Includes index.

Basic review --
Nuclides and radioactive processes --
Radioactivity: law of decay, half-life, and statistics --
Production of radionuclides --
Radiopharmaceuticals --
Interaction of high-energy radiation with matter --
Radiation dosimetry --
Detection of high-energy radiation --
In vitro radiation detection --
In vivo radiation detection: basic problems, probes, and scintillation camera --
Computer interfacing and image processing --
Operational characteristics and quality control (QC) of a scintillation camera --
Emission computed tomography (ECT), general principles basic principles --
Single-photon emission computed tomography --
Positron emission tomography (PET) --
Detectability or final contrast in an image --
Biologic effects of radiation and risk evaluation from radiation exposure --
Methods of safe handling of radionuclides and pertaining rules and regulations.

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College of Health Sciences Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology

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