Radioactive sample counting : principles and practice /
edited by Sofia Michopoulou ; with contributions from Andrew Fenwick, Fergus McKiddie, Peter O'Sullivan, Lucy Pike, Anne-Marie Stapleton.
- Second edition.
- 1 online resource (various pagings) : illustrations (some color).
- [IOP release $release] IPEM-IOP series in physics and engineering in medicine and biology IPEM report ; 85 IOP ebooks. [2022 collection] .
- IOP (Series). Release 22. IPEM report ; no. 85. IPEM-IOP series in physics and engineering in medicine and biology. IOP ebooks. 2022 collection. .
"Version: 20220701"--Title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. Physical principles of radiation detection in sample counters / Sofia Michopoulou -- 2. Nucleonic equipment / Sofia Michopoulou -- 3. Quality control charts / Andrew Fenwick -- 4. Gamma counters / Lucy Pike and Fergus McKiddie -- 5. Intraoperative gamma probes / Anne-Marie Stapleton and Fergus McKiddie -- 6. Liquid scintillation counting / Anne-Marie Stapleton -- 7. Automatic blood sampling systems (ABSSs) / Lucy Pike -- 8. Uncertainties in measurements from radioactivity sample counters / Peter O'Sullivan -- 9. Data analysis / Sofia Michopoulou -- 10. Clinical and research applications of sample counters / Peter O'Sullivan, Sofia Michopoulou, Andrew Fenwick, Lucy Pike, Anne-Marie Stapleton and Fergus McKiddie.
IPEM Report 85 is a handbook for radioactive sample counters including gamma counters, liquid scintillation detectors, intraoperative gamma probes and automatic blood sampling systems.
Healthcare professionals, in particular people operating such counters for clinical and/or research purposes and healthcare scientists.
Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader, EPUB reader, or Kindle reader.
Sofia Michopoulou is a consultant clinical scientist, head of nuclear medicine physics and NIHR clinical lecturer at University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (UHS).
9780750338950 9780750338943
10.1088/978-0-7503-3895-0 doi
Radioactivity--Measurement. Medical physics. Nuclear medicine. Radioactivity. Nuclear Medicine. Medical physics. Medical physics and biophysics.