Medical Physics

Subject(s): Physics | Age: 14-16 | Post 16 | Type: Textbook | Publication Year: 2000 - 2009

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This text, produced by both the Institute of Physics (IOP) and the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM), gives information on the development and uses of medical physics.

The book covers a wide range of topics and includes chapters on:

• history

• ionising radiation

• optical methods

• ultrasound

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

• Electrocardograms (ECG)

• Bioengineering

The text is aimed at teachers but it could be used with more able key stage 4 or Post-16 students.

URL: http://stem.org.uk/rx36h

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