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The International Commission on Radiological Protection and theEuratom Council directive have specified that workers exposed toionizing radiation shall be subjected to individual dose monitoring.In the past, individual doses have almost always been monitored byfilm badge dosimeters, but thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) are nowcoming into widespread use, principally due to the availability ofautomated readout systems.
Techniques and Management of Personnel ThermoluminescenceDosimetry Services gives details of the operation of andexperience gained with a number of large-scale TL personnel dosimetryservices, with particular attention being paid to the managementaspects of such services.
For technical and administrative personnel in TLD services, TLD systemdesigners, staff of licensing authorities concerned with dosimetriclicensing, students of radiation protection, especially in the area ofprotection from ionizing radiation. A basic knowledge of atomic andnuclear physics is assumed, and a training in radiation protection orhealth physics would be an advantage.
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Since its first edition in 1980, Essential Physics for Radiographers has earned an international reputation as a clear and straightforward introduction to the physics of radiography. Now in its fourth edition, this book remains a core textbook for student radiographers.

The authors have retained the pragmatic approach of earlier editions and continue to target the book particularly at those students who find physics a difficult subject to grasp. The fourth edition builds on the major revisions introduced in the third edition. The content has been updated to reflect recent advances in imaging technology. The chapter on Radiation Safety has been completely rewritten in the light of the latest changes in relevant legislation, and a re-examination of the physical principles underpinning magnetic resonance imaging forms the basis of a new chapter. Worked examples and calculations again feature strongly, and the innovative and popular Maths Help File, guides readers gently through the mathematical steps and concepts involved. The reference citations have been updated and now include Internet sources. ... Read more

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In today’s world, three great classes of non-infectious diseases – the metabolic syndromes (such as type 2 diabetes and atherosclerosis), the cancers, and the neurodegenerative disorders – have risen to the fore. These diseases, all associated with increasing age of an individual, have proven to be remarkably complex and difficult to treat. This is because, in large measure, when the cellular signaling pathways responsible for maintaining homeostasis and health of the body become dysregulated, they generate equally stable disease states. As a result the body may respond positively to a drug, but only for a while and then revert back to the disease state. Cellular Signaling in Health and Disease summarizes our current understanding of these regulatory networks in the healthy and diseased states, showing which molecular components might be prime targets for drug interventions. This is accomplished by presenting models that explain in mechanistic, molecular detail how a particular part of the cellular signaling web operates properly in health and improperly in disease.

The stability of the health- and disease-associated states is dynamic and supported by multiple feedback loops acting positively and negatively along with linkages between pathways. During the past few years an ongoing series of important discoveries have been made that advance our understanding of how the body works and may guide us on how to better deal with these diseases. These include the discovery of chronic inflammation as a causal factor in all of these disease classes, the appearance of reactive oxygen species as a messenger molecule that can act both positively and negatively, the propensity of proteins to misfold into aggregation- and disease-prone forms, and the rise of epigenetics including the emergence of small non-coding RNA with important regulatory functions out of the so-called junk RNA. Chapters are devoted to each of these classes of findings with additional details integrated into the chapters dealing directly with the diseases. The connections responsible for maintaining stability are explored in depth.

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MRI Physics for Radiologsits: A Visual Approach, Third Edition delineates the principles of magnetic resonance imaging in a format that can be understood by readers who do not have a sophisticated physics or mathematics background. It is organized in three sections: sections one and two present the contrast and spatial characteristics of the image; section three deals with topics such as Half Fourier imaging, motion, aliasing, artifacts, and coils. The third edition has sections on new techniques now in common use, such as rectangular field of view and fast spin-echo (or echo-planar) sequences, a chapter on the effect of MR equipment parameters on image resolution, a chapter with a simplified mathematical discussion of the Fourier transform and an enhanced section on magnetic resonance angiography. ... Read more

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MRI Physics for Radiologists, Alfred L. Horowitz
I am currently a Fellow in Cardiovascular Imaging with prior training in Cardiology. I have read numerous textbooks on MRI especially cardiac MRI. So far this is the very best introductory textbook with clear concepts and simple explanation of complex physical principles. Within a few pages the author has done a marvelous job of taking the reader from simple physics to explanation of image formation. The figures are incredibly easy to visualize. This book should be on an essential redaing list of all who are interested in gaining an understanding of MRI principles. This book provides a platform that one can build on with further reading. I only hope the author comes out with a newer edition.

