LIGHT, VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE, AND ITS MEDICAL APPLICATIONS
by Angela Newing (Gloucestershire Medical Physics Service, UK)
Preface (247k)
Table of Contents (18k)
Chapter 1: X-Rays and Radioactivity
Chapter 1.1: Vacuum Technology and Elementary Electricity (1,104k)
Chapter 1.2: The Development of the Photographic Process (918k)
Significant numbers of physicists began working in association with hospitals following the discovery of X-Rays and radioactivity in the late 1890s. This book introduces the reader to medical radiation physics using the developments from the early days as a means of explaining the underlying science. The first chapter provides basic information on x-rays and radioactivity. This is followed by their diagnostic and therapeutic applications. Recent developments involving non-ionising ultraviolet, visible and infrared radiations, and the use of lasers are covered in the following chapters. The last part explains the use of ultrasound and magnetic fields.
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