Atoms for Life : A Personal History of Nuclear Medicine

This book outlines the history of the development of nuclear medicine and describes the hurdles that nuclear medicine has had to face, in view of the perception of risk of radiation. Up to the present day, the diagnosis and treatment of cancer has been primarily surgical. When a mass or an enlarged lymph node is detected, immediate attempts are made to remove it or obtain a histological diagnosis by biopsy. Today, characterization of molecular processes in cancerous lesions by PET can help to determine whether therapy should be aggressive or postponed. The most important reason for the rapid acceptance of PET imaging is its value in the care of patients with suspected or known cancer, for establishing the diagnosis, planning and monitoring therapy, and in detecting early recurrence. Written for nuclear medicine professionals, non-nuclear medicine physicians and the public, this book chronicles the development of nuclear medicine together with its basic philosophy in the past, present and future. TOC:Before World War II.- Wartime Research.- "Atoms for Peace".- The Atomic Energy Commission.- The International Atomic Energy Agency.- The Society of Nuclear Medicine.- Nuclear Medicine for all the world.- The Thyroid Leads the Way.- The Birth of Lung Scanning.- How Computers Revolutionized Nuclear Medicin.- The Birth of Nuclear Cardiology.- The Birth of Nuclear Oncolog.- New Definition of Disease.- What Lies Ahead

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• ISBN: 1852339721
• Extent: 256 S.
• Edition: 1. Ed.
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: 150 schw.-w. u. 50 farb. Abb., 150 schw.-w. Fotos, 50 farb. Zeichn.

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Medizin, Gesundheit

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Goldaming
• (who): Springer London
• (when): 2006
• Creator: Wagner, Henry N. ; Knight, Nancy

Further information

• Table of contents: https://d-nb.info/973273364/04
• Rights: Bei diesem Objekt liegt nur das Inhaltsverzeichnis digital vor. Der Zugriff darauf ist unbeschränkt möglich.
• Last update: 11.03.2025, 11:47 AM CET