This up-to-date, user-oriented reference offers a broad, yet sophisticated introduction to the expanding world of medical technology. In a present where medicine and technology seem always to have been entwined, it offers a comprehensive account of decades of progress up to today, and a detailed consideration of developments yet to come in all relevant fields. Research and application-oriented, the Springer Handbook of Medical Technology is a systematic and well-structured guide which distinguishes itself by simplifying and condensing a myriad of complex facts. This book is an indispensable everyday resource for all professionals working with medical systems and appliances.

Dipl. Ing. Rüdiger Kramme is visiting lecturer of medical technology at the University of Applied Sciences in Giessen, Germany. He has a longstanding relation with medical technology industry and is professionally working at the planning and projecting of university hospitals.

Prof. Hoffmann is leader of the Department Medical Technology and Neuroprothetics at the Fraunhofer Institute of Biomedical Technology in St.Ingbert, Germany.

Prof Robert Pozos is Professor of Biology at the College of Sciences, San Diego State University, CA, USA.

This concise, user-oriented and up-to-date desk reference offers a broad introduction to the fascinating world of medical technology, fully considering today's progress and further development in all relevant fields. The Springer Handbook of Medical Technology is a systemized and well-structured guideline which distinguishes itself through simplification and condensation of complex facts. This book is an indispensable resource for professionals working directly or indirectly with medical systems and appliances every day. It is also meant for graduate and post graduate students in hospital management, medical engineering, and medical physics.