Applications of Modern Physics in Medicine.

Many remarkable medical technologies, diagnostic tools, and treatment methods have emerged as a result of modern physics discoveries in the last century-including X-rays, radiation treatment, laser surgery, high-resolution ultrasound scans, computerized tomography (CT) scans, and magnetic resonance...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Strikman, Mark
Otros Autores: Spartalian, Kevork, Cole, Milton W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 2014.
Temas:
Medical physics > Textbooks.
Biomedical engineering.
Diagnostic imaging.
SCIENCE / Applied Sciences
Medical physics.
Textbooks.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • APPLICATIONS OF MODERN PHYSICS IN MEDICINE
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Preface and Guide to Using This Book
  • Technical Abbreviations
  • Timeline of Seminal Discoveries in Modern Physics
  • Timeline of Discoveries and Inventions in Modern Medical Physics
  • Chapter 1 Introduction
  • 1.1 Overview
  • 1.2 The Meaning of the Term Modern Physics
  • 1.3 Mortality
  • 1.4 How to Use This Book
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 2 When You Visit Your Doctor: The Physics of the "Vital Signs"
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Stethoscope
  • 2.3 Sphygmomanometer and Blood Pressure
  • 2.4 Electrocardiogram
  • 2.5 Physics and Physiology of Diet, Exercise, and Weight
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 3 Particles, Waves, and the Laws that Govern Them
  • 3.1 What Is Modern Physics?
  • 3.2 Light: Particle or Wave?
  • 3.3 Atoms
  • 3.4 Lasers
  • 3.5 Relativity
  • 3.6 Nuclei
  • 3.7 X-Rays and Radioactivity
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 4 Photon and Charged-Particle Interactions with a Medium
  • 4.1 Overview
  • 4.2 Mean Free Path and Cross Sections
  • 4.3 Photon Interactions
  • 4.4 Electron and Positron Interactions
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 5 Interactions of Radiation with Living Tissue
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 Cell Death Due to DNA Radiation Damage
  • 5.3 Dependence of Cell Survival on the Dose
  • 5.4 Low Doses of Radiation
  • 5.5 Radiation Dose versus Altitude
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 6 Diagnostic Applications I: Photons and Radionuclides
  • 6.1 Overview
  • 6.2 Photons
  • 6.3 X-Rays and Gamma Rays
  • 6.4 Radionuclides
  • 6.5 Novel Ideas for Nuclear Imaging
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 7 Diagnostic Applications II: MRI and Ultrasound
  • 7.1 Overview
  • 7.2 Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
  • 7.3 Ultrasound
  • 7.4 Multimodal Imaging
  • Exercises
  • Chapter 8: Applications in Treatment
  • 8.1 Overview
  • 8.2 Treatment with Radiation
  • 8.3 Treatment with Particles
  • 8.4 Treatment with Ultrasound
  • 8.5 Treatment with Microwaves
  • 8.6 Treatment with Lasers
  • Exercises
  • Appendix A Constants, Powers of 10, and Conversions Mentioned in the Text
  • Fundamental Constants
  • Powers of 10 and Their Prefixes
  • Conversion Factors and Equations
  • Appendix B Mortality Modeling
  • Appendix C Evaluation of the Sound Field from One Transducer
  • Far-field (Fraunhofer) Region
  • Near-field (Fresnel) Region
  • Notes
  • Index

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