Table of Contents

List of Contributors xi

Introduction 1

1 What is Clinical Imaging Physics? 3
Ehsan Samei

Part I Radiography 15

2 Clinical Radiography Physics: Perspective 17
Ehsan Samei

3 Clinical Radiography Physics: State of Practice 23
David Gauntt

4 Clinical Radiography Physics: Emerging Practice 35
Jered Wells

Part II Mammography 77

5 Clinical Mammography Physics: Perspective 79
Douglas E. Pfeiffer

6 Clinical Mammography Physics: State of Practice 89
Melissa Martin and Eric Berns

7 Clinical Mammography Physics: Emerging Practice 107
Andrew Karellas and Srinivasan Vedantham

Part III Fluoroscopy 123

8 Clinical Fluoroscopy Physics: Perspective 125
Ehsan Samei

9 Clinical Fluoroscopy Physics: State of Practice 129
Beth A. Schueler and Keith J. Strauss

10 Clinical Fluoroscopy Physics: Emerging Practice 145
Keith J. Strauss and Beth A. Schueler

Part IV Computed Tomography 169

11 Clinical CT Physics: Perspective 171
Douglas E. Pfeiffer and Mahadevappa Mahesh

12 Clinical CT Physics: State of Practice 175
Douglas E. Pfeiffer

13 Clinical CT Physics: Emerging Practice 193
Ehsan Samei and Joshua Wilson

Part V Nuclear Imaging 211

14 Clinical Nuclear Imaging Physics: Perspective 213
Douglas E. Pfeiffer

15 Clinical Nuclear Imaging Physics: Current and Emerging Practice 223
Jeffrey Nelson and Steven Mann

Part VI Ultrasonography 249

16 Clinical Ultrasonography Physics: Perspective 251
Paul Carson, Nicholas J. Hangiandreou, and Zheng Feng Lu

17 Clinical Ultrasonography Physics: State of Practice 261
Zheng Feng Lu, Nicholas J. Hangiandreou, and Paul Carson

18 Clinical Ultrasonography Physics: Emerging Practice 287
Nicholas J. Hangiandreou, Paul Carson, and Zheng Feng Lu

Part VII Magnetic Resonance Imaging 303

19 Clinical MRI Physics: Perspective 305
Douglas E. Pfeiffer

20 Clinical MRI Physics: State of Practice 317
Ronald Price

21 Clinical MRI Physics: Emerging Practice 339
David Pickens

Part VIII Imaging Informatics 363

22 Clinical Physics in IT: Perspective 365
Ehsan Samei

23 Clinical Physics in Informatics Display: Current and Emerging Practice 373
Michael Flynn

24 Clinical Physics in Imaging Informatics: Current and Emerging Practice 413
Donald Peck

Abbreviations 429

Index 431

About the Author

EHSAN SAMEI, PhD, is Professor of Radiology, Medical Physics, Physics, Biomedical Engineering, and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, USA.

DOUGLAS E. PFEIFFER, MS, is Medical Physicist and Radiation Safety Officer at Boulder Community Health, Boulder, CO, USA.