Features

• Presents the first encyclopaedia in medical physics
• Contains approximately 2,800 articles with diagrams, images, formulas, and examples
• Covers classical aspects and the newest elements in medical imaging, radiotherapy, and radiation protection
• Discusses material at a level accessible to graduate and postgraduate students as well as medical specialists

Summary

Co-published by the European Medical Imaging Technology e-Encyclopaedia for Lifelong Learning (EMITEL) consortium and supported by the International Organization for Medical Physics (IOMP), Encyclopaedia of Medical Physics contains nearly 2,800 cross-referenced entries relating to medical physics and associated technologies. Split into two convenient volumes, this all-encompassing reference covers:

• General terms
• Diagnostic radiology
• Nuclear medicine
• Radiotherapy
• Magnetic resonance imaging
• Ultrasound imaging
• Radiation protection

The encyclopaedia features the work of over 100 contributors who are specialists in their respective areas. It describes new and existing methods and equipment in medical physics at a level accessible to graduate and postgraduate students as well as medical specialists. Most articles include references, further reading, images, graphs, formulas, and examples.