Full Description
An overview of imaging modalities, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES, 5E, International Edition delivers essential information on radiographic contrast, density, detail, and distortion, as well as the latest instrumentation and technology used in the imaging sciences. Building logically from the simplest concepts to the more complex, the book ties topics together visually and conceptually in a thorough presentation of radiographic exposure.
Contents
1. Mathematics Review.UNIT I CREATION OF X-RAYS.2. The Concept of Radiation.3. Electrical Components.4. Electromagnetic Components.5. Radiographic Equipment.6. X-ray Tubes.7. Production of X-rays.8. Radiation Protection Concepts & Equipment.9. Radiation Protection for Patients and Personnel.10. Filters.11. Prime Factors.12. Interactions between X-rays and Matter.13. Reducing Patient Dose.UNIT III THE RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE.14. Visual Factors and Perception.15. Collimation/Beam Restriction.16. The Patient.17. Pathology.18. Grids.19. Film.20. Film Wet Chemical Processing.21. Sensitometry.22. Film/Screen Combinations.23. Digital Imaging.24. PACS Systems.25. The Process.26. Density/Image Receptor Exposure.27. Contrast.28. Recorded Detail.29. Distortion.30. Image Critique.31. Quality Assurance/Quality Control.32. Exposure Systems.33. Automatic Exposure Controls.34. Exposure Problems.35. Mobile Radiographic Imaging.36. Fluoroscopic Equipment.37. Tomographic Equipment & Digital Tomosynthesis.38. Mammographic Equipment.39. Bone Densitometry Equipment.40. Vascular Imaging Instrumentation.41. Computed Tomography Instrumentation.42. Magnetic Resonance Imaging Instrumentation.43. Nuclear Medicine and PET Scanning Instrumentation.44. Radiation Therapy and Medical Dosimetry Instrumentation.45. Diagnostic Medical Sonography Instrumentation.
