Building on the traditional concept of nuclear medicine, this textbook presents cutting-edge concepts of hybrid imaging and discusses the close interactions between nuclear medicine and other clinical specialties, in order to achieve the best possible outcomes for patients.

Today the diagnostic applications of nuclear medicine are no longer stand-alone procedures, separate from other diagnostic imaging modalities. This is especially true for hybrid imaging guided interventional radiology or surgical procedures. Accordingly, today’s nuclear medicine specialists are actually specialists in multimodality imaging (in addition to their expertise in the diagnostic and therapeutic uses of radionuclides).

This new role requires a new core curriculum for training nuclear medicine specialists. This textbook is designed to meet these new educational needs, and to prepare nuclear physicians and technologists for careers in this exciting specialty.

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Contents

۱: Fundamentals of Natural and Artificial Radioactivity and Interaction of Ionizing Radiations with Matter
۲: Single-Photon-Emitting Radiopharmaceuticals
۳: Positron-Emitting Radiopharmaceuticals
۴: Radiopharmaceuticals for Therapy
۵: Methods and Instrumentation for Measuring Radioactivity
۶: General-Purpose Gamma Cameras, Dedicated Gamma Camerasr and Gamma-Probes for Radioguided Surgery
۷: Image Acquisition and Processing with Gamma Cameras Including Integrated SPECT/CT and Dedicated Gamma Cameras
۸: Principles of CT and MR imaging
۹: PET/CT and PET/MR Tomographs: Image Acquisition and Processing
۱۰: Essentials of Quantitative Imaging with PET
۱۱: Principles of Radiation Biology and Dosimetry for Nuclear Medicine Procedures
۱۲: Radiation Protection for Patients
۱۳: Radiation Protection for Personnel and the Environment
۱۴: Essentials of CT Image Interpretation
۱۵: Essentials of MR Image Interpretation
۱۶: Image-Guided and Radioguided Surgery
۱۷: Radionuclide Imaging for Non-tumor Diseases of the Brain
۱۸: Hybrid Imaging for Tumors of the Brain
۱۹: Hybrid Imaging of the Head and Neck Region
۲۰: Radionuclide Imaging of Cardiovascular Disease
۲۱: Radionuclide Imaging of Benign Pulmonary Diseases
۲۲: Hybrid Imaging for Tumours of the Chest
۲۳: Hybrid Imaging for Breast Malignancies
۲۴: Hybrid Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy of Musculoskeletal Diseases
۲۵: Hybrid Imaging of Melanoma and Other Cutaneous Malignancies
۲۶: Hybrid Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy in Hemato-oncology
۲۷: Hybrid Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy for Thyroid Disorders
۲۸: Hybrid Imaging in Non-thyroidal Endocrinological Disorders
۲۹: Hybrid Imaging and Radionuclide Therapy of Neuroendocrine Tumors
۳۰: Radionuclide Imaging of the Nephro-Urinary Tract
۳۱: Functional Imaging for Benign Conditions of the Gastrointestinal Tract
۳۲: Hybrid Imaging for Malignant Conditions of the Gastrointestinal Tract
۳۳: Radionuclide Therapy for Tumors of the Liver and Biliary Tract
۳۴: Hybrid Imaging for Gynecologic Malignancies
۳۵: Hybrid Imaging for Male Malignancies
۳۶: Nuclear Medicine in Pediatrics
۳۷: Hybrid Imaging of the Peripheral Lymphatic System
۳۸: Molecular Guidance for Planning External Beam Radiation Therapy
۳۹: Radiopharmacy/Radiochemistry for Conventional Single-Photon Emitting and Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals
۴۰: Radiopharmacy/Radiochemistry for Positron-Emitting Radiopharmaceutical Including Quality Assurance and Process Validation Principles
۴۱: Recommendations for Conducting Clinical Trials with Radiopharmaceuticals
۴۲: Standard Operating Procedures for Quality Control of Gamma Cameras
۴۳: Standard Operating Procedures for Quality Control of PET/CT and PET/MR Tomographs
۴۴: Standard Operating Procedures for Quality Control of Instrumentation for Radioguided Surgery
۴۵: Technical Aspects of Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry and Quantitative Computed Tomography for Assessment of Bone Mineral Density and Body Composition
۴۶: Current Practical Guidelines for the Most Common Nuclear Medicine Procedures
۴۷: Teaching Cases in Nuclear Medicine: Non-oncological Applications
۴۸: Teaching Cases in Nuclear Medicine: Oncological Applications
۴۹: Radiological Anatomy with CT: What the Nuclear Physician Should Know When Reading a PET/CT Scan
۵۰: Radiological Anatomy with MR: What the Nuclear Physician Should Know When Reading a PET/MR Scan
۵۱: Interpreting and Reporting the Results of Radionuclide Tests