An excellent primer, and not just for radiologists
Written in a straightforward style, this little book effectivelydemystifies MRI and provides the best single introduction to the principlesof MRI for non-physicists. Should be required reading for anyone interestedin neuroimaging. ... Read more

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Good introduction to radiotherapy physics
The authors give a good introduction to the physics behind radiation therapy planning in this book, from an applied, theoretical, and computational perspective. The coverage emphasizes the physics of linearaccelerators in the first chapter of the book. The discussion is a goodone, and when reading it one appreciates why medical physicists choose thephysical units they do. Treatment aids, such as wedges, multileafcollimators, blocks, and compensators are also discussed in this chapter,although somewhat hurriedly. The interaction of X-rays with matter istreated in Chapter 2, from a phenomenological point of view, with the crosssections for the physical processeswritten down instead of beingcalculated from quantum electrodynamics. The authors do a good job ofdiscussing the origins of the terms kerma and terma in this chapter. Theimportant topic of electron scattering powers is discussed, again withquantum field theory left out of the picture, along with a purelydesciptive discussion of charged particle equilibrium. Dosimetry isdiscussed in Chapter 3, and the authors give an overview of currenttechniques. A discussion of the connection between dose measurements andhow they relate to tumour control should have been more comprehensive. Theauthors do however do a good job in informing the reader of the currenttechniques in dosimetry in this, the longest chapter of the book. The nexttwo chapters discuss the properties of X-ray beams and the actual treatmentplanning process. The reader will gain an appreciation of the use of thephysical unit MU in these chapters. The authors are not democratic in theirchoice of commercial treatment planning systems in this book. The majorvendors, such as Computerized Medcial Systems and ADAC, are only barelymentioned. The authors do give a general overview of the convolution andsuperposition methods in calculating dose, along with a discussion of MonteCarlo methods. The solution of the transport problem, via the Boltzmanntransort equation, is not mentioned at all. This is not really a detrimentto the book, since this approach has not resulted in anything close to aclinical application, but it is important to mention why the othertechniques in dose calculation were employed so as to not have to deal withthe general (and difficult) transport problem. Tumor and tissue responseissues are discussed in the last chapter, and the authors do a good job ofdiscussing this approach to RTP. The book should definitely be on the shelfof those who aspire to learn this important field and make subsequentcontributions to it. ... Read more

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The main purpose of this symposium is to stimulate the application of physics to medicine, both in practice and research. Recognized specialists, researchers, health professionals and students in this area present their results and/or the state of the art techniques related to their current topics of interest in plenary talks and in oral and poster sessions. Topics include: biomagnetism, bioimpedance, digital mammography, tomography, MRI, optics in medicine, radiation therapy, dosimetry, conformal radiography, thermoluminescence, biomaterial characterization, image processing and instrumentation.

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A practical how to do it book.
I am a Medical Physicist in the UK and although this book was writen for trainee Clinicians, I found it of interest as a how to do it book to supplement my training and experience. Although others could no doubt critisise its approach or philisophical basis, if you want to know how and are not too concerned with the theory it is worth reading. ... Read more

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Practical Radiotherapy introduces the reader to the physics and equipment that is central to radiotherapy practice. This Second Edition has been extensively revised and is fully up to date with key developments in equipment and practice, namely: stereotacic radiosurgery, CT SIM and SIM CT, portal imaging, MLC and HDR brachytherapy. Practical Radiotherapy is written by an experienced team of practitioners and teachers who present a difficult and dry subject in a reader-friendly manner, covering all of the required core information. ... Read more

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Including Maxims, Moral And Facetious For The Prevention Of Disease And The Attainment Of A Long And Vigorous Life. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature. ... Read more

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To date the investigations of metal emissions from automotive catalysts has focused mainly on platinum. Since 1993, however, platinum has been increasingly replaced by palladium as the predominant substance in pollution-control catalysts. Now the release of palladium in automotive catalysts is becoming just a critical problem as that of platinum. The editors present the latest research results related to all aspects of palladium emissions in the environment, as well as an assessment of their effects on the environment and health. The book focuses on the following topics: analytical methods; sources of palladium emissions; occurrence, chemical behaviour and fate in the environment; bioavailability and biomonitoring; and health-risk potential.

