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This comprehensive publication covers all aspects of image formation in modern medical imaging modalities, from radiography, fluoroscopy, and computed tomography, to magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound. It addresses the techniques and instrumentation used in the rapidly changing field of medical imaging. Now in its fourth edition, this text provides the reader with the tools necessary to be comfortable with the physical principles, equipment, and procedures used in diagnostic imaging, as well as appreciate the capabilities and limitations of the technologies.
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Medical Imaging Physics, Fourth Edition, by William R. Hendee and E. Russell Ritenour C 2002 Wiley-Liss, Inc. ISBN: 0-471-38226-4 Copyright
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MEDICAL IMAGING PHYSICS Fourth Edition
William R. Hendee, Ph.D. Senior Associate Dean and Vice President Dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Professor and Vice Chair of Radiology Professor of Radiation Oncology, Biophysics, Bioethics Medical College of Wisconsin Professor of Biomedical Engineering Marquette University
E. Russell Ritenour, Ph.D. Professor and Chief of Radiology Physics, Medical School Director of Graduate Studies in Biophysical Sciences and Medical Physics, Graduate School University of Minnesota
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