Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine
Department of Biophysics and Nuclear Medicine at UM1 and the Montpellier University Hospital

Selected Bibliography

The links provided on this site can also be a useful source of technical information.

For students in the PASS or LAS programs

Physics Course for Students Beginning Their Studies in Health Sciences. D. Mariano-Goulart. Ellipses 2026.

Biophysics. A. Aurengo & T. Petitclerc. PCEM Series. 3rd edition. 2006. Médecine-Sciences Flammarion.

Physics for the Life Sciences. A. Bouyssy, M. Davier, and B. Gatty. 1988. DIA Université. Belin. Volume 1: Physics and Its Methods; Volume 2: Matter; Volume 3: Waves

Fundamentals of General Biophysics for the Life Sciences. Y. Thomas. 2001. Method Series. Hermann.

For DFGSM students

The Fundamentals of Medical Imaging: Radiological Anatomy, Biophysics, Techniques, and Semantics in Radiology and Nuclear Medicine. 2nd edition, published under the auspices of the Colleges of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Educators. Elsevier Masson. 2022.

For DFASM students

Medical Imaging: Radiology and Nuclear Medicine.2nd edition, published under the auspices of the Colleges of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Educators. Elsevier Masson. 2019.

Mini-course (20′) on the basics of nuclear medicine

For medical imaging residents

Mini-course (20′) on the basics of nuclear medicine

Physical Foundations of Medical Imaging. A. Desgrez and I. Idy-Peretti. 1992. Masson

Physical Principles of MRI.A. Desgrez, J. Bittoun, and I. Idy-Peretti. 1989. Cahiers d’IRM. Masson

Introduction to Digital Medical Image Processing. D. Mariano-Goulart, T. Paunet, and F. Kucharczak. EMC (Elsevier Masson SAS, Paris), Radiodiagnostics – Principles and Imaging Techniques, 35-100-A-10, 2024, pp. 1–26.

Tomographic Reconstruction in Medical Imaging. D. Mariano-Goulart. EMC ( Elsevier Masson SAS, Paris), Radiodiagnostics—Principles and Imaging Techniques, 35-105-A-10, 2025, pp. 1–21.

For residents and healthcare professionals interested in nuclear medicine

A Practical Guide to Functional Diagnostics and Radioisotope Therapies for Prescribing Physicians and Nurses.S. Chamoiseau. 1995. Editions Médicales Internationales.

Positron Emission Tomography: Basic Science and Clinical Practice.P.E. Valk, D.L. Bailey, D.W. Townsend, M.N. Maisey. 2003.Springer.

Quantitative Analysis in Nuclear Medicine. Habib Zaidi DS. Springer. 2006.

For students in the field of medical imaging

Computer Vision. D. Ballard, C. Brown. . Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall; 1982.

Numerical Matrix Analysis Applied to Engineering.P. Lascaux and R. Théodor. 2000. Sciences Sup. Collection, Dunod.

Handbook of Image Analysis.M. Coster and J.L. Chermant. 1989. Presses du CNRS.

Image Analysis and Mathematical Morphology, Vol. 1. Serra, J. Ac. Press, London, 1982.

Image Analysis and Mathematical Morphology,Vol. 2: Theoretical Advances. Serra, J. (DS.). Academic Press, London, 1988

Lectures on Mathematical Morphology.J. Serra.

The Mathematics of Computed Tomography.Natterer. 2001. SIAM.

*Numerical Recipes in C*by C.W.H. Press, S.A. Teukolsky, W.T. Vetterling, and B.P. Flannery. 2nd edition. 1992. Cambridge University Press.