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This book delineates the principles of magnetic resonance imaging in a format that can be understood by readers who do not have a sophisticated physics or mathematics background. It is organized in three sections: sections one and two present the contrast and spatial characteristics of the image; section three deals with topics such as Half Fourier imaging, motion, aliasing, artifacts, and coils. For this third edition, the author has made the following improvements: - Updated obsolete concepts and references to technology and equipment no longer current. - Additional sections on new techniques now in common use, such as rectangular field of view and fast spin-echo (or echo-planar) sequences - A new chapter on the effect of MR equipment parameters on image resolution, including photographic examples. - Added a new chapter on simplified mathematical discussion of the Fourier transform. - Modified and enhanced the section on magnetic resonance angiography. ... Read more

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Building upon his pioneering investigation of the colours of thin films, Isaac Newton developed two influential theories, one on the structure of matter, explaining the colours of bodies and the other on fits, describing the periodicity of light. Professor Alan Shapiro, editor of The Optical Papers of Isaac Newton, recounts the development of these theories based on his study of Newton's unpublished manuscripts and analyses their experimental foundation. He also shows the essential role that Newton's philosophy of science played in the formulation and reception of these theories. The second part of the book describes a vigourous dispute over Newton's theory of coloured bodies waged by physicists and chemists for nearly fifty years, from the late eighteenth century to the early nineteenth century. Professor Shapiro's analysis of this previously unknown dispute and of the reasons for the chemist's attack on Newton's theory illuminates the nature and relation of physics and chemistry during this seminal period of their development. ... Read more

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The School covered the current and future developments as well as the current status of methods and technologies from nuclear physics and particle accelerators applied in biology and medicine, such as particle detector, radiation therapy, nuclear medicine, and radiation diagnostics. The courses were primarily introductory with introductions to advanced topics. ... Read more

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The Quantum Challenge, Second Edition is an engaging and thorough treatment of the extraordinary phenomena of quantum mechanics, and of the enormous challenge they present to our conception of the physical world.Traditionally, the thrill of grappling with such issues is reserved for practicing scientists, while physical science, mathematics, and engineering students are often isolated from these inspiring questions.This book was written to remove this isolation.Greenstein and Zajonc present the puzzles of quantum mechanics using vivid references to contemporary experiments.The authors focus on the most striking and conceptually significant quantum phenomena, together with a clear theoretical treatment of each.The depth and extent of the challenge of quantum mechanics becomes increasingly compelling as they move from the simplest experiments involving single photons or particles, to the famous Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen and Bell's Theorem, and then to macroscopic quantum phenomena. ... Read more

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Fantastic book for gaining real understanding of many key QM experimental results
As others have said, this is by far the best book for gaining a solid understanding of many key experimental results in QM until about 2002.

I am using this book for self-study and have found that it complements standard undergraduate textbooks on quantum mechanics very well. The level of the book is between (typically misleading) popular accounts and highly technical textbook or journal article accounts.As such, it assumes you have some background in calculus and modern physics.[The only textbook I am aware of that deals with more recent experiments is Auletta, Fortunato and Parisis, Quantum Mechanics, 2009.ISBN978-0-521-86963-8. This is a very fine textbook but assumes the reader is fairly sophisticated in terms of mathematics and physics background.]

excellent for first year grad students
This book is great for understanding QM conceptually. You should have studied QM at least at the undergraduate level already - the authors assume you already know the math. I'm a first year grad student in electrical engineering and the level is perfect for me (that is, challenging and slow to read, but very rewarding and not too frustrating). The authors go over a lot of spiffy experiments that have taken place in the last 50 years. They give you the experimental schematic, tell you the "expected result", give you charts of the actual result, and discuss what it means. As an engineer, this style of learning is great for me, because there's a lot of pretty diagrams and plots.

