Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology

Friday, June 28, 2019

The Innovators

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The Innovators: How a Group of Hackers, Geniuses, and Geeks Created the Digital Revolution , by Walter Isaacson . Computers play a larg...
Friday, June 21, 2019

More About Implantable Microcoils for Intracortical Magnetic Stimulation

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Three years ago, I wrote a post in this blog discussing an article by Seung Woo Lee and his coworkers (“ Implantable Microcoils for Intra...
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Friday, June 14, 2019

Isotopes to Worry About: Cesium-137, Iodine-131, and Strontium-90

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Three hazardous isotopes released by a nuclear explosion or accident are cesium-137 , iodine-131 , and strontium-90 . Cesium-137 Isoto...
Friday, June 7, 2019

Slice Selection During Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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In Chapter 18 of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology , Russ Hobbie and I discuss magnetic resonance imaging . The first step in m...
Friday, May 31, 2019

Introduction to Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry

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Introduction to Radiological Physics and Radiation Dosimetry , by Frank Herbert Attix. In Chapters 15 and 16 of Intermediate Physics fo...
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Friday, May 24, 2019

The Physics of Scuba Diving

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In Section 1.15 of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology , Russ Hobbie and I discuss scuba diving . 1.15 Diving Air is easily...
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Friday, May 17, 2019

Defending Thermodynamics in a Diet Debate

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Homework Problem 47 in Chapter 3 of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology states Problem 47 . The “Calorie” we see listed on food...
Friday, May 10, 2019

Oh, My Aching Back

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Oh, my aching back. I was unloading a dresser from a van, and I thought I could handle it myself. What a mistake. I think I strained a muscl...
Friday, May 3, 2019

If Only I Had a Few Negative X-rays, I’d be All Set

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In Chapter 16 of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology , Russ Hobbie and I discuss intensity-modulated radiation therapy . The goal...
Friday, April 26, 2019

Neurological Control Systems

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In Section 10.12 of Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology , Russ Hobbie and I provide examples of negative feedback . One of these ...
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I am an emeritus professor of physics at Oakland University, and coauthor of the textbook Intermediate Physics for Medicine and Biology. The purpose of this blog is specifically to support and promote my textbook, and in general to illustrate applications of physics to medicine and biology.
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