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Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine

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Editors:
  1. Sören Mattsson

    1. , Dept. of Medical Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Malmö, Sweden

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  2. Christoph Hoeschen

    1. Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für, Neuherberg, Germany

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  • Addresses all aspects of radiation protection in nuclear medicine
  • Covers current technologies and principles
  • An ideal textbook for students and a ready source of information for nuclear medicine specialists and medical physics experts
  • One of a series of three books on the fundamentals of modern nuclear medicine (physics, safety, and imaging)
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-viii
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  2. Introduction: The Importance of Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine

    • Sören Mattsson
    Pages 1-3

  3. Measurements

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. Dose Quantities and Units for Radiation Protection

      • Sören Mattsson, Marcus Söderberg
      Pages 7-18

  4. Radiation Biology

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. Radiobiology for Radiation Protection

      • Peter Bernhardt
      Pages 21-32

    3. Radiobiology and Radiation Dosimetry for the Lens of the Eye

      • Günther Dietze
      Pages 33-45

  5. Radiation Dose Estimations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
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    2. Radiation Exposure of the Embryo/Foetus and the Newborn Child

      • Marie Claire Cantone
      Pages 49-67

  6. Quality Assurance and Quality Control

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69
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    2. Quality Control of Gamma Cameras, SPECT/CT and PET/CT Units

      • Jenny Oddstig, David Minarik, Mikael Gunnarsson
      Pages 71-90

  7. Occupational Exposure

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 91-91
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  8. Occupational Exposure

    1. Occupational Exposure: With Special Reference to Skin Doses in Hands and Fingers

      • Adela Carnicer, Mercè Ginjaume, Marta Sans-Merce, Laurent Donadille, Ilona Barth, Filip Vanhavere
      Pages 93-108

    2. Radiation Doses from Patients to Staff Members, Comforters and Caregivers and to the General Population

      • Dejan Žontar
      Pages 109-128

    3. Examples of Shielding Calculations for a PET/CT Installation

      • Markus N. Lonsdale
      Pages 129-136

  9. Exposure of the Public

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
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    2. Release of Patients After Radionuclide Therapy: Radionuclide Releases to the Environment from Hospitals and Patients

      • Sören Mattsson, Christian Bernhardsson
      Pages 139-148

  10. Rules of Thumb for Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 149-149
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    2. Rules of the Thumb and Practical Hints for Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine

      • Sören Mattsson, Martin Andersson
      Pages 151-159

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 161-165
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About this book

This book explains clearly and in detail all aspects of radiation protection in nuclear medicine, including measurement quantities and units, detectors and dosimeters, and radiation biology. Discussion of radiation doses to patients and to embryos, fetuses, and children forms a central part of the book. Phantom models, biokinetic models, calculations, and software solutions are all considered, and a further chapter is devoted to quality assurance and reference levels. Occupational exposure also receives detailed attention. Exposure resulting from the production, labeling, and injection of radiopharmaceuticals and from contact with patients is discussed and shielding calculations are explained. The book closes by considering exposure of the public and summarizing the "rules of thumb" for radiation protection in nuclear medicine. This is an ideal textbook for students and a ready source of useful information for nuclear medicine specialists and medical physics experts.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Dept. of Medical Radiation Physics, Skåne University Hospital Malmö, Malmö, Sweden

    Sören Mattsson

  • Gesundheit und Umwelt (GmbH), Helmholtz Zentrum München, Deutsches Forschungszentrum für, Neuherberg, Germany

    Christoph Hoeschen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Radiation Protection in Nuclear Medicine

  • Editors: Sören Mattsson, Christoph Hoeschen

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31167-3

  • Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2013

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-31166-6Published: 13 September 2012

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43716-8Published: 15 October 2014

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-31167-3Published: 14 September 2012

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VIII, 168

  • Topics: Nuclear Medicine, Medical and Radiation Physics, Molecular Medicine

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