Overview

This concise, user-oriented and up-to-date desk reference offers a broad introduction to the fascinating world of medical technology, fully considering today’s progress and further development in all relevant fields. The Springer Handbook of Medical Technology is a systemized and well-structured guideline which distinguishes itself through simplification and condensation of complex facts. This book is an indispensable resource for professionals working directly or indirectly with medical systems and appliances every day. It is also meant for graduate and post graduate students in hospital management, medical engineering, and medical physics.

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Author:   Rüdiger Kramme ,  Klaus-Peter Hoffmann ,  Robert Steven Pozos
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2011
Dimensions:   Width: 19.30cm , Height: 7.10cm , Length: 24.20cm
Weight:   3.152kg
ISBN:  

9783540746577

ISBN 10:   3540746579
Pages:   1497
Publication Date:   15 September 2011
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part A Medical Technology Basics.- Part B Functional Diagnostics Devices.- Part C Medical Imaging.- Part D Therapeutic Devices.- Part E Monitoring.- Part F Medical Information Processing and Communication.- Part G Equipment and ToolsAppendices.- About the Authors.- Subject Index.

Reviews

From the reviews: This book is ideal for those who want to become concise and fast informed about a special medical technology or would like to deepen their up-to-date knowledge about technological topics: in a total of 74 chapters almost the whole actual technology used in medicine for diagnostics or therapeutics from large equipment to small modern tools is presented in combination with informative tables and figures. Each chapter starts with a summary ... and closes with references for further individual studies. (Christian Kollmann, Ultraschall in der Medizin, Vol. 33, 2012)

From the reviews: This book is ideal for those who want to become concise and fast informed about a special medical technology or would like to deepen their up-to-date knowledge about technological topics: in a total of 74 chapters almost the whole actual technology used in medicine for diagnostics or therapeutics from large equipment to small modern tools is presented in combination with informative tables and figures. Each chapter starts with a summary ... and closes with references for further individual studies. (Christian Kollmann, Ultraschall in der Medizin, Vol. 33, 2012)

Author Information

Dipl. Ing. Rudiger Kramme is visiting lecturer of medical technology at the University of Applied Sciences in Giessen, Germany. He has a longstanding relation with medical technology industry and is professionally working at the planning and projecting of university hospitals. Prof. Hoffmann is leader of the Department Medical Technology and Neuroprothetics at the Fraunhofer Institute of Biomedical Technology in St.Ingbert, Germany. Prof Robert Pozos is Professor of Biology at the College of Sciences, San Diego State University, CA, USA.

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