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Positron Emission Tomography: Basic Sciences

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This is a very good reference book but unfortunately PET books are out of date quickly and this book's publication date in 2003 means it mostly misses out on PET/CT. It is still a worthwhile book though but combine with newer books covering PET/CT like PET and PET/CT (Lin and Alavi) and Atlas of PET/CT (Phelps et al).

I have thoroughly enjoyed this book. It has great figures. Especially the section on reconstruction. I have opened the book for the figures frequently in describing to other researchers concepts in PET. I have found that quite frequently it cites the best primary literature on the subject as well. The organization of the book is a little lacking as the writing style is a little different among sections; but this is to be expected as each section was written by different authors. I would recommend this book to any Mathemetician, PET-chemist, Engineer, or specialist who is interested in the non-clinical aspects of PET. I would recommend this book for classroom use as well.

Very well written...everyone in this field should get it as a reference source..
Physics and clinical applications are explained..Each chapter has its own author who is (probably) specialized in that field