Applications of Modern Physics in Medicine

by Milton W Cole, Kevork Spartalian, Mark Strikman, et al.

The connections between modern physics and medical technology

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 imaging. This undergraduate-level textbook describes the fundamental physical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691125864
• ISBN13: 9780691125862
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.2" x 10.1"