Reprint
Applications of Medical Physics
Edited by
June 2022
310 pages
- ISBN978-3-0365-3613-2 (Hardback)
- ISBN978-3-0365-3614-9 (PDF)
This book is a reprint of the Special Issue Applications of Medical Physics that was published in
Biology & Life Sciences
Chemistry & Materials Science
Computer Science & Mathematics
Engineering
Environmental & Earth Sciences
Physical Sciences
Summary
Applications of Medical Physics” is a Special Issue of Applied Sciences that has collected original research manuscripts describing cutting-edge physics developments in medicine and their translational applications. Reviews providing updates on the latest progresses in this field are also included. The collection includes a total of 20 contributions by authors from 9 different countries, which cover several areas of medical physics, spanning from radiation therapy, nuclear medicine, radiology, dosimetry, radiation protection, and radiobiology.
Format
- Hardback
License
© 2022 by the authors; CC BY-NC-ND license
Keywords
medical imaging; radiomics; tomosynthesis; acquisition angle; percutaneous radioablation; monte carlo dosimetry; liver lesions; molecular radiotherapy; quality assurance; in vivo dosimetry; transmission radiation detectors; whole breast irradiation; MR-guided radiotherapy; predictive models; cervical cancer; EOS; conventional radiography; computed tomography; radiation dose; enchondroma; phantom; medical worker; radiological accident; emergency response; retrospective dosimetry; ESR; EPR; fingernails; antioxidant; GEMPix; GEMs; Timepix; Medipix; radiation therapy; hadron therapy; microdosimetry; gaseous detectors; Covid-19; chest CT; lungs; HU density; artificial intelligence; deep learning; medical physicist; machine learning; big data; radioembolization; internal dosimetry; Monte Carlo-based dosimetry; computed tomography; absorbed dose; signal–noise ratio; contrast–noise ratio; figure of merit; robust optimization; cervical cancer; high dose rate brachytherapy; single plan approach; median absolute deviation; 99mTc-sestamibi; breast-specific γ imaging; breast cancer; apoptosis; theragnostic; esophageal cancer; neoadjuvant chemoradiation; squamous cell carcinoma; epicardial adipose tissue; radiomics; artificial intelligence; machine and deep learning; medical imaging; partial volume effect; quantitative analysis; point spread function; post-reconstruction-correction-method; computed tomography; iterative reconstruction algorithms; ASiR; ASiR-V; noise level; noise spatial uniformity; in vivo relative dosimetry; proton; radiotherapy; quality controls; beam monitoring; nanoparticles; scintillation; ionizing energy deposition; radiotherapy; photodynamic therapy; singlet oxygen; protontherapy; proton; RBE; radiobiology; microdosimetry; Geant4; n/a