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Computers in Radiopharmacy

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Progress in Radiopharmacy

Part of the book series: Developments in Nuclear Medicine ((DNUM,volume 10))

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Computers have been used in nuclear medicine for many years, and contemporary practice relies heavily on these machines. They are employed in data acquisition, image processing, data analysis, creation and updating of patient records.

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  1. A. E. Theobald
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Editors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rotterdamsch Radiotherapeutisch Instituut, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    P. H. Cox

  2. Regional Centre for Radiotherapy Department of Oncology and Nuclear Medicine, Essex County Hospital, Colchester, UK

    S. J. Mather

  3. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, UK

    C. B. Sampson

  4. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Guy’s Hospital, London, UK

    C. R. Lazarus

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Theobald, A.E. (1986). Computers in Radiopharmacy. In: Cox, P.H., Mather, S.J., Sampson, C.B., Lazarus, C.R. (eds) Progress in Radiopharmacy. Developments in Nuclear Medicine, vol 10. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4297-4_14

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