Sunday, May 27, 2007

Electrostatic Hazards


Title : Electrostatic Hazards
Author: Günter Luttgens, Norman Wilson
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN: 0750627824

In the US, UK and Europe there is in excess of one notifiable dust or electrostatic explosion every day of the year. This clearly makes the hazards associated with the handling of materials subject to either cause or react to electrostatic discharge of vital importance to anyone associated with their handling or industrial bulk use. This book provides a comprehensive guide to the dangers of static electricity and how to avoid them. It will prove invaluable to safety managers and professionals, as well as all personnel involved in the activities concerned, in the chemical, agricultural, pharmaceutical and petrochemical process industries.
The book makes extended use of case studies to illustrate the principles being expounded, thereby making it far more open, accessible and attractive to the practitioner in industry than the highly theoretical texts which are also available.
The authors have many years' experience in the area behind them, including the professional teaching of the content provided here. Günter Lüttgens is a widely acknowledged consultant who travels Europe providing training to major industrial corporations on this subject, whilst Norman Wilson practices what is written here in his professional capacity with the British Textile Technology Group.
Extended use of case studies to illustrate the principles.This makes the book far more open, accessible and attractive to the practitioner in industry than the highly theoretical texts also available.

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Tuesday, May 22, 2007

Nuclear Energy

Title : Nuclear Energy
Author : Raymond L. Murray
Publisher: Butterworth Heinemann
ISBN : 0 - 7506 - 7136 - X
PDF | 516 pages | English

Nuclear Energy provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of nuclear science and technology to students, nuclear engineers, and anyone with a need for knowledge of nuclear processes.It features extensive references to world wide web sites.

The book has been updated for the new millennium by reporting important trends. Fundamentals of particle physics, nuclear reactions, fission, and fusion are followed by descriptions of the devices of nuclear energy accelerators, isotope separators, detectors, and reactors. Numerous beneficial applications of radiation in medicine, research, and industry are discussed. Other topics treated are the assurance of nuclear reactor safety, the status of radioactive waste disposal, international nuclear developments, effects of deregulation of the electricity industry, the relationship of nuclear reactors to global climate change, and the prevention of weapons proliferation. The concluding chapter examines prospects for nuclear power.


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MRI in Clinical Practice


Title : MRI in Clinical Practice
Author : AL BOVIK
Publisher: Springer
ISBN : 1 - 84628 - 161 - X
PDF | 150 pages | English

“MRI in Clinical Practice” provides an easily accessible source of reference material to supplement existing texts, distilling a wide breadth of theoretical and practical information into a pocket-sized manual. The book covers the basic Physics behind MRI, quality assurance, up-to-date safety guidelines and a useful gallery of image artefacts. Part of the book focuses on the specific areas of the body in which MRI is currently exploited, describing how MRI is performed in practice. As well as covering routine clinical techniques, the latest advanced methods (e.g. spectroscopy, fMRI, diffusion, high field MRI) are discussed and placed into the context of clinical application. Written from both a Physics and Radiological point-of-view, the book has a wide multidisciplinary appeal and is specifically targeted at MRI practitioners or trainees, as well as post-graduate students, physicists, radiographers and radiologists.

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Monday, May 21, 2007

Biomedical Engineering Handbook


Title : Biomedical Engineering Handbook
Author : Joseph D. Bronzino
Publisher: CRC Press
ISBN : 0 - 8493 - 0461 - X
PDF | 3189 pages | English

As we enter the new millennium, the prospects for the field of Biomedical Engineering are bright.
Individuals interested in pursuing careers in this field continue to increase and the fruits of medical innovation continue to yield both monetary rewards and patient well being. These trends are reflected in this second edition of the Biomedical Engineering Handbook.
When compared to the first edition published in 1995, this new two-volume set includes new sections on “Transport Phenomena and Biomimetic Systems” and “Ethical Issues Associated with Medical Technology”. In addition, over 60% of the chapters has been completely revised, incorporating the latest developments in the field. therefore, this second edition is truly an updated version of the “state-of-the-field of biomedical engineering”. As such, it can serve as an excellent reference for individuals interested not only in a review of fundamental physiology, but also in quickly being brought up to speed in certain areas of biomedical engineering research. It can serve as an excellent textbook for students in areas where traditional textbooks have not
yet been developed, and serve as an excellent review of the major areas of activity in each biomedical engineering subdiscipline, such as biomechanics biomaterials, clinical engineering, artificial intelligence, etc., and finally it can serve as the “bible” for practicing biomedical engineering professionals by covering such topics as a “Historical Perspective of Medical Technology, the Role of Professional Societies and the Ethical Issues Associated with Medical Technology”.
Biomedical Engineering is no longer an emerging discipline; it has become an important vital interdisciplinary field. Biomedical engineers are involved in many medical ventures. They are involved in the design, development and utilization of materials, devices (such as pacemakers, lithotripsy, etc.) and techniques (such as signal processing, artificial intelligence, etc.) for clinical research and use; and serve as members of the health care delivery team (clinical engineering, medical informatics, rehabilitation engineering, etc.) seeking new solutions for difficult heath care problems confronting our society. To meet the needs of this diverse body of biomedical engineers, this handbook provides a central core of knowledge in those fields encompassed by the discipline of biomedical engineering as we enter the 21st century. Before presenting this detailed information, however, it is important to provide a sense of the evolution of the modern health care system and identify the diverse activities biomedical engineers perform to assist in the diagnosis and treatment of patients.

