LibGuides: Health Physics and Diagnostic Sciences: Finding Articles & Databases

Recommended Resources

These databases contain journal articles and other research materials relevant to health physics and diagnostic sciences.

BioMedCentral Open Access
Over 150 peer-reviewed journals in medicine and biology.
CINAHL
Good for: Researching nursing and allied health topics.
Contains: Index of nursing and allied health literature.
Dates covered: 1982-present.
Dissertations and Theses
Good for: Dissertations and theses.
Contains: Citations, abstracts, and full text of dissertations and theses.
Dates covered: Citations from 1861, abstracts from 1980 for dissertations and 1988 for theses, full text from 1996 for UNLV items and 1997 for most others.
Embase
Embase is an index to scholarly articles in medicine, biomedical sciences, and allied health subjects.
Embase content is indexed using a specialized thesaurus, Emtree, that includes biomedical, chemical, and drug terms. There is a special focus on drugs and devices.
Gale OneFile: Health and Medicine
Find up-to-date information on a range of health care topics. Best for students, researchers, and health care professionals.
Google Scholar
Searches scholarly journal articles. Set preferences to UNLV for full text access!
Google Scholar searches for scholarly materials such as peer-reviewed papers, theses, books, preprints, abstracts and reports from many academic and technical fields. It is freely available to anyone searching the Internet; however, many of the links that lead to full text resources are not. On your first visit, go to Google Scholar Preferences and use the Library Links box to set UNLV as your source for no-fee access to many full text articles. For answers to questions about Google Scholar, check out the FAQ.
PubMed
PubMed is a service of the US National Library of Medicine that provides free access to MEDLINE, the NLM database of indexed citations and abstracts to medical, nursing, dental, veterinary, health care, and preclinical sciences journal articles. It also includes additional selected life sciences journals not found in MEDLINE.

The Radiation Information Network
Resource includes links to health physics news, general information, and select regulatory sources.

SciFinder Scholar
1849-
First-time users must register here to access the site.
Index to scholarly chemistry literature and database of chemical information searchable by chemical name or structure.
Use the search options at the top of the page to search for references, chemicals, or reactions. Searching for chemicals and reactions can be achieved by drawing them with the Structure Editor or Reaction Editor, respectively.
Scopus
1960-
Scopus is an index to peer-reviewed scientific, medical, technical, and social science literature.
Scopus also features a citation index, allowing you to find the papers that cite a specific piece of research.
Very Short Introductions
Good for: Understanding difficult concepts and academic debates by reading short overviews by experts.
Contains: ebooks
Expert scholars offer concise overviews of topics in the arts, humanities, law, science, and the social sciences. Use these books to get a quick understanding of key concepts, important scholars, and interesting debates on many topics. Each book also provides references to essential sources and recommends further readings. Choose by title or keyword search across the entire series to retrieve book chapters addressing the same concept from different topic areas.
Web of Science
1990-
Web of Science is a platform for Science Citation Index, Social Sciences Citation Index, Arts and Humanities Index, Journal Citation Reports, Biological Abstracts, MEDLINE, and Inspec.
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Selected Health Physics & Diagnostic Sciences Resources

American College of Radiology
CHORUS: Collaborative Hypertext of Radiology
Supported by the National Library of Medicine this text contains radiologic images for various anatomical structures.
Radiological Society of North America
"The Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) is a non-profit organization that represents 31 radiologic subspecialties from 145 countries around the world."
RadiologyInfo
A patient information site developed by the American College of Radiology and The Radiological Society of North America. Includes images and patient handouts.
The Basics of MRI
An online text by Joseph M. Hornak, a professor at Rochester Institute of Technology.
American Society for Clinical Laboratory
Resources on this site include a "Consumer Laboratory Testing Information Page."
U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
In keeping with our mission, the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) is responsible for protecting and promoting the public health.

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