Nuclear data for medical applications: an overview
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Syed M. Qaim
A brief introduction to nuclear data in medicine is given. The choice of a radioisotope for medical application demands an accurate knowledge of radioactive decay data. Short-lived single photon and β+-emitters are preferred for diagnostic investigations, and longer-lived corpuscular radiation emitting radioisotopes for endoradiotherapy. The nuclear reaction cross section data, on the other hand, are needed for optimising the production routes. Besides radioactive isotopes, the use of ionising radiation in therapy is discussed. External radiation therapy has achieved an important place in medicine. The role of nuclear data is briefly discussed; they are needed for radiation dose calculations. The hitherto rather neglected activation products in proton therapy are considered. The methodology of development of a nuclear data file for medical applications is outlined
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- Preface: Nuclear Data for Medical Applications
- Nuclear data for medical applications: an overview
- Overview of nuclear data libraries and online services
- In vivo functional imaging with SPECT and PET
- Dosimetry related to SPECT and PET applications
- Nuclear data relevant to the production and application of diagnostic radionuclide
- Overview of hadron therapy: rationales, present status and future prospects
- Hadrons (protons, neutrons, heavy ions) in radiation therapy: rationale, achievements and expectations
- What accuracy is required and can be achieved in radiation therapy (review of radiobiological and clinical data)
- Fast neutron and proton therapy sources
- Reference dosimetry for fast neutron and proton therapy
- Medium energy neutron and proton nuclear data for therapy
- Therapeutic radionuclides and nuclear data
- Overview of nuclear reaction models used in nuclear data evaluation
- Model calculations and evaluation of nuclear data for medical radioisotope production
- Nuclear reactions in proton, neutron, and photon radiotherapy
- A review of radiation dosimetry applications using the MCNP Monte Carlo code
Articles in the same Issue
- Preface: Nuclear Data for Medical Applications
- Nuclear data for medical applications: an overview
- Overview of nuclear data libraries and online services
- In vivo functional imaging with SPECT and PET
- Dosimetry related to SPECT and PET applications
- Nuclear data relevant to the production and application of diagnostic radionuclide
- Overview of hadron therapy: rationales, present status and future prospects
- Hadrons (protons, neutrons, heavy ions) in radiation therapy: rationale, achievements and expectations
- What accuracy is required and can be achieved in radiation therapy (review of radiobiological and clinical data)
- Fast neutron and proton therapy sources
- Reference dosimetry for fast neutron and proton therapy
- Medium energy neutron and proton nuclear data for therapy
- Therapeutic radionuclides and nuclear data
- Overview of nuclear reaction models used in nuclear data evaluation
- Model calculations and evaluation of nuclear data for medical radioisotope production
- Nuclear reactions in proton, neutron, and photon radiotherapy
- A review of radiation dosimetry applications using the MCNP Monte Carlo code
