Radiation Safety in Nuclear Medicine

"Radiation Safety in Nuclear Medicine" responds to the pressing need for a specially designed textbook for nuclear medicine (NM) students, physicians, and technologists, which details everyday practice of NM, its benefits, and risks. Each chapter is organized in four sections - The Rationale: the reasons for applying safety procedures; The Principles: the scientific basis of the safety procedures; The Practice: how to implement procedures; and, The Homework: real-life problems encountered in everyday NM practice in hospitals and clinics. "Knowledge about radiation safety and health physics is a must for anyone working in nuclear medicine. The author has summarised his experience in teaching these subjects in the ten chapters of this book...All topics that are of relevance in daily routine are covered... the student is stimulated to test his knowledge since at the end of each chapter a number of problems are presented in the section 'Homework'." -European Journal of Nuclear Medicine, (2001) 28:948 "All topics that are of relevance in daily routine are covered." -J.A.J. Camps, Leiden, The Netherlands