Main description:

This new edition provides major revisions to a text that is suitable for the introduction to biomedical engineering technology course offered in a number of technical institutes and colleges in Canada and the US. Each chapter has been thoroughly updated with new photos and illustrations which depict the most modern equipment available in medical technology. This third edition includes new problem sets and examples, detailed block diagrams and schematics and new chapters on device technologies and information technology.

Contents:

Preface. Acknowledgements. Author Biography. Dedication. Introduction. Diagnostic Devices Part One. Diagnostic Devices Part Two. Diagnostic Devices Part Three. Anatomy Color Illustrations. Diagnostic Imaging. Treatment Devices Part One. Treatment Devices Part Two. Treatment Devices Part Three. BMET Work. A Gallery of Real Life Problems. Testers and Tools. Batteries, Radiation and more. Computers and Information Technology. Equipment Management. Medical Device Standards. Appendices. Index.