Medical Radiation Physics

Structure of matter. Radioactive decay. Interactions of particulate radiation. Production of X rays. X-ray circuits. Interactions of X and gamma rays. Radiation intensity and exposure. Radiation dose. Radiation quality. Interaction of X and gamma rays in the body. Detection of radiation from low-activity sources. Accumulation and analysis of nuclear data. Gamma-ray spectrometry and the clinical use of radioactive nuclides. In vivo radionuclide studies and radionuclide imaging. Roentgenography. Fluoroscopy. Special imaging techniques. Quality of the radiologic image. Computed tomography. Ultrasound waves. Ultrasound transducers. The Doppler effect. Ultrasound display systems. Protection from external sources of radiation. Protection from internal sources of radiation. Review of mathematics. Multiples. Selected abbreviations of units. Masses in atomic mass units for neutral atoms of stable nuclides and a few unstable nuclides. Natural trigonometric functions. Common logarithms. Exponential quanity & raised to selected negative powers (eE-x).19860819.