Instrumentation in Medicine: Essays by Members of the Department of Chemical Physics and Bio-engineering Western Regional Hospital Board, GlasgowJ. M. A. Lenihan |
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Chapters | 5 |
Gathering data with the help of transducers D L Thomas | 23 |
The noisy nucleus A H Etchells and J M A Lenihan | 37 |
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absorption activation analysis amplifier amplitude applications artery atoms beam beta beta particle beta radiation blood flow body catheter cathode cell chemical chromatography circuit clinical closed-circuit television collimator counting rates cuff detection detector device diagnostic displayed dose electrical electrocardiogram electrons elements emission energy equipment example excitation fibres field fluorescent frequency function gamma camera gamma-ray Geiger counter heart hospital Image intensifier infra-red injection input instruments iodide crystal isotopes kidney laboratories lead light liquid scintillation lung volume measured medicine methods monitored muscle normal obtained optical organ oscilloscope oxygen parameters patient phosphor photomultiplier tubes possible potential difference pressure processes produced pulse rate pulse-height radiation radio-active radio-active isotopes ratemeter rays recording relatively sample Sanctorius scintillation counter screen sensitivity signal simple simultaneously sodium iodide spark chamber spectrum studied techniques television system temperature tests thermistor thermography thyroid tion tracer transducer ultrasonic vector voltage waveform wavelength X-ray tube