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Extensive two-volume reference on the basic science and clinical aspects of the specialty of nuclear medicine. Also covers history, safety, and decision-making. Incorporates the latest updates in the field, including software fusion, as well as the emergence of PET and PET/CT as an essential tool for the evaluation and staging of cancer, neurologic, GI, and cardiovascular disease. Presents full-chapter coverage of hot topics such as principles of PET/CT imaging and imaging systems; new approaches to radiolabeling monoclonal antibodies; functional cardiac imaging; cerebral perfusion imaging; prospective image fusion: the role of SPECT/CT and PET/CT, and radiopharmaceuticals for pediatric imaging.