
Essentials of Radiographic Physics and Imaging
Mosby (Publisher)
Published on 13. April 2011
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-0-323-06974-8 (ISBN)
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Description
Prepare for success in the ARRT exam and in your career as a radiographer! Essentials of Radiographic Physics and Imaging provides the right amount of information to help you succeed in exams and in the practice of radiography. The text clearly explains the principles of physics, then covers radiation production and characteristics, imaging equipment, film screen image acquisition and processing, digital image acquisition and display, image analysis, and basic principles of computed tomography. Emphasizing practical information, expert authors James N. Johnston and Terri L. Fauber cover all the topics on the ARRT examination and provide easy-to-understand guidelines on how to produce high-quality radiographic images.
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Language
English
Place of publication
St Louis
United States
Publishing group
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
500 illus. (350 in full color)
Dimensions
Height: 281 mm
Width: 222 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-323-06974-8 (9780323069748)
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James Johnston | Terri L. Fauber
Essentials of Radiographic Physics and Imaging
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11/2015
2nd Edition
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€116.36
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Content
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 Characteristics 10. Radiographic Exposure Technique 11. Scatter Control 12. Image Receptors Section III: Specialized Radiographic Equipment 13. Automatic Exposure Control (AEC) 14. Image Intensified Fluoroscopy 15. Additional Equipment 16. Computed Tomography Glossary of Key Terms