Among the updated material in this work is a section on the CAT scan (computed axial tomography), which has revolutionised medical diagnostics. The book also in... » 

Among the updated material in this work is a section on the CAT scan (computed axial tomography), which has revolutionised medical diagnostics. The book also includes a new chapter on scattering from inhomogeneous media and presents an account of the principles of diffraction tomography. «