Radiologic Science for Technologists: Physics, Biology, and Protection Book

Pt. I Radiologic Physics

1 Concepts of Radiologic Science 2

2 Fundamentals of Radiologic Science 16

3 The Structure of Matter 37

4 Electromagnetic Energy 56

5 Electricity, Magnetism, and Electromagnetism 72

Pt. II The X-Ray Beam

6 The X-ray Imaging System 100

7 The X-ray Tube 119

8 X-ray Production 138

9 X-ray Emission 151

10 X-ray Interaction With Matter 162

Pt. III The Radiograph

11 Radiographic Film 180

12 Processing the Latent Image 193

13 Radiographic Intensifying Screens 207

14 Control of Scatter Radiation 223

15 Radiographic Technique 244

16 Image Quality 272

17 Image Artifacts 297

18 Quality Control 304

Pt. IV Advanced X-Ray Imaging

19 Mammography 318

20 Mammography Quality Control 331

21 Fluoroscopy 346

22 Interventional Radiology 360

23 Multislice Spiral Computed Tomography 367

Pt. V Digital Imaging

24 Computer Science 396

25 Computed Radiography 412

26 Digital Radiography 426

27 Digital Fluoroscopy 436

28 The Digital Image 449

29 Viewing the Digital Image 466

30 Digital Display Quality Control 478

31 Digital Image Artifacts 486

Pt. VI Radiobiology

32 Human Biology 500

33 Fundamental Principles of Radiobiology 512

34 Molecular and Cellular Radiobiology 520

35 Early Effects of Radiation 534

36 Late Effects of Radiation 549

Pt. VII Radiation Protection

37 Health Physics 570

38 Designing for Radiation Protection 580

39 Patient Radiation Dose Management 597

40 Occupational Radiation Dose Management 613

Glossary 631

Illustration Credits 651