BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION - TECH. AND APPLICATION

The author is Director General of Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala, Punjab. This work was first published as Handbook of Bio-Medical Instrumentation by Tata McGraw. Khandpur notes that his reference "describes the physiological basis as well as the engineering principles underlying the working of a wide variety of medical instruments," a dual focus absent in the literature. Topics are: measuring, recording and monitoring systems; modern imaging; and therapeutic equipment. Under these headings are found: patient monitoring systems, telemedicine, blood measurement, patient safety, X-ray, MRI, pacemakers, sonic & thermal imaging, pacemakers, dialysis, the linear accelerator, drug pumps. An impressive, accessible handbook at a remarkably low price.