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Section I: Basic ConceptsChapter 1: Introduction to MedicalImagingChapter 2: Radiation and the AtomChapter 3: Interaction of Radiationwith MatterChapter 4: Computers in Medical Imaging Section II: DiagnosticRadiologyChapter 5: X-ray Production, X-ray Tubes, and GeneratorsChapter 6:Screen-Film RadiographyChapter 7: Film ProcessingChapter 8:MammographyChapter 9: FluoroscopyChapter 10: Image QualityChapter 11: DigitalRadiographyChapter 12: Adjuncts to RadiologyChapter 13: ComputedTomographyChapter 14: Nuclear Magnetic ResonanceChapter 15: MagneticResonance Imaging -MRIChapter 16: Ultrasound ImagingChapter 17: ComputerNetworks, PACS and Teleradiology Section III: Nuclear MedicineChapter 18:Radioactivity and Nuclear TransformationChapter 19: Radionuclide Productionand RadiopharmaceuticalsChapter 20: Radiation Detection andMeasurementChapter 21: Nuclear Imaging-The Scintillation CameraChapter 22:Nuclear Imaging-Emission Tomography Section IV: Radiation Protection,Dosimetry, and BiologyChapter 23: Radiation ProtectionChapter 24: RadiationDosimetry of the PatientChapter 25: Radiation BiologyAppendicesA: FundamentalPrinciples of PhysicsB: Physical Constants, Prefixes, Geometry, ConversionFactors, and Radiological DataC: Attenuation Coefficients and Spectra DataTablesD: Radiopharmaceutical Characteristics and DosimetryE: Internet Resource