(Ebook) Farr's Physics for Medical Imaging by Alim Yucel-Finn, Fergus Mckiddie, Sarah Prescott, Rachel Griffiths ISBN 9780702083648, 070208364X

(Ebook) Farr's Physics for Medical Imaging by Alim Yucel-Finn, Fergus Mckiddie, Sarah Prescott, Rachel Griffiths ISBN 9780702083648, 070208364X

This title was first published in 1996, with the secondedition coming out in 2008. The world of medical imaging,and thus radiology, has manifestly changed since then.Whilst analogue systems and the presence of radiologyfilm were the standard in 1996, there are now consultantradiologists who have never encountered film in theirworking life. This book is aimed at those undertaking theFRCR part 1 physics examination, as it has always been,and the content has been updated to reflect the latestsyllabus available. The biggest content change from theprevious edition is the removal of analogue imagingtechniques. These may still be in use worldwide, but forthose in training in the United Kingdom, these areconsidered obsolete.Whilst medical imaging has changed and evolved sincethe first edition, there are two other major sources ofchange during that time. The first is the take-off of artificial intelligence and computer-assisted radiology. Therehas been exponential growth in this industry, with untoldproducts and services now marketed and developed.Whilst the underlying physics will not change, the interpretationof images, including their presentation andmanipulation by algorithms before a human observes theseimages, will no doubt change. The second source of changehas been COVID-19, a virus that has affected everyone.Compared to other medical colleagues, diagnostic radiologistshave been comparatively luckier with the ability forremote reporting and teleconferencing facilitated by ourdigital infrastructure.