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From x-rays to lasers to magnetic resonance imaging, developments
in basic physics research have been transformed into medical
technologies for imaging, surgery and therapy at an
ever-accelerating pace. Physics has joined with genetics and
molecular biology to define much of what is modern in modern
medicine and allied health. Covering a wide range of applications,
Introduction to Physics in Modern Medicine, Third Edition builds
further on the bestselling second edition. Based on the courses
taught by the authors, the book provides medical personnel and
students with an exploration of the physics-related applications
found in state-of-the-art medical centers. Requiring no previous
acquaintance with physics, biology, or chemistry and keeping
mathematics to a minimum, the application-dedicated chapters adhere
to simple and self-contained qualitative explanations that make use
of examples, illustrations, clinical applications, sample
calculations, and exercises. With an enhanced emphasis on digital
imaging and computers in medicine, the text gives readers a
fundamental understanding of the practical application of each
concept and the basic science behind it. This book provides medical
students with an excellent introduction to how physics is applied
in medicine, while also providing students in physics with an
introduction to medical physics. Each chapter includes worked
examples and a complete list of problems and questions. That so
much of the technology discussed in this book was the stuff of
dreams just a few years ago, makes this book as fascinating as it
is practical, both for those in medicine as well as those in
physics who might one day discover that the project they are
working on is the basis for the next great medical application.
Features: * Introduces state-of-the-art and emerging medical
technologies such as optical coherence tomography, x-ray phase
contrast imaging, and ultrasound-mediated drug delivery * Covers
hybrid scanners for cancer imaging and the interplay of molecular
medicine with MRI, CT and PET in addition to intensity-modulated
radiation therapy and new forms of cancer treatments such as proton
and heavy-ion therapies * Offers an enhanced emphasis on digital
imaging and dosimetry including recent innovations in the
pixel-array x-ray detectors, ultrasound matrix transducers and
direct-ion storage dosimeters
From x-rays to lasers to magnetic resonance imaging, developments
in basic physics research have been transformed into medical
technologies for imaging, surgery and therapy at an
ever-accelerating pace. Physics has joined with genetics and
molecular biology to define much of what is modern in modern
medicine and allied health. Covering a wide range of applications,
Introduction to Physics in Modern Medicine, Third Edition builds
further on the bestselling second edition. Based on the courses
taught by the authors, the book provides medical personnel and
students with an exploration of the physics-related applications
found in state-of-the-art medical centers. Requiring no previous
acquaintance with physics, biology, or chemistry and keeping
mathematics to a minimum, the application-dedicated chapters adhere
to simple and self-contained qualitative explanations that make use
of examples, illustrations, clinical applications, sample
calculations, and exercises. With an enhanced emphasis on digital
imaging and computers in medicine, the text gives readers a
fundamental understanding of the practical application of each
concept and the basic science behind it. This book provides medical
students with an excellent introduction to how physics is applied
in medicine, while also providing students in physics with an
introduction to medical physics. Each chapter includes worked
examples and a complete list of problems and questions. That so
much of the technology discussed in this book was the stuff of
dreams just a few years ago, makes this book as fascinating as it
is practical, both for those in medicine as well as those in
physics who might one day discover that the project they are
working on is the basis for the next great medical application.
Features: * Introduces state-of-the-art and emerging medical
technologies such as optical coherence tomography, x-ray phase
contrast imaging, and ultrasound-mediated drug delivery * Covers
hybrid scanners for cancer imaging and the interplay of molecular
medicine with MRI, CT and PET in addition to intensity-modulated
radiation therapy and new forms of cancer treatments such as proton
and heavy-ion therapies * Offers an enhanced emphasis on digital
imaging and dosimetry including recent innovations in the
pixel-array x-ray detectors, ultrasound matrix transducers and
direct-ion storage dosimeters
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