Clinical Engineering: A Handbook for Clinical and Biomedical Engineers

Clinical Engineering, Second Edition is intended for professionals and students in the clinical engineering field who need to successfully deploy medical technologies. The book provides a broad reference to the core elements of the subject and draws from the expertise of a range of experienced authors. In addition to engineering skills, clinical engineers must be able to work with patients and with a range of professional staff, including technicians and clinicians, and with equipment manufacturers. They have to keep up-to-date with fast-moving scientific and medical research in the field and be able to develop laboratory, design, workshop, and management skills. The Second Edition features a thorough update of the fundamentals of medical technology integration, patient safety, risk assessment, and assistive technology. Provides engineers in core medical disciplines and related fields with the skills and knowledge to successfully collaborate in the development of medical devices, via approved procedures and standards Covers US and EU standards (FDA and MDD, respectively, plus related ISO requirements), the de facto international standards, and is backed up by real-life clinical examples, case studies, and separate tutorials for training and class use All chapters in the Second Edition have been updated to include new standards and regulations, as well as new case studies and illustrations

• | Author: Azzam F G Taktak|Paul Ganney|David Long|Richard Axell
• | Publisher: Academic Press
• | Publication Date: December 04, 2019
• | Number of Pages: 480 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 0081026943
• | ISBN-13: 9780081026946