The authors also teach you how to apply the math you learned in your undergrad to actually analyze real world situations. For example, they analyze scattering events inside a fission reactor using the uncertainty principle and conclude *warning: spoilers* that the uncertainty in the position of a particle in a fission reactor is one hundred times bigger than the cross section of the nucleus it is to strike. (This is a fundamental uncertainty due to the Heisenberg Principle, not due to faulty measuring equipment). This means that we cannot visualize a fission chain reaction as these neat little balls that bounce around, splitting nuclei apart. It means that we cannot be sure what is going on inside at all. I thought that was neat.

The Foundations of Quantum Mechanics made accessible
Even after taking an advanced-level quantun mechanics course my junior year of college, I had only heard vague reference to Bell's Inequalities, and certainly had not heard of delayed-choice experiments or Bohm's formulation of quantum mechanics.I knew nothing about quantum computation, hidden variable theories, or really anything at all beyond the Copenhagen Interpretation.

Quantum mechanics tends to bring up philosophical questions in first-time students.I have a friend who after taking his first quantum course, was adamant, to near the point of hysteria, that quantum mechanics must be wrong because to him the collapse of the wave function simply did notmake sense.For him, and for myself, The Quantum Challenge was exactly what we needed.It takes questions about the meaning of quantum mechanics and answers them firmly and concretely (to the extent that the answers are known) in light of experimental results.These are the sort of things they don't teach you in physics class, where you diagnolize matrices, solve Schrodinger Equations, and learn approximation methods for months without understanding how everything you're doing works in application.

I was a teaching assistant for an intensive, 4-week quantum mechanics course for high school students this summer.The Quantum Challenge was our text.At first, I was skeptical of using this route to introduce students to quantum physics, but now I realize that it is much more successful than a traditional approach towards the mathematics of quantum.After working with Quantum Challenge, my students had a better understanding of quantum physics than they would have if we had spent four weeks trying to teach differential equations and linear algebra to them.

The book does include some math and is not for a complete beginner in quantum mechanics.Before reading it, you should understand bra-ket notation and have enough quantum mechanics to do simple one-dimensional problems, but after that, dive into the arcane and fascinating world of the quantum.

An honest presentation of the puzzles in Quantum Mechanics
This is the only pedagogical book I have seen that tries to explain the issues in interpreting Quantum Mechanics without trying to sell the reader on a philosophical direction first. The authors just try to explain the implications and rationale behind QM as it is today, without promoting a "new direction". I think this is extremely useful - even if you want to go somewhere else, it helps to know where you are, to start.

There is a lot of discussion of the relevant experiments and the issues they settle (and raise). This is rather grounding.

The reader will need a good undergraduate-level capability in mathematics and previous exposure to quantum physics, in order to make real progress with this book. I think this is unavoidable, as QM is inherently mathematical. Given this background, the reader should find this book clear and well filled-out.

(I am writing about the 1st edition - I'm not sure how the 2nd edition differs.)

Great book.
I had Professor Zajonc for my Modern Physics class. He assigned some readings from his book; I don't think anyone read it. They should have because this book is immensely readable and it was a LOT better than his lectures. I think I learned more reading this book than going to class, which admittedly I didn't do very often.

This book is an excellent bridge between popular accounts of quantum mechanics, which focus on the consequences but have no math in them at all, and technical accounts, which are all math. This book is a good medium. If you have knowledge of undergraduate math and physics you should be able to get through this book. ... Read more

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Written for radiology students taking physics courses and for radiologists and radiologic technologists wanting to gain a firm grounding in the scientific basis or radiology, "Medical Imaging" offers coverage of X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, as well as nuclear medicine. Each chapter has exercises, questions with answers and summaries for exam preparation. ... Read more

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Radiology made simple
Dr. Wolbarst makes excellent use of charts and graphs to illustrate the basics of medical imaging.Recommended for anyone intrigued by the amazing CT and MRI scans. ... Read more