Physical principles of medical imaging

by Perry Sprawls

A comprehensive text for radiology residents and practicing radiologists, covering the physics and principles of medical imaging modalities, with emphasis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Subjects include energy and radiation, structure of matter, radioactivity, the photographic process, fluoroscopic and digital imaging systems, computed tomography, ultrasound, nuclear magnetic resonance, and exposure and protection. Includes b&w diagrams. Assume no background in physics. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Hardcover

First published June 23, 1993

Reviews

[Farhana Sufi]

Going through this book once more (for teaching this time) I found that this is a very good beginner level book for someone from a physics background. Medical imaging has been explained easily and the concepts on X-ray, Computed Tomography and MRI has been covered in a systematic way. What is even better is that the resources for teaching are available online for free by the author and publisher.