A Personal History of Nuclear Medicine

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Wagner, Henry N. (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London, 2006.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Radiology.; Nuclear medicine.; Oncology.; Medicine > History.; Nuclear physics.; Medicine & Public Health.; Nuclear Medicine.; Imaging / Radiology.; History of Medicine.; Particle and Nuclear Physics.

 In A Personal History of Nuclear Medicine, Dr. Henry N. Wagner, Jr. outlines his significant contribution to the field of nuclear medicine over the past half-century, while also discussing the hurdles that the field faced in becoming a major component of modern medical practice. Further, the author explores challenges within the academic and medical establishments, which have often been known for resisting change Written for nuclear medicine professionals and non-nuclear medicine professionals alike, A Personal History of Nuclear Medicine chronicles, from the point of view of a notable pioneer in the field, the challenges and problems faced during the development of nuclear medicine and its basic philosophy over the past half century, plus its further development within medicine as it moves into the future. Dr. Henry N. Wagner, Jr. is an international authority on nuclear medicine. His pioneering work in imaging brain neuroreceptors paved the way for groundbreaking research in addiction and drug design, and increased understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of the brain. During his 56-year association with The Johns Hopkins University, he has trained more than 500 radiologists, internists, physicians, and scientists, eight of whom have held, as he has, the position of President of the Society of Nuclear Medicine. In 1985 he was awarded the Georg Von Hevesy Award and in 1993 Dr. Wagner was awarded the first Annual Society of Nuclear Medicine President’s Award for Outstanding Contributions to nuclear medicine. 

 Survival of the Luckiest -- So You Want To Be a Doctor -- First Taste of Research -- Medical School and House Staff Days -- The National Institutes of Health -- A New Medical Specialty -- The Early Days -- The Thyroid Paves the Way -- The Breakthrough to Lung Scanning -- Computers in Nuclear Medicine -- From the Lungs to the Heart -- Growth Out of Control -- Molecular Communication -- The Fight Against Infectious Disease -- A New Approach to Disease -- The Genetic Revolution.