Published 2003 | Version v1
Book

Physics for health from diagnosis to therapy

  • 1. Institut de Physique Nucleaire de Lyon, 69 - Villeurbanne (France)

Description

The different titles of conferences and contributions are as follow: interaction of waves and particles with biological matter; living signals and their interpretation; scanner: principle, technology, applications; nuclear medicine: gamma camera and positron cameras; medical physics: outlets and professions; electro neurology: electric signals (EEG) and magnetic signals (M.E.G.); medical imaging: the photons techniques; lasers, diagnostic tools: example of application to the detection of dental caries; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); ultrasonics: medical applications; animals models and imaging; laboratories on chips: physics and chemistry in the wings of the genomic revolution; biomaterials; ultrasonics: from fundamental physics to medicine; imaging by ultrashort laser pulses; Pull and twist a molecule of DNA or how watch an enzyme working; treatment of cancers by ionizing radiations; hadron therapy by light ions: situation of the E.T.O.I.L.E. project; PET imaging in hadron therapy; evaluation and management of risks linked to the physical methods of investigation. (N.C.)

Additional details

Additional titles

Original title (French)
La physique pour la sante du diagnostic a la therapie

Publishing Information

Publisher
Institut de Physique Nucleaire de Lyon
Imprint Place
Villeurbanne (France)
ISBN
2-9510204-2-2
Imprint Pagination
226 p.

Conference

Title
Acts of e2phy 2002 physics summer school
Original Conference Title
Actes de l'Ecole d'ete de physique e2phy 2002
Dates
26-29 Aug 2002
Place
Villeurbanne (France)