Bombardieri E, Seregni E, Evangelista L, Chiesa C, Chiti A (Eds.) Clinical Applications of Nuclear Medicine Targeted Therapy. Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2018. ISBN 978-3-319-63067-0

Excerpt

This is an interesting book based on the clinical application of the most recent and innovative nuclear medicine therapies. Authored by internationally well-known specialists with a specific experience in the field, the publication is edited by five Italian experts: four nuclear medicine physicians, Emilio Bombardieri (Humanitas Gavazzeni, Bergamo), Ettore Seregni (National Cancer Research Institute, Milan), Laura Evangelista (Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV–IRCCS, Padua) and Arturo Chiti (Humanitas Rozzano, Milan) and a physicist, Carlo Chiesa (National Cancer Research Institute, Milan). In more than 500 pages, divided into 37 chapters, the authors extensively illustrate the clinical utility of nuclear medicine targeted therapies. The volume is enriched by high-quality figures and didactic tables and by an updated bibliography. The book has been conceived in a specific format in which are presented: 1) diagnosis, 2) chemical properties of the radiopharmaceuticals, 3) clinical indications and practical information, 4) dosimetry, and 5) the current guidelines and the relevance of nuclear medicine in them. …