Overview

This is the fourth in our biennial series aimed at helping practicing medical physicists, technically-inclined physicians, and other interested professionals stay current in medical radiation science and technology. This volume covers 20 new and important topics in diagnostic imaging and radiation therapy. Recent developments in fluoroscopic imaging systems for interventional procedures are described by Barry Belanger, while Beth Schueler and Kenneth Fetterly update us on the latest in fluoroscopy acceptance testing and quality control. CT is also front and center in this volume as Thomas Flohr and Bernhard Schmidt describe the latest advances in CT; James Kofler describes the trade-offs among speed, resolution, and dose from various CT scan acquisition settings; and Robert Dixon and others cover new dosimetric concepts and measurement methods in CT.

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Author:   Anthony B. Wolbarst ,  Patrizio Capasso ,  Devon J. Godfrey ,  Ronald R. Price
Publisher:   Medical Physics Publishing Corporation
Imprint:   Medical Physics Publishing Corporation
ISBN:  

9781930524569

ISBN 10:   1930524560
Pages:   330
Publication Date:   30 July 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

* Volume 4** Preface** Contributors** Contents of AMP-2006 Volume 1* Contents of AMP-2008 Volume 2* Contents of AMP-2010 Volume 3**1 Imaging in Modern Radiation Oncology* John F. Gleason, Jr., M.D., Ulrich Langer, Ph.D., and Ronald C. McGarry, M.D., Ph.D.***2 Recent Developments in Fluoroscopic Imaging Systems for Interventional Procedures* Barry Belanger, Ph.D.**3 Fluoroscopy System Acceptance and Quality Control Testing* Beth A. Schueler, Ph.D.* and Kenneth A. Fetterly, Ph.D.**4 Advances in CT* Thomas G. Flohr, Ph.D.* and Bernhard T. Schmidt, Ph.D.**5 Computed Tomography (CT) Scan Acquisition Settings: Trade-Offs Among Speed, Resolution, and Dose* James M. Kofler, Ph.D.**Corresponding author.**6 New Dosimetric Concepts and Measurement Methods in Computed Tomography* Robert L. Dixon, Ph.D.,* John M. Boone, Ph.D., and Richard L. Morin, Ph.D.**7 An Approach to Assessing Stochastic Radiogenic Risk in Medical Imaging+* Anthony B. Wolbarst, Ph.D.* and William R. Hendee, Ph.D.**8 Recent Progress in Positron Emission Tomography for Small-Animal Imaging* Simon R. Cherry, Ph.D.**9 Molecular Imaging and Tomography with Near-Infrared Fluorescence* Eva M. Sevick-Muraca, Ph.D.**10 Diffusion Tensor Imaging: Neuroscience Applications* David Powell, Ph.D.* and Charles Smith, M.S.E.E., M.D.**11 Current Issues in MRI Safety* Michael C. Steckner, Ph.D., M.B.A.**12 Developments in Ultra-High-Field MRI* Adam W. Anderson, Ph.D.* and John C. Gore, Ph.D.**13 Recent Advances in Ultrasonic Imaging and Ultrasonic Imaging Technology* Jeremy J. Dahl, Ph.D.* and Gregg E. Trahey, Ph.D.**14 2D and 3D Data Acquisition in Ultrasound* James A. Zagzebski, Ph.D.**15 The AAPM in Service to the Medical Physics Community* J. Anthony Seibert, Ph.D.**16 The Role of the Conference of Radiation Control Program Directors (CRCPD) in Radiation Protection in the United States* John P. Winston,* Ruth E. McBurney, C.H.P., Jennifer Elee, Earl Fordham, C.H.P., Adela Salame-Alfie, Ph.D., and Mary Ann Spohrer**Corresponding author.*+ Reprinted originally as An approach to assessing stochastic radiogenic risk in medical imaging, Med Phys 38(12):1-5, (c) 2011. Reprinted with permission from the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM).**17 Medical Exposures to Ionizing Radiation: Important Developments Since NCRP Report No. 160* David Schauer, Sc.D., C.H.P.,* Jerrold T. Bushberg, Ph.D., Stephen Balter, Ph.D., and James A. Brink, M.D.**18 Radioactive Materials Regulatory Programs for Protection of Public, Workers, and Environment and for Security to Prevent Malevolent Use* Steven C. Collins, M.S.* and Charles Simmons, M.S., J.D.**19 Consequences of a Nuclear Detonation* John MacKinney* and Dr. John Mercier, COL (Ret.), PMP**20 Risk Communication: Principles, Strategies, Tools, and Applications* Vincent T. Covello, Ph.D.

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