Introduction to Biomedical Equipment Technology

by Joseph J. Carr, John M. Brown

Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0130104922

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The publisher, Prentice-Hall Career & Technology

Since the publication of Carr and Brown's biomedical equipment text more than ten years ago, it has become the industry standard. Now, this completely revised second edition promises to set the pace for modern biomedical equipment technology.

From the Back Cover

Significant changes to this edition are:

• A new chapter on quality Improvement is included.
• New sections on hemodialysis machines, the Y2K problem, and new computer devices in medicine are provided.
• Key features have been incorporated to address current issues and important technological advances.

Table of Contents

• The Human Body: An Overview.
• The Heart and Circulatory System.
• Introduction to Biomedical Instrumentation & Measurement.
• Basic Theories of Measurement.
• Signals and Noise.
• Electrodes, Sensors, and Transducers.
• Bioelectric Amplifiers.
• Electrocardiographs.
• Physiological Pressure and Other Cardiovascular Measurements and Devices.
• The Human Respiratory System and Its Measurement.
• Respiratory Therapy Equipment.
• The Human Nervous System
• Instrumentation for Measuring Brain Function.
• Intensive and Coronary Care Units.
• Operating Rooms.
• Medical Laboratory Instrumentation.
• Medical Ultrasonography.
• Electrosurgery Generators.
• Care and Feeding of Battery-Operated Medical Equipment.
• Waveform Display Devices.
• Electro-Optics (Fiber Optics and Lasers).
• Computers in Biomedical Equipment.
• Radiology and Nuclear Medicine Equipment.
• Electromagnetic Interference to Medical Electronic Equipment.
• Quality Assurance and Continuous Quality Improvement.
• Medical Equipment Maintenance: Management, Facilities, and Equipment.
• Requirements Management.

Customer Reviews

Good subject coverage, knowledgeable author, and plenty of uncluttered figures makes this book very worthwhile. The only thing missing from this excellent book is an update. Although this is the third edition (1998), almost all of the equipment photographs are from the early-to-mid 1970's. An extensive and broad Suggested Reading section follows most chapters but again far far too many references are to early 1970's books and manuals. An update could earn this book a 5+ rating.