An Introduction to the Physics of Nuclear Medicine

1 Introduction 1.1 Building Blocks of Matter 1.2 Fundamental Forces 1.3 Overview of Nuclear Medicine
2 A Brief History of Nuclear Medicine 2.1 Radioactivity 2.2 Production of Radionuclides for Medicine 2.3 Diagnostic Imaging
3 Radioactivity 3.1 Nuclear Stability 3.2 Radioactive Decay Processes 3.2.1 Alpha Decay 3.2.2 Beta Decay 3.2.3 Gamma Decay 3.3 Radioactive Decay Law
4 Radionuclide Production 4.1 Radionuclide Selection 4.2 Cyclotrons 4.3 Nuclear Reactors 4.4 Radionuclide Generators 4.5 Production Yield 4.6 Emerging Radiopharmaceuticals
5 Radiation Interactions with Matter 5.1 Gamma-Ray Interaction Mechanisms 5.1.1 Photoelectric Absorption 5.1.2 Compton Scattering 5.2 Charged Particle Interaction Mechanisms 5.2.1 Collisional Coulomb Energy Loss 5.2.2 Radiative Energy Loss 5.2.3 Charged Particle Range
6 Radiation Detection 6.1 Gas Detectors 6.2 Semiconductor Detectors 6.3 Scintillation Detectors 6.4 Performance of Radiation Detectors
7 Imaging 7.1 Gamma Camera 7.2 Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography 7.3 Positron Emission Tomography
8 Radionuclide Therapy 8.1 Principles of Radiotherapy 8.2 Medical Internal Radiation Dosimetry (MIRD)
A Chemical Symbols