Lombardi Radiation Safety in Nuclear Medicine, Second Edition

2. Auflage 2006
ISBN: 978-0-8493-8179-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 256 Seiten

Recent advances in the field of nuclear medicine (NM) are expanding the role and responsibilities of the nuclear medicine technologist (NMT) to include more complex and detailed tasks. New technologies are making the diagnosis, management, and treatment of illnesses more sensitive, more specific, more accurate, and ultimately safer for both the patient and the technologist. Radiation Safety in Nuclear Medicine, Second Edition provides the latest technological advances and expanded responsibilities of today’s NMT while laying a solid foundation for understanding the basic physics behind the technology. As with the original, this edition teaches the units of radioactivity, exposure, and dosimetry, along with the principles of instrumentation needed for detection and measurement. Focusing on the issues of safety, this volume devotes considerable attention to the science and practice of safety techniques and includes information on rules and regulations. In keeping with the expanding nature of the field, the second edition incorporates many updates and additions such as, - Recent modifications to the U.S. Code of Federal Regulations specific to the use of radiopharmaceuticals in medicine

- The growing popularity of metabolic imaging with positron emissions tomography (PET)

- The benefits of merging two modalities, namely, the images of PET and computerized tomography (CT) into one short scanning procedure

- The new role of therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals that use molecular targeting as a method of localization
Providing a basic understanding of nuclear medicine, its scientific basis, diagnostic and therapeutic applications, safety practices and regulations, and future directions, Radiation Safety in Nuclear Medicine, Second Edition is the comprehensive reference for technologists, students, researchers, and other professionals in the Nuclear Medicine.

Zielgruppe

Nuclear medicine technologists, radiologic technologists, radiation therapy technologists, NM pharmacists, and NMDs

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lombardi, Max H.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Nuklearmedizin, PET, Radiotherapie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Principles of Radiation Physics
Rationale
Brief History of Radiation Science
Matter and Energy
Atomic Structure and Radioactivity
Particle Interactions
Gamma Ray Interactions
Gamma Ray Interactions with Lead and Water Units of Radiation Exposure and Dose
Rationale
Basic Concepts
Other Concepts
Specific Gamma Constant
About S.I. Units Guidelines for Radiation Protection
Rationale
National and International Agencies
Radiation Safety and the Law
Types of Radiation Effects
Recommended Dose Limits
Radiation Safety Practice Radiation Detection and Measurement
Rationale
Fundamentals
Gas Detectors
Scintillation Detectors
Imaging Instrumentation
Statistics of Counting
Making Decisions
Minimum Detectable Activity (MDA)
Quality Assurance of Radiation Counters Radiation Safety in the Nuclear Medicine Department
Rationale
Design of the NM Department
Description of Some Areas
Molecular Medicine
The Radiation Safety Program (RSP)
Radiation Safety Committee (RSC)
Radiation Safety Officer (RSO)
Radioactive Materials License
Quality Management Program (QMP)
The ALARA Program
The Practice of Radiation Safety Safe Handling of Radioactivity
Rationale
Minimizing External Exposures
Preventing Internal Contamination
Laboratory Rules
Radiation Hazards
Radionuclide Therapy
Other Radionuclide Therapies Radiation Surveys and Waste Disposal
Rationale
Radiation Surveys
Survey Instruments
Monitoring
Accidental Contamination
Radioactive Wastes
Disposal of Radioactive Wastes
Occupational Exposures
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Monitoring of Personnel Exposures
Rationale
Monitoring of Occupational Exposures
Reminder of Dose Limits
Monitoring Methods
Records of Personnel Dosimetry
Reports
Reportable Events Internal Dosimetry and Bioassays
Rationale
Historical Review
Internal Doses from Radiopharmaceuticals
Bioassay of Radioactivity
Biological Half-Times Introduction to Radiobiology
Rationale
Review of Basic Concepts
The Study of Radiobiology
Types of Exposure
Theories of Radiation Injury
DNA: The Most Sensitive Target
Quantitative Radiobiology
Survival Curves
Tissue Sensitivities
Types of Damage
Radiation Injury Modifiers
Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS)
Late Effects of Radiation
Genetic Effects
Effects of Prenatal Irradiation Appendix A — Properties of Medical Radionuclides
Negatron Emitters
Gamma (X-Rays) Emitters
Positron Emitters (Annihilation Radiation) Appendix B — Symbols and Abbreviations Appendix C — Interconversion of Units Appendix D — Answers to Problems Index