Fundamental physics for probing and imaging / Wade Allison.

This unique textbook explains the fundamental physics that makes it possible to see inside things around us. Written for professional physicists and students, it follows applications in medicine and elsewhere. It puts physics in a cultural context, addresses matters of fear and safety, and reaches s...

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Main Author: Allison, Wade
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Series:OUP E-Books.
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Summary:This unique textbook explains the fundamental physics that makes it possible to see inside things around us. Written for professional physicists and students, it follows applications in medicine and elsewhere. It puts physics in a cultural context, addresses matters of fear and safety, and reaches some significant conclusions. - ;Physics has reduced fear and increased safety for society, largely by extending the power to see. The methods used are magnetic resonance, ionising radiation and sound, with their extensions. This textbook expounds the fundamental physics of these. It follows how they.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 334 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780191525339
0191525332
1280845686
9781280845680
9781429459341
1429459344
9786610845682
6610845689
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.