Sunday, May 20, 2007

Data Analysis in Molecular Biology and Evolution


Title : Data Analysis in Molecular Biology and Evolution
Author : Xuhua Xia
Publisher: Springer
ISBN : 0 - 792 - 37500 - 9
PDF | 284 pages | English

Data Analysis in Molecular Biology and Evolution introduces biologists to DAMBE, a proprietary, user-friendly computer program for molecular data analysis.
The unique combination of this book and software will allow biologists not only to understand the rationale behind a variety of computational tools in molecular biology and evolution, but also to gain instant access to these tools for use in their laboratories.
Data Analysis in Molecular Biology and Evolution serves as an excellent resource for advanced level undergraduates or graduates as well as for professionals working in the field.


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Friday, May 18, 2007

Radiologic Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer


Title : Radiologic Diagnosis of Gastric Cancer
Author : L. M. Portnoy
Publisher: Springer
ISBN : 3 - 540 - 29120 - 2
PDF | 316 pages | English

L.M. Portnoy is one of Russia's leading radiologists. This book is the result of his more than 30 years' experience in the field of cancer diagnosis. The author reviews for us the potentials – currently greatly underestimated – of radiological examination and the traditional X-ray for the diagnosis of gastric cancer.
This comprehensive overview of methodological approaches to the X-ray examination of the stomach and corrected tumor semiotics will help practicing physicians and residents to diagnose even the most minuscule tumors. Portnoy covers all diagnostic methods related to abdominal cancer, with thorough explanations of the methodological, semiotic, and organizational aspects.
This work by one of the best-known Russian specialists in X-ray diagnosis will be of interest not only for all those who want to know more about the history of radiology as a profession, but also for students, who can study the tips and tricks of a master.

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Advances in Radiation Oncology in Lung Cancer


Title : Advances in Radiation Oncology in Lung Cancer
Author : B. Jeremic
Publisher: Springer
ISBN-10: 3 - 540 - 00522 - 6
PDF | 539 pages | English


Although decades of laboratory and clinical research have led to incremental improvement in treatment outcome, lung cancer remains one of the most deadly diseases. This volume is unique in being devoted solely to the radiation oncology of lung cancer, and will be of great value to all who are involved in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Both non-small cell and small cell lung cancer are considered in detail. Current state-of-the-art treatment strategies and novel approaches that promise further improvements in outcome are explained and evaluated, with the aid of high-quality illustrations. Treatment-related toxicity is discussed, and further individual chapters focus on topics such as quality of life studies, prognostic factors and pitfalls in the design and analysis of clinical trials.
If you look at the map of the world and check the incidence rates of cancer, you will find lung cancer as one of the major health problems worldwide. This is irrespective of sex and age, health care systems and current media reports. It is simply a fact that we sometimes forget, but it always comes again as a reminder with every new patient worldwide. This burden is present for decades and although there seems to be stagnation in males, plateau is not reached in females yet. Even then, we would still have to deal with thousands of patients suffering from the deadly disease. And we deal with it with radiation therapy, a treatment modality being now older than one-hundred years. During that period we have learnt how to fractionate the dose and observe the effects both on tumors and normal tissues. We have also learnt how to combine radiation therapy with other treatment modalities. With the time, we became increasingly capable of documenting dose distribution and to build on computerised-driven technologies to image, verify and record. We also became capable of concentrating on progressively smaller and smaller constituents; from the whole body to organs and tissues and from them to cells and molecules. We use radiation biology and molecular oncology to provide necessary framework for the science of radiation oncology in lung cancer.
And this book is about it; what had been done and what is going on. But much more than that, it is a book of what we have learnt from the past and how successfully we should incorporate it in our future endeavours, all having the same aim, better radiation oncology of lung cancer patients.


