The choice of available infrared (IR) detectors for insertion into modern IR systems is both large and confusing. The purpose of this volume is to provide a technical database from which rational IR detector selection criteria evolve, and thus clarify the options open to the modern IR system designer. Emphasis will concentrate mainly on high-performance IR systems operating in a tactical envir....     View More Details

This timely book is a complete and up-to-date reference for the field of infrared fiber optics. Written by an expert in the field with nearly 30 years of experience, it includes a historical recounting of the development of IR fiber optics as well as a summary of the best fibers in each of the three categories of IR fibers: crystalline, glass, and hollow waveguides. The theoretical aspects of ....     View More Details

Medicine and Surgery is an exciting new book that contains the core information needed by medical students in the run up to exams.

This is the only book available that covers both medicine and surgery.

• It encompasses all of the major systems and core subjects
• Every condition is discussed under the key headings of definition, epidemiology, aetiology, pathophysiology....     View More Details

This pocket revision guide is a must for all medical students preparing for a major exam in clinical surgery or needing a rapid reminder during a clinical attachment. Rapid Surgery is the seventh title in the new Rapid series and is the ideal companion for medical students and junior doctors, covering key facts in a simple and memorable fashion, using a mnemonic to aid recall.
The t....     View More Details

Textbook of Surgery is a core book for medical and surgical students providing a comprehensive overview of general and special surgery. Each topic is written by an expert in the field. The book focuses on the principles and techniques of surgical management of common diseases. Great emphasis is placed on problem-solving to guide students and junior doctors through their surgical trainin....     View More Details

Many patients who present to district (first-referral) level hospitals require surgical treatment for trauma, obstetric, abdominal and orthopaedic emergencies. Often surgery cannot be safely postponed to allow their transfer to a secondary or tertiary-level hospital, but many district hospitals in developing countries have no specialist surgical teams and are staffed by medical, nursing and p....     View More Details