Physical Aspects of the Human Body

The updated edition of the first of three volumes on Medical Physics  focuses even more on body systems related to physical principles such as  body mechanics, energy balance, and action potentials. Thanks to  numerous newly incorporated didactic features, the introductory text  into the broad fi eld of medical physics is easy to understand and  supports self-study. New: highlighted boxes emphasize special topics;  math boxes explain more advanced mathematical issues; each chapter  concludes with a summary of the key concepts, questions, a  self-assessment of the acquired competence, and exercises. The appendix  contains answers to questions and solutions to exercises.