Brown B.H., Smallwood R.H., Barber D.C., Lawford P.V., Hose D.R. Medical physics and biomedical engineering

IOP Publishing Ltd, 1999. — 744 p.Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering provides broad coverage appropriate for senior undergraduates and graduates in medical physics and biomedical engineering. Divided into two parts, the first part presents the underlying physics, electronics, anatomy, and physiology and the second part addresses practical applications. The structured approach means that later chapters build and broaden the material introduced in the opening chapters; for example, students can read chapters covering the introductory science of an area and then study the practical application of the topic. Coverage includes biomechanics; ionizing and nonionizing radiation and measurements; image formation techniques, processing, and analysis; safety issues; biomedical devices; mathematical and statistical techniques; physiological signals and responses; and respiratory and cardiovascular function and measurement. Where necessary, the authors provide references to the mathematical background and keep detailed derivations to a minimum. They give comprehensive references to junior undergraduate texts in physics, electronics, and life sciences in the bibliographies at the end of each chapter.Biomechanics
Biofluid mechanics
Physics of the senses
Biocompatibility and tissue damage
Ionizing radiation: dose and exposure—measurements, standards and protection
Radioisotopes and nuclear medicine
Ultrasound
Non-ionizing electromagnetic radiation: tissue absorption and safety issues
Gaining access to physiological signals
Evoked responses
Image formation
Image production
Mathematical and statistical techniques
Image processing and analysis
Audiology
Electrophysiology
Respiratory function
Pressure measurement
Blood flowmeasurement
Biomechanical measurements
Ionizing radiation: radiotherapy
Safety-critical systems and engineering design: cardiac and blood-related devices