The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging, Third Edition

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This renowned work is derived from the authors' acclaimed national review course (“Physics of Medical Imaging") at the University of California-Davis for radiology residents. The text is a guide to the fundamental principles of medical imaging physics, radiation protection and radiation biology, with complex topics presented in the clear and concise manner and style for which these authors are known. Coverage includes the production, characteristics and interactions of ionizing radiation used in medical imaging and the imaging modalities in which they are used, including radiography, mammography, fluoroscopy, computed tomography and nuclear medicine.  Special attention is paid to optimizing patient dose in each of these modalities. Sections of the book address topics common to all forms of diagnostic imaging, including image quality and medical informatics as well as the non-ionizing medical imaging modalities of MRI and ultrasound.

The basic science important to nuclear imaging, including the nature and production of radioactivity, internal dosimetry and radiation detection and measurement, are presented clearly and concisely. Current concepts in the fields of radiation biology and radiation protection relevant to medical imaging, and a number of helpful appendices complete this comprehensive textbook. The text is enhanced by numerous full color charts, tables, images and superb illustrations that reinforce central concepts. The book is ideal for medical imaging professionals, and  teachers and students in medical physics and biomedical engineering. Radiology residents will find this text especially useful in bolstering their understanding of imaging physics and related topics prior to board exams.

--NEW Four-color throughout
--NEW Companion website with fully searchable text and images
--Basic line drawings help to explain concepts
--Comprehensive coverage of diagnostic imaging modalities
--Superb writing style of the author team helps make a difficult subject approachable and engaging

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• Hardcover: 1048 pages
• Publisher: LWW; Third, North American Edition edition (December 20, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781780578
• ISBN-13: 978-0781780575
• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.2 x 1.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #120,229 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

After reading several chapters of this new edition, I am compelled by my excitement about it to write this review here. The 3rd Edition of "Bushberg" is not just a newer version of the already-classic textbook; it is entirely a new book. Its contents are largely rewritten, with vivid illustrations added for almost every concept mentioned in the text. For example, the chapter of Computed Tomography (Chapter 10) now contains 72 figures, without even counting figure subsets; that is more than one figure per page. Everything is illustrated.

The reorganization of content and addition of numerous colorful figures have fundamentally improved this book, and may set a new standard for future medical physics textbooks. Now those physics concepts in medical imaging are much easier to understand. After reading the institutional copy in preparation for teaching a class, I decided to order a copy for myself to replace my old edition (and come here to tell everybody about it). In my opinion, the 3rd Edition of this book will set a high standard for future medical physics textbooks.

By D. Wang

The third edition of "The Essential Physics of Medical Imaging" contains a thousand pages of text, tables, and figures. The layout of the book is very attractive, with full color used throughout and to good effect. The authors have done an excellent job communicating the underlying physics through liberal use of diagrams. One or more figures appear on nearly every page spread.

The text makes strong efforts to explain the physics behind the phenomena, which is geared at the level of a first year physics course, while the handful of calculus equations are explained in the text. The required physics knowledge is nicely summarized in the first Appendix. The book is targeted for a clinical audience and should be comprehensible to anyone in medical imaging willing to invest the effort. A good example is the section on magnetic resonance imaging, which is methodically explained without distracting jargon or lengthy equations.

It is not a mathematically driven text. For that material I would turn to Kak and Slaney's "Principles of Computerized Tomographic Imaging" or Epstein's "Introduction to the Mathematics of Medical Imaging." It also does not focus on the instrumentation used, for which Bronzino's "The Biomedical Engineering Handbook" is a good resource.

These comments aside, the text delivers on its promise to elucidate the relationship between medical imaging and the underlying physics it employs.

By Steve S

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