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Contains over 3300 entries with accompanying diagrams, images, formulas, further reading, and examples Covers both the classical and newest elements in medical imaging, radiotherapy, and radiation protection Discusses material at a level accessible to graduate and postgraduate students in medical physics and related disciplines as well as medical specialists and researchers.

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Editors Tabakov, Milano, Sprawls, Stoeva, Tipnis, and Underwood have expanded the 2013 work of the same title. This great resource has more than 3,300 entries. Compiling a book that covers all areas of medical physics is a heroic task, and the editors have done a wonderful job. This expanded edition includes more than 650 new terms related to the fields of non-ionising radiation safety and medical equipment management. Each entry is concise and easy to read, making appropriate use of equations and figures, with further readings included. Every library and hospital should have a copy of this work...This book will be a useful reference for medical professionals, particularly radiologists, including those still in training. Summing Up: Recommended. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals. -L. S. Cahill, Memorial University of Newfoundland in CHOICE, August 2022.

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Slavik Tabakov is the Director of the Postgraduate MSc Medical Engineering and Physics and MSc Clinical Sciences Programmes at King's College London, UK, and currently the President of the International Organisation for Medical Physics (IOMP). Franco Milano is a Professor of Medical Physics at the University of Florence, Italy. In addition to serving as a Research fellow for the Italian National Research Council, he is an appointed expert on behalf of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the areas of radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging. Magdalena Stoeva is a Professor in the Diagnostic Imaging Department and in the Translational Neuroscience Centre of the Medical University Plovdiv, Bulgaria, where she is responsible for both scientific work and the teaching over 300 students in medical physics, medicine, and dentistry. Perry Sprawls is Professor Emeritus of Radiology for Emory University, USA, and a medical physicist and bioengineer with 50 years of experience in radiology and medical imaging Sameer Tipnis is Associate Professor in the Radiology and Radiological Sciences department at the Medical University of South Carolina, USA. Tracy Underwood is a EC Marie Curie Research Fellow with a joint appointment at Harvard Medical School, USA, and University College London, UK.

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