Nuclear Medicine Radiation Dosimetry

The Role of Radiation Dosimetry in Nuclear Medicine.- Theoretical Tools.- Nuclear Properties, Structure, and Stability.- Radioactive Decay: Microscopic Theory.- Radioactive Decay: Macroscopic Theory.- Photon Interactions with Matter.- Charged Particle Interactions with Matter.- Radiation Fields and Radiometrics.- Radiation Dosimetry: Theory, Detection, and Measurement.- Biological Effects of Ionizing Radiation.- Nuclear Medicine Dosimetry.- Anthropomorphic Phantoms and Models of Biological Systems.- The Biodistribution (I): Preclinical.- The Biodistribution (II): Human.- The Biodistribution (III): Analysis.- The Ethics of Using Human Subjects in Clinical Trials Involving Radiopharmaceuticals.- The Future of Nuclear Medicine Radiation Dosimetry.

Brian J. McParland, BASc MSc PhD currently heads a commercial medical physics group based in the UK, Norway and India supporting clinical trials developing diagnostic radiopharmaceuticals, vascular contrast media and in vivo optical imaging agents. He is also an elected Fellow of the Canadian College of Physicists in Medicine, the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine, UK and the Institute of Physics, UK.

From the reviews:"This is a rigorous, comprehensive exposition of the theoretical basis of internal radionuclide (i.e. nuclear medicine) radiation dosimetry. This book is altogether unique in the internal radionuclide dosimetry literature, distinguished by its mathematical rigor, emphasis on the advanced theoretical underpinnings of internal dosimetry, and notable lack (by design) of practical dose calculation algorithms and reference data. It is for specialists in the field and, as stated in the preface, it is an adjunct to, not a replacement for, existing standard publications on internal dosimetry...this is a heroic effort that fills a heretofore unaddressed gap in the internal dosimetry literature."Pat Zanzonico, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center"This large and impressive textbook is not for the fainthearted.  It presents fundamental theoretical considerations in a logical and systematic manner.  The book will appeal to those with a high level of mathematical proficiency who wish to understand the subject matter in depth."RAD Magazine, March 2011"'This book is a highly specialised text focussing largely on the theory for determining radiation doses received by the human body. As such it's of specific interest to the medical physicist. It's well-structured with good organisation of material. It's clearly presented and well-researched with current view points, accurate references and interesting footnotes. ... it would also serve as a useful reference text for the radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians and also for the laity.'" (BMA Medical Book Awards, September, 2011)"The publication is mainly addressed to professionals, i.e. physicists and physicians involved in nuclear medicine, with a particular interest in radionuclide therapy; but there is also an in-depth and updated evaluation of many other issues related to research and diagnostic imaging, enlarging the editorial interest to the whole collectivity of nuclear physicians, to radiologists, residents

From the reviews:

"'This book is a highly specialised text focussing largely on the theory for determining radiation doses received by the human body. As such it's of specific interest to the medical physicist. It's well-structured with good organisation of material. It's clearly presented and well-researched with current view points, accurate references and interesting footnotes. ... it would also serve as a useful reference text for the radiologists, nuclear medicine physicians and also for the laity.'" (BMA Medical Book Awards, September, 2011)

"The topics of the chapters follow a logical progression and cover the theoretic issues in radiation dosimetry in nuclear medicine with sufficient breadth. ... This is a book intended for physicists in nuclear medicine. The book indeed provides good theoretic backgrounds for medical physicists looking for a refresher and for physics student training in nuclear medicine." (Franklin C. Wong, The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, Vol. 52 (5), May, 2011)

"This is a rigorous, comprehensive exposition of the theoretical basis of internal radionuclide (i.e. nuclear medicine) radiation dosimetry.

This book is altogether unique in the internal radionuclide dosimetry literature, distinguished by its mathematical rigor, emphasis on the advanced theoretical underpinnings of internal dosimetry, and notable lack (by design) of practical dose calculation algorithms and reference data. It is for specialists in the field and, as stated in the preface, it is an adjunct to, not a replacement for, existing standard publications on internal dosimetry...this is a heroic effort that fills a heretofore unaddressed gap in the internal dosimetry literature."

Pat Zanzonico, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center