Common Phantoms

Author : Alicia Puglionesi
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 365 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-25
Category : History
ISBN : 9781503612785

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Common Phantoms by Alicia Puglionesi Pdf

Séances, clairvoyance, and telepathy captivated public imagination in the United States from the 1850s well into the twentieth century. Though skeptics dismissed these experiences as delusions, a new kind of investigator emerged to seek the science behind such phenomena. With new technologies like the telegraph collapsing the boundaries of time and space, an explanation seemed within reach. As Americans took up psychical experiments in their homes, the boundaries of the mind began to waver. Common Phantoms brings these experiments back to life while modeling a new approach to the history of psychology and the mind sciences. Drawing on previously untapped archives of participant-reported data, Alicia Puglionesi recounts how an eclectic group of investigators tried to capture the most elusive dimensions of human consciousness. A vast though flawed experiment in democratic science, psychical research gave participants valuable tools with which to study their experiences on their own terms. Academic psychology would ultimately disown this effort as both a scientific failure and a remnant of magical thinking, but its challenge to the limits of science, the mind, and the soul still reverberates today.

Author : Larry A. DeWerd,Michael Kissick
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781461483045

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The Phantoms of Medical and Health Physics by Larry A. DeWerd,Michael Kissick Pdf

The purpose and subject of this book is to provide a comprehensive overview of all types of phantoms used in medical imaging, therapy, nuclear medicine and health physics. For ionizing radiation, dosimetry with respect to issues of material composition, shape, and motion/position effects are all highlighted. For medical imaging, each type of technology will need specific materials and designs, and the physics and indications will be explored for each type. Health physics phantoms are concerned with some of the same issues such as material heterogeneity, but also unique issues such as organ-specific radiation dose from sources distributed in other organs. Readers will be able to use this book to select the appropriate phantom from a vendor at a clinic, to learn from as a student, to choose materials for custom phantom design, to design dynamic features, and as a reference for a variety of applications. Some of the information enclosed is found in other sources, divided especially along the three categories of imaging, therapy, and health physics. To our knowledge, even though professionally, many medical physicists need to bridge the three catagories described above.

Author : Barbara Ellison,Thomas Bey William Bailey
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-14
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781501347030

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Sonic Phantoms by Barbara Ellison,Thomas Bey William Bailey Pdf

In this book, Barbara Ellison and Thomas B. W. Bailey lay out and explore the mystifying and evanescent musical territory of 'sonic phantoms': auditory illusions within the musical material that convey a 'phantasmatic' presence. Structured around a large body of compositional work developed by Ellison over the past decade, sonic phantoms are revealed and illustrated as they arise through a diverse array of musical sources, materials, techniques, and compositional tools: voices (real and synthetic), field recordings, instrument manipulation, object amplification, improvisation, and recording studio techniques. Somehow inherent in all music--and perhaps in all sound--sonic phantoms lurk and stalk with the promise of mystery and elevation. We just need to conjure them.

Author : Euclid Seeram
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2017-11-10
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781118660881

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CT at a Glance by Euclid Seeram Pdf

CT at a Glance gets readers quickly up to speed with the core knowledge and competencies required for computed tomography (CT) scanning, as established by the major radiography organizations around the world, including the ASRT and the CAMRT. This brand new title describes the basic science behind CT with an emphasis on the theory that is essential for practice. Featuring an abundance of illustrations, succinct, straightforward explanations and clear, step-by-step guidance, it includes the fundamental physics, technical principles, and imaging strategies and procedures involved in CT scanning. Over the course of twenty four, concise modular chapters, CT at a Glance covers all the bases for entry-to-practice students, including: The basic physics underlying CT scanning State-of-the-art multi-slice technologies Data acquisition strategies Equipment components—their functions and applications Image reconstruction and image quality control CT dose and dose optimization procedures Quality control fundamentals CT at a Glance is an indispensable learning resource for students in medical imaging technology courses, including those covering radiography, nuclear medicine, and radiation therapy, as well as for biomedical engineering technology students.

Author : Almir Badnjević,Lejla Gurbeta Pokvić
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 773 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2024-01-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9783031490682

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MEDICON’23 and CMBEBIH’23 by Almir Badnjević,Lejla Gurbeta Pokvić Pdf

This book presents cutting-edge research and developments in the broad field of medical, biological engineering and computing. It gathers the second volume of the joint proceedings of the Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing (MEDICON) and the International Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering (CMBEBIH), which were held together on September 14-16, 2023, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Contributions report on innovative research and practices in molecular biology, tissue engineering and biotechnologies, covering not only medical but also industrial applications. Further, they describe advances in health technologies and medical devices, telemedicine, and robotic applications in clinical medicine and rehabilitation.

