Cover -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Author -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 - Basic Review -- 2 - Nuclides and Radioactive Processes -- 3 - Radioactivity: Law of Decay, Half-Life, and Statistics -- 4 - Production of Radionuclides -- 5 - Radiopharmaceuticals -- 6 - Interaction of High-Energy Radiation With Matter -- 7 - Radiation Dosimetry -- 8 - Detection of High-Energy Radiation -- 9 - In Vitro Radiation Detection -- 10 - In Vivo Radiation Detection: Basic Problems, Probes, and Rectilinear Scanners -- 11 - In Vivo Radiation Detection: Scintillation Camera -- 12 - Operational Characteristics and Quality Control of a Scintillation Camera -- 13 - Detectability or Final Contrast in an Image -- 14 - Emission Computed Tomography -- 15 - Biological Effects of Radiation and Risk Evaluation from Radiation Exposure -- 16 - Methods of Safe Handling of Radionuclides and Pertaining Rules and Regulations -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Appendix D -- Appendix E -- Answers -- Suggestions for Further Reading -- Index.