Acknowledgements, Foreword, Preface, Essential mathematics and physics, The principles of physics used in radiography, Inside the atom, The construction of an x-ray unit, The production of x-rays, The properties of x-rays, Intensifying screens and cassettes, Radiographic film, Forming the visible image, The production of a visible image, Control of the primary beam and scatter, Radiographic image quality, Alternative imaging techniques, Radiation protection, Contrast media, Radiography techniques, reading list, index.