Author : Cassandra Crawford
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2014-01-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780814760123

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Phantom Limb by Cassandra Crawford Pdf

Phantom limb pain is one of the most intractable and merciless pains ever known—a pain that haunts appendages that do not physically exist, often persisting with uncanny realness long after fleshy limbs have been traumatically, surgically, or congenitally lost. The very existence and “naturalness” of this pain has been instrumental in modern science’s ability to create prosthetic technologies that many feel have transformative, self-actualizing, and even transcendent power. In Phantom Limb, Cassandra S. Crawford critically examines phantom limb pain and its relationship to prosthetic innovation, tracing the major shifts in knowledge of the causes and characteristics of the phenomenon. Crawford exposes how the meanings of phantom limb pain have been influenced by developments in prosthetic science and ideas about the extraordinary power of these technologies to liberate and fundamentally alter the human body, mind, and spirit. Through intensive observation at a prosthetic clinic, interviews with key researchers and clinicians, and an analysis of historical and contemporary psychological and medical literature, she examines the modernization of amputation and exposes how medical understanding about phantom limbs has changed from the late-19th to the early-21st century. Crawford interrogates the impact of advances in technology, medicine, psychology and neuroscience, as well as changes in the meaning of limb loss, popular representations of amputees, and corporeal ideology. Phantom Limb questions our most deeply held ideas of what is normal, natural, and even moral about the physical human body.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1064 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1878
Category : Medicine
ISBN : UOM:39015070430262

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North Carolina Medical Journal by Anonim Pdf

Author : N. Franklin Adkinson Jr.,Bruce S Bochner,A Wesley Burks,William W Busse,Stephen T Holgate,Robert F Lemanske,Robyn E O'Hehir
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
Page : 1898 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-09-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780323113328

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Middleton's Allergy E-Book by N. Franklin Adkinson Jr.,Bruce S Bochner,A Wesley Burks,William W Busse,Stephen T Holgate,Robert F Lemanske,Robyn E O'Hehir Pdf

This best-selling resource has a worldwide reputation as the leader in its field. Focusing on human immunology and biology, while also reporting on scientific experimentation and advancement, it provides comprehensive coverage of state-of-the-art basic science as well as authoritative guidance on the practical aspects of day-to-day diagnosis and management. This new edition includes 700 full-color illustrations and a new, more accessible format to make finding information a snap for the busy practitioner. Includes a glossary of allergy and immunology for quick and easy reference. Contains keypoints and clinical pearls highlighted to find important information quickly. links to useful online resources both for you and for your patients. Offers contributions from hundreds of international authorities for world-class expertise in overcoming any clinical challenge. Contains 400 new illustrations, 700 in all, to better illustrate complex immunology. Covers the very latest in the field, including hot topics such as food allergy and immunotherapy. Includes the latest guidelines from The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP). Utilizes a new, more user-friendly full-color format for easier reference.

Author : Dean Koontz
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2002-02-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781440620171

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Phantoms by Dean Koontz Pdf

“Phantoms is gruesome and unrelenting…It’s well realized, intelligent, and humane.”—Stephen King They found the town silent, apparently abandoned. Then they found the first body, strangely swollen and still warm. One hundred fifty were dead, 350 missing. But the terror had only begun in the tiny mountain town of Snowfield, California. At first they thought it was the work of a maniac. Or terrorists. Or toxic contamination. Or a bizarre new disease. But then they found the truth. And they saw it in the flesh. And it was worse than anything any of them had ever imagined...

Author : Mohammad Dawood,Xiaoyi Jiang,Klaus Schäfers
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2012-04-27
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781439812983

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Correction Techniques in Emission Tomography by Mohammad Dawood,Xiaoyi Jiang,Klaus Schäfers Pdf

Written by an interdisciplinary team of medical doctors, computer scientists, physicists, engineers, and mathematicians, Correction Techniques in Emission Tomography presents various correction methods used in emission tomography to generate and enhance images. It discusses the techniques from a computer science, mathematics, and physics viewpoint. The book gives a comprehensive overview of correction techniques at different levels of the data processing workflow. It covers nuclear medicine imaging, hybrid emission tomography (PET-CT, SPECT-CT, PET-MRI, PET-ultrasound), and optical imaging (fluorescence molecular tomography). It illustrates basic principles as well as recent advances, such as model-based iterative algorithms and 4D methods. An important aspect of the book is on new and sophisticated motion correction techniques in PET imaging. These techniques enable high-resolution, high-quality images, leading to better imaging analysis and image-based diagnostics. Reflecting state-of-the-art research, this volume explores the range of problems that occur in emission tomography. It looks at how the resulting images are affected and presents practical compensation methods to overcome the problems and improve the images.

