Radiologic science for technologists : physics, biology, and protection/ Bushong, Stewart C

Includes index

Radiologic physics. Essential concepts of radiologic science --
The structure of matter --
Electromagnetic energy --
Electricity, magnetism, and electromagnetism --
X-Radiation. The X-ray imaging system --
The X-ray tube --
X-ray production --
X-ray emission --
X-ray interaction with matter --
The radiographic image. Radiographic image quality --
Scatter radiation --
Screen-film radiography --
Screen-film radiographic technique --
The digital radiographic image. Medical imaging computer science --
Computed radiography --
Digital radiography --
Digital radiographic technique --
Viewing the digital image --
Image artifacts and quality control. Screen-film radiographic artifacts --
Screen-film radiographic quality control --
Digital radiographic artifacts --
Digital radiographic quality control --
Advanced X-ray imaging. Mammography --
Mammography quality control --
Fluoroscopy --
Digital fluoroscopy --
Interventional radiology --
Computed tomography --
Radiobiology. Human biology --
Fundamental principles of radiobiology --
Molecular radiobiology --
Cellular radiobiology --
Deterministic effects of radiation --
Stochastic effects of radiation --
Radiation protection. Health physics --
Designing for radiation protection --
Radiography/Fluoroscopy patient radiation dose --
Computed tomography patient radiation dose --
Patient radiation dose management --
Occupational radiation dose management.

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