This is an excellent web site, containing a large range of information
about nuclear medicine, aimed at both the patient and the professional,
contemporary research in nuclear medicine, nuclear medicine policy and
practice, and professional activities of the Society of Nuclear
Medicine.
This site, operated by the German corporation Siemens, describes a
large number of diagnostic procedures for identifying cancer or other
breast conditions. It includes ultrasound as well as nuclear medicine
applications to a wide array of medical problems. Nice basic
technical description of lots of procedures involving nuclear
medicine techniques.
This is a summary of the programs at an international conference on
the use of medical radioisotopes, including the most recent medical and
research advances.
Interesting web site with lots of scans and detailed
explanations. Contains link to a very nice hypertext book on
magnetic resonance imaging as well as a large amount of other
material.
Go to the information on PET scans, featuring "Let's Play PET,"
the excellent tutorial on Positron Emission Tomography, that includes use
of the cyclotron to produce radioisotopes, radiochemistry, and biomedical
aspects of use of a tracer.
Nice site with lots of information and a reasonably clear tutorial
called the "MRI Tutor physics tutorial," and additional links, sponsored
by the VA Medical Center in Gainsville.
Very informative set of links to sites discussing details of Magnetic
Resonance Imaging, compiled by Mr. C. Kaldahl of Yorktown High School in
Arlington, VA.
This is a 230 MeV isochronous cyclotron constructed for proton cancer therapy. The web site discusses aspects of
the facility and variety of treatments it affords.
Ultrasound
Although ultrasound is not "nuclear medicine," it is a very important
subject in modern medicine that competes with nuclear medicine in several
ways. It is included here to enhance understanding of nuclear medicine
techniques by comparing and contrasting use of nuclear radiation and
ultrasound.
Understandable elementary discussion of how ultrasonic imaging
works, from the master web site How Stuff
Works. A good list of links is given at the end of the discussion.
Discusses all aspects regarding use of ultrasound during pregnancy, including routine examination, diagnosis
of problems, and recent 3-D technology.
Reference materials in print:
Russell K. Hobbie, Resource letter MP-1: Medical
Physics; American Journal of Physics Volume 53 Number 9, September
1985.
This is an annotated eight-page reference list covering all aspects of
use of physics in medicine. A large number of references regarding modern
radiological techniques are listed and described. Although this
list was gathered in 1985, much of the information remains useful
and reasonably accurate.