Author : A. Heuck,P. Lukas,P. Kneschaurek,M. Mayr
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 745 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2013-12-11
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9783642486814

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Tumor Response Monitoring and Treatment Planning by A. Heuck,P. Lukas,P. Kneschaurek,M. Mayr Pdf

Medical imaging progressed to a standard undreamt of not very many years ago. The advances are due to continuous development of radiological techniques and the introduction of magnetic resonance imaging. With the improved and new methods three-dimensional target volumes for radiation therapy can be defined with hitherto unknown precision. This leads to an improvement in irradiation techniques and, as a consequence, to a higher likelihood of tumor control and a lower risk of normal tissue complications. Besides the improvement in irradiation techniques the new imaging methods may enable great strides in tumor response monitoring, not only in the detection of morphological alterations but also by showing physiological changes in the tumor during and after treatment by means of MRI and PET. This not only leads to better prognostic information but may also allow early evaluation of the response to treatment. It may then be possible to individualize the radiation dose but also the alternative-treatment for non-responders. This is certainly a future direction for radiation oncology.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Prima Publishing
Page : 500 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 0761520848

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The Big Playstation Book by Anonim Pdf

Colony Wars: Vengeance Crash Bandicoot: Warped Grand Theft Auto Knockout Kings Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete Madden NFL: '97 Metal Gear Solid Resident Evil 2 Ridge Racer Revolution Spyro the Dragon Tekken 3 Tenchu Stealth Assassins Tomb Raider III WCW Nitro WCW/NWO Thunder Wipeout XL WWF War Zone

Author : Mohamed Kamel,Aurelio Campilho
Publisher : Springer
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2011-06-14
Category : Computers
ISBN : 9783642215964

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Image Analysis and Recognition by Mohamed Kamel,Aurelio Campilho Pdf

The two-volume set LNCS 6753/6754 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Image and Recognition, ICIAR 2011, held in Burnaby, Canada, in June 2011. The 84 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 147 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on image and video processing; feature extraction and pattern recognition; computer vision; color, texture, motion and shape; tracking; biomedical image analysis; biometrics; face recognition; image coding, compression and encryption; and applications.

Author : Oliver G. Cameron
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780195136012

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Visceral Sensory Neuroscience by Oliver G. Cameron Pdf

The term Interception refers to information that is sent by the nervous system from the body to the brain. Despite its importance in the control of visceral organ function, emotional-motivational processes, and in psychosomatic disorders, the topic has not received as much attention as central functions of the nervous system. This book provides the first review of the field and will be of interest to scientists in neurobiology, psychology, and brain imaging, to individuals in related clinical fields such as psychiatry, neurology, cardiology, gastroenterology, and clinical psychology, and to their students and trainees.

Author : Dominique Meynial-Denis
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781498765145

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Sarcopenia by Dominique Meynial-Denis Pdf

Sarcopenia: Molecular, Cellular, and Nutritional Aspects describes the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass and strength, defined by Rosenberg in 1997 as a hallmark of aging and referred to as “sarcopenia.” As life expectancy continues to increase worldwide, sarcopenia has become a major public health issue. The condition worsens in the presence of chronic diseases accelerating its progression. Sarcopenia is not considered to be “a process of normative aging” but according to the International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM), as a disease. As sarcopenia is an ineluctable process, prevention and management are the only options to promote healthy aging; these actions should perhaps be taken during youth. Included in this book: · Features essential information on sarcopenia, its current definition, and molecular and cellular aspects of this disease · Discusses the development of physical frailty, a complication of sarcopenia, and predicts its occurrence in the older population · Presents alterations in muscle protein turnover and mitochondrial dysfunction in the aging process · Provides data on the negative involvement of sarcopenia in certain chronic diseases · Describes presbyphagia or age-related changes in the swallowing mechanism in older people · Details possible strategies to combat muscle wasting in healthy older adults and their limits This book features information collected from pioneers or experts on human aging from around the globe, including Europe, Brazil, Canada, Japan and the United States. It is a valuable source of information for nutritional scientists, medical doctors, sports scientists, food scientists, dietitians, students in these fields, and for anyone interested in nutrition. We hope this book provides a better understanding of sarcopenia which inevitably occurs with aging without weight loss. Moreover, this book will supply information outlining strategies to prevent or limit muscle wasting due to normal aging in order to promote successful aging.