Principles of radiographic imaging: an art and a science / Richard R. Carlton, Arlene M. Adler ; contributors, William Faulkner ... [et al.].
By: Carlton, Richard R.
Contributor(s): Adler, Arlene McKenna.
Clifton Park, N.Y. : Delmar/Cengage Learning, c2013Edition: 5th ed.Description: xxxi, 800 p. : ill. (chiefly col.).ISBN: 9781439058725.Subject(s): Radiography, MedicalGenre/Form: Print books.DDC classification: 616.07572| Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Basic mathematics -- Radiation concepts -- Electricity -- Electromagnetism -- X-ray equipment -- The X-ray tube -- X -ray production -- Radiation protection concepts and equipment -- Radiation protection procedures for patients and personnel -- Filtration -- The prime factors -- X-ray interactions -- Minimizing patient dose -- Vision and perception -- Beam restriction -- The patient as a beam emitter -- The pathology problem -- The grid -- Radiologic film -- Film processing -- Film sensitometry -- Intensifying screens and film/screen combinations -- Digital radiography -- Picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) -- The imaging process -- Density / image receptor exposure -- Contrast -- Recorded detail -- Distortion -- The art of image critique -- Quality management -- Exposure systems -- Automatic exposure controls -- Exposure conversion problems -- Mobile radiography -- Fluoroscopy -- Tomography and digital tomosynthesis -- Mammography -- Bone densitometry -- Vascular imaging equipment -- Computed tomography -- Magnetic resonance imaging -- Nuclear medicine and PET scanning -- Radiation therapy -- Diagnostic medical sonography -- Appendix A: On a new kind of rays -- Appendix B: Answers to case studies -- Appendix F: Epigraph sources and credits -- Glossary -- Index.
Text delivers the essentials on radiographic contrast, density, detail, and distortion, as well as the latest instrumentation and technology used in the imaging sciences.