Medical technology advances from space research.NASA-sponsored medical R & D programs for space applications are reviewed with particular attention to the benefits of these programs to earthbound medical services and to the general public. Notable among the results of these NASA programs is an integrated medical laboratory equipped with numerous advanced systems such as digital biotelemetry and automatic visual field mapping systems, sponge electrode caps for electroencephalograms, and sophisticated respiratory analysis equipment.
Document ID
19720034960
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Pool, S. L. (NASA Manned Spacecraft Center Houston, Tex., United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1971
Subject Category
Biotechnology
Meeting Information
Meeting: Space for mankind''s benefit; First International Space Congress