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Customers not eligible for IPEM member's discount can now order selected recent IPEM titles from amazon.co.uk (UK and Europe) or amazon.com (North America and elsewhere). Currently, Reports 98 and 99 are available from Amazon.

DICOM Image and Data Management for Nuclear Medicine, Physiological Measurements, Radiotherapy and Ultrasound

Report 99 This report is the IPEM publication on the use of the DICOM standard in Image and Data Management across the areas of Nuclear Medicine, Physiological Measurement, Radiotherapy and Ultrasound.

ISBN: 978 1 903613 39 9

Electrical Safety Testing: A Workbench Guide

Report 97 This report is the long-awaited IPEM publication on electrical safety testing of medical equipment. It consists of a 27 page bench-top guide, designed as an 'aide memoire', with a CD containing the Guide to Electrical Safety Testing, which is a full detailed text explaining the why and the how of electrical safety testing.

27 pages plus CD

ISBN: 978 1 903613 36 8

Guidance for the Clinical Implementation of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy

Report 96 gives radiotherapy departments guidance on commissioning and clinically implementing intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) based on established methods.

ISBN 9781903613344

Risk Management and its Application to Medical Device Management

Report 95 This report, in a single volume, provides an insight into the current risk management environment and offers practical guidance on issues to be considered when applying risk management techniques to medical equipment support and management.

ISBN 1 903613 33 7

Acceptance Testing and Commissioning of Linear Accelerators

Report 94 This report gives guidance for the acceptance testing and commissiong of radiotherapy linear accelerators and comprises a comprehensive account, including some of the most recent clinical facilities available on the linear accelerator in a single volume.

ISBN 978 1 903613 30 6

Guidance for Commissioning and QA of a Networked Radiotherapy Department

Report 93 will be of interest to all healthcare professionals (particularly physicists, IT professionals, technologists and radiographers) involved in commissioning, testing and implementing the electronic passage of data throughout the radiotherapy department.

ISBN 1 903613 28 0

Balancing Costs and Benefits of Checking in Radiotherapy

Report 92 makes recommendations on how often routine checks should be made in Radiotherapy.

ISBN 1 903613 27 2

Recommended Standards for the Routine Performance Testing of Diagnostic X-Ray Imaging Systems

Report 91 replaces IPEM report 77 and provides essential guidance for anyone responsible for diagnostic X-Ray equipment.

ISBN 1 903613 24 8

Safe Design, Construction and Modification of Electromedical Equipment

Report 90 gives up to date guidance for the safe design, construction and modification of electromedical equipment and should be essential reading for all involved with such equipment.

ISBN 1 903613 22 1

Commissioning and Routine Testing of Mammographic X-Ray Systems

Report 89 revises and updates "The Commissioning and Routine Testing of Mammographic X-Ray Systems Report 59" first published in 1989, a standard reference in UK Medical Physics Departments.

ISBN 1 903613 21 3

Guidance on the Establishment and Use of Diagnostic Reference Levels for Medical X-Ray Examinations

Report 88 will be of particular help to medical physics experts involved in advising on the implementation of the IR(ME)R requirements and to the clinical, technical and administrative staff in clinics and hospitals who have responsibilities for the radiological protection of patients.

ISBN 1 903613 20 5

Quality Assurance in Gamma Camera Systems

Report 86 provides, uniquely, a thorough reference to to all aspects of gamma camera QC in one concise volume.

ISBN 1 903613 13 2

Radioactive Sample Counting: Principles and Practice

Report 85 contains a wealth of information for those involved with purchasing, installing and operating a radioactive sample counter.

ISBN 0 904181 99 5

Guidelines for the Testing and Calibration of Physiotherapy Ultrasound Machines

Report 84 should be essential reading for physiotherapists, podiatrists, medical physicists, clinical technologists, electro and biomedical engineers, estates staff, and manufacurers and suppliers of ultrasound equipment.

ISBN 0 904181 98 7

Targeted Radiotherapy

Report 83 is essential reading for all those involved both in research into and in carrying out treatment procedures with radionuclides: radiobiologists, physicists, clinicians, radiographers, and technologists.

ISBN 0 904181 97 9

Cost-Effective Methods of Patient Dose Reduction in Diagostic Radiology

Report 82 is essential reading for all those involved in the specification and purchasing of X-ray equipment.

ISBN 0 904181 94 4

The Critical Examination of X-Ray Generating Equipment in Diagnostic Radiology

Report 79 gives essential guidance for all involved in the critical examination of diagnostic X-ray equipment, as required by Regulation 32 (2) of the Ionising Radiations Regulations 1998.

ISBN 0 904181 89 8

Catalogue of Diagnostic X-Ray Spectra & Other Data

Report 78 is the CD-ROM version of the essential data book for physicists working in diagnostic radiology and mammography.

ISBN 0 904181 88 X

Applications of the Medical Devices Directive Guidance Notes

Report 74 is essential for those involved in equipment management who need to clarify the implications of the Medical Devices Directive for themselves.

ISBN 0 904181 69 3

Safety in Diagnostic Radiology

Report 72 is essential for the physicist but is also accessible and useful for radiology professionals.

ISBN 0 904181 81 2

Testing of Doppler Ultrasound Equipment

Report 70 is essential for all those concerned with ultrasound QA programmes.

ISBN 0 904181 71 5

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Measurement of the Performance Characteristics of Diagnostic X-Ray Systems

Report 32 comprises a series of revised reports that are essential reference for anyone involved in the testing of diagnostic X-ray equipment. Click more to find the individual report prices and ISBNs.

Vascular Laboratory Practice - Volume VI

Published in association with the Society for Vascular Technology, volume VI is the fifth volume to be published of a planned comprehensive manual designed for use in vascular laboratories. Volumes I to IV were published as a set in 2002. Volume V will be published during 2005..

ISBN 1 903613 07 8

Medical and Dental Guidance Notes

This is an essential reference book for all those working with ionising radiation in medical or dental practice, including medical and dental staff, radiographers, scientific and technical staff and their employers.

ISBN 1 903613 09 4

Ionising Radiation Safety: A Handbook for Nurses (2nd Edition)

This handbook covers all the common situations that a ward nurse is likely to meet involving radiation using a minimum of jargon.

ISBN 1 903613 10 8

Vascular Laboratory Practice - Volume V

Published in 2005 with the Society for Vascular Technology Volume V is the sixth and final volume to be published in this comprehensive manual designed for use in Vascular Laboratories. Volumes 1 to IV were published as a set in 2003, Volume VI was published in 2004.

Published in 2005

ISBN 1 903613 06 X

Vascular Laboratory Practice

These guidelines, published by IPEM on behalf of the Society for Vascular Technology, should be essential reading for anyone working in a vascular laboratory, for vascular radiologists and vascular nurses, and for manufacturers and suppliers of ultrasound equipment

ISBN 0 903613 05 1

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