chapter 1 The Monte Carlo method: theory and computational issues -- chapter 2 Monte Carlo techniques in nuclear medicine dosimetry -- chapter 3 Medical imaging techniques for radiation dosimetry -- chapter 4 Computational methods in internal radiation dosimetry -- chapter 5 Mathematical models of the human anatomy -- chapter 6 Monte Carlo codes for use in therapeutic nuclear medicine -- chapter 7 Dose point-kernels for radionuclide dosimetry -- chapter 8 Radiobiology aspects and radionuclide selection criteria in cancer therapy -- chapter 9 Microdosimetry of targeted radionuclides -- chapter 10 The MABDOSE program for internal radionuclide dosimetry -- chapter 11 The three-dimensional internal dosimetry software package, 3D-ID -- chapter 12 Evaluation and validation of dose calculation procedures in patient-specific radionuclide therapy -- chapter 13 Monte Carlo methods and mathematical models for the dosimetry of skeleton and bone marrow / chapter 14 Monte Carlo modelling of dose distributions in intravascular radiation therapy -- chapter 15 The Monte Carlo method as a design tool in boron neutron capture synovectomy -- chapter 16 Summary.