Dictionary and Handbook of Nuclear Medicine and Clinical Imaging

Iturralde, Mario P.

ISBN 10: 0849332338 / ISBN 13: 9780849332333

Published by CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A., 1990

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Numerous tables. Gilt lettering to spine and front cover, text and illustrations are clean, bright and tight throughout. Heavy!

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dictionary and Handbook of Nuclear Medicine and Clinical Imaging
• Publisher: CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.A.
• Publication Date: 1990
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0849332338
• ISBN 13: 9780849332333
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket
• Book Type: Clean Copy
• Seller catalogs:
  • Health & Medicine

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Synopsis

This impressive dictionary/handbook presents the nomenclature characteristic of nuclear medicine, explaining the meaning and current usage of a large variety of terms. It is designed as a ready-to-use and simple guide, arranged in alphabetical order with additional basic information assembled in the appendices. The single volume offers a look into the multidisciplinary world of this specialty. The field of nuclear medicine has emerged as an integrated medical discipline. It is an example of the convergence of many scientific disciplines with those of medicine emphasizing the use of radionuclides in research, diagnosis and therapy. The dictionary/handbook will be of importance to individuals in nuclear medicine and the following fields: physics, instrumentation, techniques, computers, radiopharmacology and radiopharmacy, radioimmunoassay, radiobiology and radiation protection, quality control, math and statistics, nuclear science and technology, radiology, ultrasound, and nuclear magnetic resonance.

Synopsis

This dictionary/handbook presents the nomenclature characteristic of nuclear medicine, explaining the meaning and current usage of a variety of terms. Designed as a ready-to-use guide, it is arranged in alphabetical order with additional basic information assembled in the appendices. The work offers a look into the world of this field, which has emerged as an integrated medical discipline, and emphasizes the use of radionuclides in research, diagnosis and therapy.