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Quantitative Analysis in Nuclear Medicine Imaging

Title : Quantitative Analysis in Nuclear Medicine Imaging
Author : Habib Zaidi
Publisher: Springer
ISBN : 0 - 387 - 23854 - 9
PDF | 594 pages | English

Quantitative Analysis in Nuclear Medicine Imaging examines fundamental concepts of quantitative image analysis techniques as they are applied in diagnostic and therapeutic nuclear medicine using conventional instumentation and dual-modality imaging devices.
It offers a complete and balanced review of the subject, presenting a broad scope and coverage of quantitative analysis of nuclear medicine imaging, which is of growing importance for both clinical and research applications. No other book in the market covers this material in a single volume, making it a unique and exceptional reference for graduate students and professional scientists.
This book is written for nuclear medicine physicists, biomedical engineers, physicians, and technoogists, and can serve as a reference for professional development, as well as graduate students in science, medical and engineering faculties, medical physics, and biomedical engineering specialities. A valuable resource for teaching courses in medical physics and biomedical engineering, this book could also be recommended as supplementary reading in physics and engineering undergraduate courses. It also serves as an excellent reference to particle physicists working in medical applications of high energy physics, as well as technologist/residents in diagnostic radiology, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology.

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Thursday, May 17, 2007

Accelerated Partial Beast Irradiation





Title : Accelerated Partial Beast Irradiation
(Techniques & Clinical Implementation)
Author : David Wazer, Douglas Arthur, Frank Vicini
Publisher: Springer
ISBN : 3 - 540 - 28202 - 5
PDF | 275 pages | English

Accelerated Partial Beast Irradiation (APBI) is being rapidly introduced into the clinical management of early breast cancer. APBU, in fact, encompasses a number of different techniques and approaches that include brachytherapy, intraoperative, and external beam techniques. There is currently no single source that describes these techniques and their clinical implementation.
This text will be a concise handbook designed to assist the clinician in the implementation of APBI.This will include a review of the principles that underlie APBI, a practical and detailed description of each technique for APBI, a review of current clinical results of APBI, and a review of the incidence and management of treatment related complications.

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Tuesday, May 15, 2007

Handbook of Image & Video Processing




Title : Handbook of Image & Video Processing
Author : AL BOVIK
Publisher: ACADEMIC PRESS
ISBN : 0 - 12 - 119790 - 5
PDF | 973 pages | English

Handbook of Image and Video Processing presents a comprehensive and highly accessible presentation of the basic and most up-to-date methods and algorithms for digital image and video processing.This timely volume will provide both the novice and the seasoned practitioner the necessary information and skills to be able to develop algorithms and applications for the burgeoning Multimedia, Digital Imaging, Digital Video, Telecommunications, and World-Wide Web(internet)industries.
Handbook of Image and Video Processing is an indispensible resource for researchers in telecommunications, internet applications, multimedia, and nearly every branch of science. No other resource contains the same breadth of up-to-date coverage.
This handbook is arranged into highly focused chapters that represent the collective efforts of the leading educators and researchers working ing the areas of image and video processing. Beginning with a series of tutorial chapters on basic gray-level image processing, binary image processing, image Furier analysis and convolution, the Handbook then describes the latest and most effective techniques for:

- Linear, non-linear, morphological, and wavelet-based image enhancement
- Basic, regularized, multi-channel, multi-frame, and iterative image restoration
- Motion detection and estimation
- Video enhancement and restoration
- Scene reconstruction, image stabilization, and mosaicking
- Models of human vision and their impact on image processing
- Wavelet, color, and multispectral image representations
- Models for image noise, image modulations, and random fields
- Image and video segmentation, classification, and edge detection
- Review of available image processing development environments and software
- Lossless image compression
- Lossy image compression using BTC, vector quantization, and wavelets
- Image compression standards, including JPEG
- Modern video compression, including DCT, object, and wavelet-based methods
- Video compression standards, including H.261, and MPEG I,II,IV, and VII
- Image and video acquisition, sampling, and imterpolation
- Image quantization, haftoning, and printing
- Perceptual quality assessment of compressed images and video
- Image and video databases, indexing, and retrieval
- Image and video networks, security, and watermarking

The handbook concludes with a set of carefully selected, instructive, and exemplary image processing applications in diverse areas such as radar imaging, computed tomography, cardiac imaging, digital mammography, fingerprint calssification and recognition, human face recognition, confocal microscopy, and automatic target recognition. Developers of these applications as well as those seeking applications that parallel their own will find these chaptersto be indispensable guides.


