Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation

Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation by R S Khandpur is a presentation of the engineering principles behind machines and equipment used in the electro medical arena. This book provides updated content on the subject of principles of operation and the parameters of the equipment performance.

The book is broadly arranged in four sections titled Recording and Monitoring Instruments, Modern Imaging Systems, Measurement and Analysis Techniques and Therapeutic Equipment. This book discusses how the latest technological inventions function and what improvements have been made to medical-treatment methods. Another salient feature of this book is the addition of content around Telemedicine Technology. This topic educates the readers about the enhancements that communication and information brought to traditional ways of medical treatments.

With around twenty-six chapters on subjects like Radiography, Tomography, Oximeters, Physiological Transducers and Cardiac Pacemakers, the contents of this book are useful for medical students, doctors and instrument manufacturers. The third edition of Handbook of Biomedical Instrumentation was published by McGraw-Hill Education in 2014. It is available in hardcover.