chapter 1 Anatomy, physiology and disease -- chapter 2 Biological safety considerations -- chapter 3 Radiation safety considerations -- chapter 4 Instrument evaluation -- chapter 5 Mechanical testing -- chapter 6 Histomorphometry -- chapter 7 Microscopy and related techniques -- chapter 8 Absorptiometric measurement -- chapter 9 Quantitative computed tomography -- chapter 10 Peripheral quantitative computed tomography and micro-computed tomography -- chapter 11 Radiogrammetry -- chapter 12 In vivo neutron activation analysis and photon scattering -- chapter 13 Magnetic resonance imaging -- chapter 14 Quantitative ultrasound -- chapter 15 Finite element modelling -- chapter 16 Vibration analysis -- chapter 17 Human studies -- chapter 18 Animal studies.