Medical imaging physics
By: William R. Hendee, E. Russell Ritenour.
Contributors: Ritenour, E. Russell, 1953-
Edition: 4th ed.
Publisher: Wiley-Liss
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York; Wiley-Liss
Language: eng
Number of pages: 512
Subjects: Imaging systems in medicine; Diagnostic imaging; Radiology, Medical; Medical physics
Description: This comprehensive publication covers all aspects of image formation in modern medical imaging modalities, from radiography, fluoroscopy, and computed tomography, to magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound. It addresses the techniques and instrumentation used in the rapidly changing field of medical imaging. Now in its fourth edition, this text provides the reader with the tools necessary to be comfortable with the physical principles, equipment, and procedures used in diagnostic imaging, as well as appreciate the capabilities and limitations of the technologies.