| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 299 pages) : illustrations (some color), portraits (some color) |
| Contents |
Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1 Survival of the Luckiest; Chapter 2 So You Want To Be a Doctor; Chapter 3 First Taste of Research; Chapter 4 Medical School and House Staff Days; Chapter 5 The National Institutes of Health; Chapter 6 A New Medical Specialty; Chapter 7 The Early Days; Chapter 8 The Thyroid Paves The Way; Chapter 9 The Breakthrough to Lung Scanning; Chapter 10 Computers in Nuclear Medicine; Chapter 11 From the Lungs to the Heart; Chapter 12 Growth Out of Control; Chapter 13 Molecular Communication; Chapter 14 The Fight Against Infectious Disease |
| Summary |
This book outlines the history of the development of nuclear medicine and describes the hurdles that nuclear medicine has had to face, in view of the perception of risk of radiation. Up to the present day, the diagnosis and treatment of cancer has been primarily surgical. When a mass or an enlarged lymph node is detected, immediate attempts are made to remove it or obtain a histological diagnosis by biopsy. Today, characterization of molecular processes in cancerous lesions by PET can help to determine whether therapy should be aggressive or postponed. The most important reason for the rapid a |
| Analysis |
geneeskunde |
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medicine |
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volksgezondheid |
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public health |
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geschiedenis |
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history |
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afbeelden |
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imagery |
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kernfysica |
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nuclear physics |
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radiologie |
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radiology |
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oncologie |
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oncology |
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Medicine (General) |
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Geneeskunde (algemeen) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-277) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Wagner, Henry N., Jr., 1927-2012.
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| SUBJECT |
Wagner, Henry N., Jr., 1927-2012 fast |
| Subject |
Nuclear medicine -- United States -- Biography
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Nuclear medicine.
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Nuclear Medicine -- history
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Nuclear Medicine
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History, 20th Century
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Nuclear medicine
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United States |
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
autobiographies (literary works)
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Personal narratives
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Autobiographies
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Biographies
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Autobiographies.
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Personal narratives.
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Biographies.
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Récits personnels.
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Autobiographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2007451312 |
| ISBN |
9781846280726 |
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1846280729 |
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1852339721 |
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9781852339722 |
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9786611328450 |
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6611328459 |
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