Description |
xviii, 734, 11 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 29 cm |
Contents |
Part 1. The mechanics of biological systems: Physics and the life sciences ; Kinematics ; Forces ; Newton's laws ; Centre of mass and linear momentum ; Torque and equilibrium -- Part 2. Energy, thermodynamics, and transport phenomena: Energy and its conservation ; Gases ; Thermal physics ; Transport of energy and matter ; Static fluids ; Fluid flow -- Part 3. Elasticity and vibrations, waves, and sound: Elasticity and vibrations ; Waves ; Sound ; Electric phenomena ; Electric force and field ; Electric energy and potential ; The flow of charges -- Part 5. Atomic, electromagnetic, and optical phenomena: The atom -- Magnetism and electromagnetic waves ; Geometric optics ; The atomic nucleus -- Part 6. Applied clinical physics: Diagnostic ultrasound imaging ; Diagnostic X-ray imaging ; Diagnostic nuclear medicine imaging ; Magnetic resonance imaging ; Radiation therapy |
Notes |
Includes index |
Subject |
Physics
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Life sciences
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Physics -- Textbooks
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Life sciences -- Textbooks
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Genre/Form |
Textbooks.
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Author |
Galiano-Riveros, Eduardo, 1962-
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Nejat, Reza, 1952-
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Bayer, Johann, 1972-
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Chen, Michael Xiaoke, 1958-
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ISBN |
9780176558697 |
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0176558691 |
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