A New Horizon on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Proceedings of the Tutorial Session in the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering
Published in June 1991
Book
Hardback
204 pages
978-0-444-81440-1 (ISBN)
Description
Advanced technologies in medicine, e.g. computed tomography, echo-doppler diagnostic devices, radionuclear medicine and radiation therapy, have produced a complete change in medical practice, taking us from passive patient care to active treatment capable of challenging incurable diseases. The concept of disease on the patient side has also been altered from one being passively recognized to one that may be actively cured. Within the present rapidly evolving situation, the publication of the current topics in medical physics and medical and biological engineering in very timely for scientists interested in this field. This book consists of the manuscripts of the tutorial session in the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. All the contributors are acknowledged world-class specialists. Important topics were selected by the Scientific Program Committee according to the theme of the Congress "Frontiers of Medicine and Health Care - Important Issues for the Next Mellinium".
Advanced technologies in medicine, e.g. computed tomography, echo-doppler diagnostic devices, radionuclear medicine and radiation therapy, have produced a complete change in medical practice, taking us from passive patient care to active treatment capable of challenging incurable diseases. The concept of disease on the patient side has also been altered from one being passively recognized to one that may be actively cured. Within the present rapidly evolving situation, the publication of the current topics in medical physics and medical and biological engineering in very timely for scientists interested in this field. This book consists of the manuscripts of the tutorial session in the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. All the contributors are acknowledged world-class specialists. Important topics were selected by the Scientific Program Committee according to the theme of the Congress "Frontiers of Medicine and Health Care - Important Issues for the Next Mellinium".
Advanced technologies in medicine, e.g. computed tomography, echo-doppler diagnostic devices, radionuclear medicine and radiation therapy, have produced a complete change in medical practice, taking us from passive patient care to active treatment capable of challenging incurable diseases. The concept of disease on the patient side has also been altered from one being passively recognized to one that may be actively cured. Within the present rapidly evolving situation, the publication of the current topics in medical physics and medical and biological engineering in very timely for scientists interested in this field. This book consists of the manuscripts of the tutorial session in the World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering. All the contributors are acknowledged world-class specialists. Important topics were selected by the Scientific Program Committee according to the theme of the Congress "Frontiers of Medicine and Health Care - Important Issues for the Next Mellinium".
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Science & Technology
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-444-81440-1 (9780444814401)
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MODELS AND CONCEPT Biomechanics. The future of biomechanics (Y.-C. Fung). Modeling. Biological modeling (R. Skalak). Medical physics. Physics of the human brain and mind (J.R. Cameron). PHYSIOLOGICAL ASPECTS Electrophysiology. Computerized electrocardiography: Standards and quality assurance testing (J.L. Willems). Biorheology. Biorheology in thrombosis research (J.D. Hellums). Neural network. Neural networks and dynamical systems (K. Aihara). TECHNOLOGY FOR DIAGNOSIS Medical imaging. Computer-aided diagnosis: Present and future (K.Doi, M.L. Giger, H.MacMahon, K.R. Hoffmann, S. Katsuragawa, R.M. Nishikawa, H. Joshimura, S. Sanada, X. Chen, C.E. Metz, C.J. Vyborny, R.A. Schmidt, S.M. Montner, T. Matsumoto and K.-G. Chua). Nuclear medicine. PET studies in neurophysiology (Y. Yonekura). Telemetry. Biotelemetry and radio tracking: A tutorial review (C.J. Amlaner). PACS. ROC methodology for the evaluation of PACS (C.E. Metz). TECHNOLOGY FOR TREATMENT Dosimetry. Absorbed dose determination by water calorimeter (H. Kubo). Radiation therapy. A quality assurance program for radiation therapy accelerators and simulators (E.C. McCullough). Hyperthermia. Hyperthermia (J.J.W. Lagendijk). Artificial organs and devices. Current status of artificial organs and devices (K. Atsumi). Rehabilitation engineering. Rehabilitation engineering: A tutorial on consumer-responsive technology (R.A. Foulds). Rehabilitation engineering (N. Tsuyama). Clinical engineering. Clinical engineering: Past, present and future (P.A. Oberg). ASSESSMENT Safety and hazard. Safety and risk control in the clinical environment (Y. David). Protection against radiation. The MIRD method of estimating absorbed dose (D.A. Weber). Technology assessment. Technology assessment and biomedical engineering (J. Persson). Index of authors.