on new and emerging applications, technologies, and practices.

Authored by luminaries in the field of medical physics, this resource is a sophisticated, one-volume handbook to a fast-advancing field that is becoming ever more central to contemporary clinical medicine.

• Summarizes the current state of clinical imaging physics in one-volume, with a focus on emerging technologies and applications
• Provides comprehensive coverage of all key clinical imaging modalities, taking into account the new realities in healthcare practice
• Features a strong focus on clinical application of principles and technology, now and in the future
• Contains authoritative text compiled by world-renowned editors and contributors responsible for guiding the development of the field

Practicing radiologists and medical physicists will appreciate Clinical Imaging Physics as a peerless everyday reference work. Additionally, graduate students and residents in medical physics and radiology will find this book essential as they study for their board exams.

From the Inside Flap

Clinical Imaging Physics: Current and Emerging Practice is the first text of its kind—a comprehensive reference work covering all imaging modalities in use in clinical medicine today. Destined to become a classic in the field, this book provides state-of-practice descriptions for each imaging modality, followed by special sections on new and emerging applications, technologies, and practices.

Authored by luminaries in the field of medical physics, this resource is a sophisticated, one-volume handbook to a fast-advancing field that is becoming ever more central to contemporary clinical medicine.

• Summarizes the current state of clinical imaging physics in one-volume, with a focus on emerging technologies and applications
• Provides comprehensive coverage of all key clinical imaging modalities, taking into account the new realities in healthcare practice
• Features a strong focus on clinical application of principles and technology, now and in the future
• Contains authoritative text compiled by world-renowned editors and contributors responsible for guiding the development of the field

Practicing radiologists and medical physicists will appreciate Clinical Imaging Physics as a peerless everyday reference work. Additionally, graduate students and residents in medical physics and radiology will find this book essential as they study for their board exams.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1118753453
• ISBN 13: 9781118753453
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 458
• Editor: Samei Ehsan, Pfeiffer Douglas E.