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Monday, May 14, 2007

Medical Imaging Physics




Title : Medical Imaging Physics
Author : William Hendee , Russell Ritenour
Publisher: JOHN WILEY & SONS
ISBN : 0 - 471 - 38226 - 4
PDF | 504 pages | English


The techniques and instrumentation of medical imaging have rapidly evolved over the course of the past few years. Medical Imaging Physics, the premier resosurce in its field, now in its fourth edition, has beed revised to include novel and emerging imaging approaches in the same clear and understandable but thorough manner of the former editions.
William Hendee and Russell Ritenour's comprehensive text provides the tools necessary to be comfortable with the physical principles, technology concepts, equipment, and procedures used in diagnostic imaging, as well as to appreciate the technological capabilities and limitations of the discipline.
Readers need not possess a bachground in physics.Broadly accessible, Medical Imaging Physics covers all aspects of image formation in modern medical imaging modalities, such as radiography, ultrasonography, computed tomography (CT), nuclear imaging, and magnetic resonance imaging. Other topics covered include:
- Digital x-ray imaging
- Doppler Ultrasound
- Helical CT scanning
- Accumulation and analysis of nuclear data
- Experimental radiobiology
- Radiation protection and safety

Physicians and residents in radiology and nuclear medicine, in addition to physicists, engineers, radiobiologists, and technologists working with diagnostic imaging technology, will find "Medical Imaging Physics" to be a vital addition to their professional libraries.

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Sunday, May 13, 2007

Mathematical Physiology

Title : Mathematical Physiology
Author : James Keener , James Sneyd
Publisher: Springer
ISBN : 0 - 387 - 98381 - 3
PDF 788 pages English

Mathematical Physiology provides an introduction into physiology using the tools and perspectives of mathematical modeling and analysis. It describes ways in which mathematical theory may be used to give insights into physiological questions and how physiological questionss can in turn lead to new mathematical problems.
The book is divided into two parts, the first dealing with the fundamental principles of cell physiology, and the second with the physiology of systems. In the first part, after an introduction to basic biochemistry and enzyme reactions, the authors discuss volume control, the membrane potential, ionic flow through channels,
excitability, calcium dynamics, and electrical bursting. This first part cocludes with spatial aspects such as synaptic transmission, gap junctions, the linear cable equation, nonlinear wave propagation in neurons, and calcium waves.
In the second part, the human body is studied piece by piece, beginning with an introduction to electrocardiology, followed by the physiology of the circulatory system, blood, muscle, hormones, and kidneys. Finally the authors examine the digestive system and the visual system, ending with the inner ear.
This book will be of interest to researchers, to graduate students and advanced undergraduate students in applied mathematics who wish to learn how to build and analyze mathematical models and to become familiar with new areas of application, as well as to physiologists interested in learning about theoretical approaches to their work.
The inclusion of numerous exercises and models could be used to add further interest and challenge to traditional courses taught by applied mathematicians, bioengineers, and physiologists.


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MRI in Practice




Title : MRI in Practice
Author : Catherine Westbrook , Carolyn Kaut
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing
ISBN : 0 - 632 - 04205 - 2
PDF | 305 pages | English

Magnetic Resonance Imaging(MRI) is a rapidly expanding technology used in dagnostic radaiology. Detailed, high resolution images can be acquired in any plane with minimal discomfort to the patient. Due to its inherent safety and long-term cost effectiveness, MRI is likely to be dominant imaging modality in the future.
This new edition of "MRI in Practice" builds on the strengths of the previous edition. It continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to MRI for those who need to understand the essential concepts and integrate them into practice. This text explains in clear terms the theory that underpins magnetic resonance so that the capabilitis and operation of an MRI system can be fully appreciated. Topics include basic principles such as image contrast, pulse sequences, safety and equipment as well as advanced techniques such as echo planar imaging.
A new chapter on advanced imaging techniques considers developing techniques including functional imaging, perfusion and diffusion.
This book is superbly illustrated with over 200 line drawings and images. Each chapter contains education aids, such as learning points and review questions to help students evaluate their understanding of the text.

Diagnostic Ultrasound - Imaging & Blood Flow Measurements




Title : Diagnostic Ultrasound_Imaging & Blood Flow Measurements
Author : K. Kirk Shung
Publisher: CRC Press - Taylor & Francis Group ( 2006 )
ISBN-10: 0 - 8247 - 4096 - 3
PDF | 209 pages | English

Ultrasound imaging is one of the most important and widely used diagnostic tools in modern medicine, second only to the conventional x-ray. Although considered a mature field, research continues for improving the capabilities, finding new uses for ultrasound technology, and driving down the cost of newer, more complicated procedures such as intravascular ultrasound.
This book presents new developments, fundamental physics, instrumentation, system architecture, biological effects of ultrasound, and clinical applications that reflect this initiative.


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