What is Medical Technology?

• What is medical technology?

  
  

  “the branch of medicine concerned with the performance of laboratory determinations and analyses used in the diagnosis and treatment of disease an the maintenance of health" - Anna Fagelson (1961)
• What is medical technology?

  
  

  “the application of the principles of the natural, physical and biological sciences to the performance of laboratory procedures which aid in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.” - Ruth Heinemann (1963)
• What is medical technology?

  
  

  “as the health profession concerned with performing laboratory analyses in view of obtaining information necessary in the diagnosis and treatment of disease as well as in the maintenance of good health.” - Walters (1966)
• What is medical technology?

  
  

  RA 5527 also known as "The Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969" Defined Medical Technology as an auxiliary branch of laboratory medicine which deals with the examination of tissues, secretion and excretion of the human body and body fluids by various electronic, chemical, microscopic and other medical laboratory procedures or techniques either manual or automated which will aid in the diagnosis study and treatment of disease and in the promotion of health in general