Subject Dose in Radiological Imaging
Published on 8. December 1998
Book
Hardback
289 pages
978-0-444-82989-4 (ISBN)
Description
The first clinical use of X-rays in what we now call diagnostic radiology, came just a few months after the discovery of X-rays in late 1895. To date, diagnostic radiology accounts for a very large fraction of all man-made radiation doses and some 90% of all medical radiation doses. Although the doses which are delivered are typically very small fractions of the doses delivered in radiotherapy, the numbers of people undergoing diagnostic X-ray examination can be very large, giving rise to concerns regarding population dose.
Subject Dose in Radiological Imaging provides comprehensive coverage - both content-wise and geographical - on the subject of doses in radiological imaging. It offers theories, principles, applications and results. The contributors, who are recognized authorities in their chosen area of specialization, give a review of the areas identified in their titles and indicate the developing trends (past, present and future scenarios). In some parts of the book a sophisticated understanding of the radiation technology which underlies the theme of this book is assumed. However, other parts have been written to accommodate a broader audience of medical specialists, radiation health technologists such as radiographers and dosimetrists, and students.
Subject Dose in Radiological Imaging provides comprehensive coverage - both content-wise and geographical - on the subject of doses in radiological imaging. It offers theories, principles, applications and results. The contributors, who are recognized authorities in their chosen area of specialization, give a review of the areas identified in their titles and indicate the developing trends (past, present and future scenarios). In some parts of the book a sophisticated understanding of the radiation technology which underlies the theme of this book is assumed. However, other parts have been written to accommodate a broader audience of medical specialists, radiation health technologists such as radiographers and dosimetrists, and students.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
illustrations
Weight
940 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-444-82989-4 (9780444829894)
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Content
Preface. Subject dose in radiologic imaging: an introduction (D.A. Bradley et al.). Balancing patient dose and image quality (C.J. Martin, D.G. Sutton, P.F. Sharp). Measurement of image quality in diagnostic radiology (C.J. Martin, P.F. Sharp, D.G. Sutton). Use of the concept of energy imparted in diagnostic radiology (G.A. Carlsson et al.). Somatic effects in nuclear medicine and radiology (F.J. Overbeek et al.). Radiation dosimetry in nuclear medicine (M.G. Stabin et al.). Exposure of critical groups to nuclear medicine patients (P.J. Mountford, M.J. O'Doherty). Patient dosimetry measurement methods (K. Faulkner, D.A. Broadhead, R.M. Harrison). Characteristics of radiation detectors for diagnostic radiology (L.A. Dewerd, L.K. Wagner). Performance assessment of patient dosimetry services and X-ray quality assurance instruments used in diagnostic radiology (S. Green et al.). Impact of new digital X- and gamma-ray imaging systems upon patient doses (R. Speller et al.) Dosimetry for optimisation of patient protection in computed tomography (K.A. Jessen et al.). Radiation dose in interventional fluoroscopic procedures (R.A. Geise, T.J. O'Dea). Breast dosimetry (D.R. Dance, C.L. Skinner, G. Alm Carlsson). Estimating mean glandular dose using propriety mammography phantoms (L.D. Hartley, B.J. Cobb, D.E. Hutchinson). Radiation exposure in bone mineral density assessment (C.F. Njeh et al.). A compliance testing program for diagnostic X-ray equipment (D.E. Hutchinson, B.J. Cobb, C.S. Jacob). Patient dosimetry activities in the United States: the nationwide evaluation of X-ray trends (NEXT) and tissue dose handbooks (O.H. Suleiman, S.H. Stern, D.C. Spelic). Diagnostic medical exposures in the UK (P.C. Shrimpton, B.F. Wall, D. Hart). Radiation protection and quality assurance in diagnostic radiology - An IAEA coordinated research project in Asia and Eastern Europe (M. Oresegun et al.).