1st Edition

Handbook of Physics in Medicine and Biology

Edited By Robert Splinter Copyright 2010
548 Pages
by CRC Press

548 Pages
by CRC Press

548 Pages
by CRC Press

In considering ways that physics has helped advance biology and medicine, what typically comes to mind are the various tools used by researchers and clinicians. We think of the optics put to work in microscopes, endoscopes, and lasers; the advanced diagnostics permitted through magnetic, x-ray, and ultrasound imaging; and even the nanotools, that allow us to tinker with molecules. We build these... Read more

Anatomical Physics. Physics of Perception. Biomechanics. Electrical Physics. Diagnostic Physics. Physics of Accessory Medicine. Physics of Bioengineering.

Biography

Dr. Robert Splinter is the Senior Scientist of Technology Development at the Spectranetics Corporation. He is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics and Optical Science at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.