Pediatric PET Imaging

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxiv

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2. Basic Science and Practical Issues

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. The Nuclear Imaging Technologist and the Pediatric Patient

      • Maria Green

      Pages 3-20

   3. Sedation of the Pediatric Patient

      • Robin Kaye

      Pages 21-29

   4. The Biologic Effects of Low-Level Radiation

      • Martin Charron

      Pages 30-36

   5. Dosage of Radiopharmaceuticals and Internal Dosimetry

      • Xiaowei Zhu

      Pages 37-46

   6. Pediatric PET Research Regulations

      • Geoffrey Levine

      Pages 47-58

   7. Issues in the Institutional Review Board Review of PET Scan Protocols

      • Robert M. Nelson

      Pages 59-71

   8. Ethics of PET Research in Children

      • Suzanne Munson, Neir Eshel, Monique Ernst

      Pages 72-91

   9. Physics and Instrumentation in PET

      • Roberto Accorsi, Suleman Surti, Joel S. Karp

      Pages 92-120

   10. How to Image a Child by PET–Computed Tomography

       • Sue C. Kaste, M. Beth McCarville

       Pages 121-134

   11. Coincidence Imaging

       • Girish Bal, Stefaan Vandenberghe, Martin Charron

       Pages 135-171

3. Oncology

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 173-173

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   2. Brain Tumors

      • Michael J. Fisher, Peter C. Phillips

      Pages 173-219

   3. Lymphoma

      • Christopher J. Palestro, Josephine N. Rini, Maria B. Tomas

      Pages 220-242

   4. Neuroblastoma

      • Barry L. Shulkin

      Pages 243-255

   5. Wilms’ Tumor

      • Sue C. Kaste, Jeffrey S. Dome

      Pages 256-266

   6. Primary Bone Tumors

      • Robert Howman-Giles, Rodney J. Hicks, Geoffrey McCowage, David K. Chung

      Pages 267-301

   7. Soft Tissue Sarcomas

      • Marc P. Hickeson

      Pages 302-311

   8. Other Tumors

      • Jian Qin Yu, Martin Charron

      Pages 312-320

Positron emission tomography (PET) has been at the forefront of fu- tional and molecular imaging for a number of years. The future of di- nostic imaging depends upon the ability to change from imaging anatomy to examining the processes at work in the body. The fact that there are now monographs examining particular aspects of PET, such as this book on the examination of children, speaks to the newly won maturity of PET. The authors are to be congratulated for the timely appearance of this volume. In recent years, PET has transformed the contributions of nuclear medicine to the diagnosis, staging, and follow-up of patients with cancer. Children with cancer deserve the very best and most comp- sionate care that society can provide. Ultimately the greatest comp- sion we can offer as physicians is to provide the best possible care. Those charged with creating public policy in the context of diagnostic medicine must make common cause with physicians and other sci- tists to ensure that that best possible care is realized at the bedside. All of the evidence suggests that PET is central to such optimal cancer care. In addition to the distinguished cast of physicians and researchers who contributed to this book, I welcome the contributions from te- nologists who are a key part of the interaction between the diagnostic process and the sick or potentially sick child. Good care is contingent upon putting parents and child at ease, and the technologist has a lead role in this.

• Tumor
• bone
• brain
• diagnosis
• dosimetry
• ethics
• imaging
• lymphoma
• magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
• neurology
• nuclear medicine
• pediatrics
• positron emission tomography (PET)
• radiation
• tomography

From the reviews:

Detailed descriptions of many high-quality images are well integrated into the main text, adding value to the book as educational resource. … The practical approach to the complexities of paediatric PET imaging makes this book a valuable reference for full-time paediatric nuclear physicians and radiologists. … The combined efforts of the editor and authors have produced a much-needed book that will be equally useful to experienced professionals and residents approaching the field of paediatric oncology." (Pietro Zucchetta and Luigi Mansi, European Journal of Nuclear Medicine & Molecular Imaging, Vol. 34, 2007)

• Department of Radiology, Division Head of Nuclear Medicine, Research Institute The Hospital for Sick Children University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

  Martin Charron

Policies and ethics