Physics & Instrumentation
Fundamentals of radiation physics, detection systems, and imaging instrumentation used in nuclear medicine.
Chapters
Atomic structure, radioactive decay, types of radiation
Photoelectric effect, Compton scatter, pair production
Gas detectors, scintillators, semiconductor detectors
Components, collimators, image formation
Acquisition, reconstruction, quality control
Positron emission, coincidence detection, TOF-PET
Hybrid imaging, attenuation correction, protocols
Resolution, sensitivity, contrast, artifacts
SUV, dosimetry calculations, calibration