Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm
Buch, Englisch, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 276 mm
ISBN: 978-0-323-93067-3
Verlag: Mosby US
- UPDATED! The newest ARRT and ASRT standards are incorporated throughout to help you prepare for certification exams.
- UPDATED! ARRT guidelines are reflected throughout, including the most up-to-date shielding guidelines.
- End-of-chapter review questions allow you to strengthen and assess your understanding of key concepts.
- End-of-chapter Questions to Ponder challenge you to apply your knowledge and critical thinking skills.
- Points to Remember box in each chapter helps highlight the most critical aspects of the material presented.
- Coverage of radiation protection in callout boxes helps you understand the core principles of ethical obligations to minimize radiation dosages, shielding, time, and distance; how to limit the field of exposure and what that does to minimize dose; and technical factors and how they represent the quantity and quality of radiation.
- More than 400 line drawings visually reinforce important concepts.
- Strong pedagogy, including chapter objectives, key terms, outlines, and summaries, helps you organize information and ensure that you understand what is most important in every chapter.
- Practical approach emphasizes the information you need most for course, ARRT exam, and career success.
- Numerous critique exercises teach you how to evaluate the quality of radiographic images and determine which factors produce poor images.
Autoren/Hrsg.
Fachgebiete
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Radiologie, Bildgebende Verfahren
- Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Bildgebende Verfahren, Nuklearmedizin, Strahlentherapie Sonographie, Ultraschall
Weitere Infos & Material
1. Introduction to the Imaging Sciences
Section I: Principles of Radiation Physics
2. Structure of the Atom
3. Electromagnetic and Particulate Radiation
4. The X-ray Circuit
5. The X-ray Tube
6. X-ray Production
7. X-ray Interactions with Matter
Section II: Image Production and Evaluation
8. Image Production
9. Image Quality and Characteristics
10. Digital Image Receptors
11. Radiographic Exposure Technique
12. Scatter Control
13. Exposure Technique Selection
14. Image Evaluation
Section III: Specialized Radiographic Equipment
15. Fluoroscopic Imaging
16. Additional Equipment
17. Computed Tomography
Appendix A: Answers to Review Questions
Glossary
Index