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Dedication
In memory of my parents, Rhoda and Edward Powsner, for all of their love, support, and guidance throughout the years.
R.A.P.
To the memory of my father, Ivan George Palmer, who would have said, “Well, what's all this then?”
M.R.P.
Essentials of Nuclear Medicine Physics, Instrumentation, and Radiation Biology
FOURTH EDITION
Rachel A. Powsner, MD
Clinical Professor of Radiology
Boston University School of Medicine
Director, Division of Nuclear Medicine
Department of Radiology
Boston Veterans Administration Healthcare System
Boston, MA, USA
Matthew R. Palmer, PhD
Director of Medical Imaging Physics
Department of Radiology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Radiology
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA, USA
Edward R. Powsner, MD*
Former Chief, Nuclear Medicine Service Veterans Administration Hospital
Allen Park, MI, USA
Former Professor and Associate Chairman
Department of Pathology
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI, USA
*Deceased
This edition first published 2022
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