Humanitarian engineering focuses on programs that are affordable, sustainable, and based on local resources, and is one way to address the emerging problem of cancer in the global setting. This text presents case studies, drawn from a variety of disciplines including radiation oncology, a medical speciality that involves the controlled use of radiation to treat cancer. Together these illustrate the ways in which humanitarian engineering can address the acute global need for cancer care.
Key Features:
- Outlines the principles of humanitarian engineering.
- Presents challenges and opportunities of oncology care in the global context.
- Introduces radiation oncologists, medical physicists and radiation therapists and other related health professionals to humanitarian engineering for global health.
- Highlights specific examples of successful radiation oncology treatments within a global health, humanitarian framework based upon funding from NIH and industry.
- Provides a comprehensive coverage of information and communication technologies (e.g. telemedicine) and artificial intelligence (AI) for global health.
- Extensive references will be included at the end of each chapter to enhance further study.
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With figures in colour and black and white; 30 Illustrations
ISBN-13
978-0-7503-3751-9 (9780750337519)
DOI
10.1088/978-0-7503-3751-9
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Eric Ford, PhD is a Professor, Director and Vice-Chair of Medical Physics at the University of Washington, Fred Hutch Cancer Center. He has extensive experience in medical physics and global oncology, with over 160 papers and three books. He has been the Principal Investigator of multiple federal grants and is a frequent invited speaker in national and international forums. He is an active member of various professional societies including the American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and has served on the Board of both organizations. He is a valued mentor to students and other trainees and has been recognized with five teaching awards.
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ProfessorUniversity of Washington
