1.1 Technical requirements of a stereotactic radiosurgery system Stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) requires high doses of radiation to be delivered to a prespecified volume of tissue with remarkably high spatial accuracy…
Ultrasound 14.0 INTRODUCTION The characteristics, properties, and production of ultrasound for clinical applications are described. Ultrasound interaction with tissues, instrumentation, equipment, image acquisition, processing, and display demonstrate how useful acoustic…
Computed Tomography 10.0 INTRODUCTION Computed tomography (CT) has experienced enormous growth in clinical use over the past three decades primarily due to significant advances in image quality and a dramatic…
Magnetic Resonance Basics: Magnetic Fields, Nuclear Magnetic Characteristics, Tissue Contrast, Image Acquisition The protons and neutrons of the nucleus have a magnetic field associated with their nuclear spin and charge…
Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Advanced Image Acquisition Methods, Artifacts, Spectroscopy, Quality Control, Siting, Bioeffects, and Safety 13.0 INTRODUCTION Advanced pulse sequences and fast image acquisition methods; methods for perfusion, diffusion, and…
Radiation Detection and Measurements 17.0 INTRODUCTION The detection and measurement of ionizing radiation are the basis for the majority of diagnostic imaging. In this chapter, the basic concepts of radiation…
Radionuclide Production, Radiopharmaceuticals, and Internal Dosimetry 16.0 INTRODUCTION This chapter presents the various forms by which radionuclides are produced for use in radiopharmaceuticals to include cyclotrons, fission reactors, and parent-progeny…
X-Ray Dosimetry in Projection Imaging and Computed Tomography 11.0 INTRODUCTION Radiation dosimetry encompasses the measurement and calculation of ionizing radiation energy deposition into matter—this chapter addresses the application of dosimetry…
Nuclear Tomographic Imaging—Single Photon and Positron Emission Tomography (SPECT and PET) 19.0 INTRODUCTION The focus of this chapter is SPECT and PET imaging. Specifically, the chapter covers the principles of…
Image Quality 4.0 INTRODUCTION At a fundamental level, image quality is about diagnostic accuracy, which is a difficult quantity to measure. Because of this, most image quality measures are based…
