Computational Anatomical Animal Models: Methodological developments and research applications provides a comprehensive review of the history and technologies used for the development of computational small animal models with a focus on their application in preclinical imaging and experimental radiation therapy, as well as non-ionizing and ionizing radiation dosimetry calculations. It also provides an overview of the overall process involved in the design of these models, including the fundamental elements used for the construction of different types of computational models, the identification of original anatomical data, the simulation tools used for solving various computational problems and the applications of computational animal models in preclinical research.

Part I Computational modelsChapter 1 Historical development and overview of computational animal modelsChapter 2 Design and construction of computational animal modelsChapter 3 Overview of computational mouse modelsChapter 4 Overview of computational rat modelsChapter 5 Overview of computational frog modelsChapter 6 Overview of computational canine modelsChapter 7 Overview of computational rabbit modelsChapter 8 Overview of other computational animal modelsChapter 9 Simulation tools used with preclinical computational modelsPart II Applications in preclinical researchChapter 10 Applications of computational animal models in ionizing radiation dosimetryChapter 11 Applications of computational animal models in non-ionizing radiation dosimetryChapter 12 Applications of computational animal models in imaging physics researchChapter 13 Applications of computational animal models in radiation therapy researchChapter 14 Summary and future outlook