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About the Book

Designed to help the Radiologic Technologist prepare for the Physics component of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) examination, this book addresses the 60% of the AART examination that is directly related to physics - the material that gives most students the greatest difficulty. Key aspects of RT X-Ray Physics Review are: - Comprehensive Content: Identifies the important Physics facts that all students need to know to pass the Radiation Protection, Equipment Operation & Quality Control, Image Production & Evaluation sections' component of the AART examination. - Organization: Presents the material in 15 chapters subdivided into four or five major topics to facilitate reading and understanding, with explanatory tables and figures in each topic. - Questions: Includes 450 questions, 30 pertaining to each of 15 chapters, and two comprehensive tests of 100 questions each at the end of the book. Answers provided. - Appendixes: Useful tables of radiologic quantities and units. Comprehensive Radiological Physics bibliography.

Table of Contents:
* RT X-Ray Physics Review* Part I. Basic Physics* Chapter 1 Matter And Radiation*1.1 Energy *1.2 Matter *1.3 Electromagnetic Radiation *1.4 Ionizing Radiation* Questions* Answers19* Chapter 2 Physics Laws*2.1 Basics*2.2 Electrostatics *2.3 Electricity*2.4 Magnetism*2.5 Generators/Transformers * Questions* Answers* Chapter 3 X-Ray Production*3.1 X-Ray Generators *3.2 Physics Of X-Ray Production *3.3 X-Ray Quantity*3.4 Tube Heating * Questions * Answers* Chapter 4 X-Ray Interactions*4.1 X-Ray Interactions *4.2 Scatter*4.3 Grids *4.4 Beamattenuation*4.5 X-Ray Beam Quality* Questions* Answers * Chapter 5 X-Ray Tubes*5.1 Cathode/Anode*5.2 Housing/Mountings*5.3 Collimation/Filtration*5.4 Performance* Questions* Answers * Part II. Imaging With X-Rays* Chapter 6 Detecting X-Rays*6.1 Film *6.2 Film Processing*6.3 Screens/Cassettes*6.4 Digital Detectors * Questions * Answers * Chapter 7 Analog And Digital Images*7.1 Analog Images *7.2 Computers *7.3 Digital Images*7.4 Image Display* Questions* Answers * Chapter 8 Projection Radiography*8.1 Radiographic Techniques*8.2 Radiography*8.3 Mammography*8.4 Spot Imaging/DA/DSA *8.5 Specialized Radiography* Questions* Answers* Chapter 9 Fluoroscopy*9.1 Image Intensifiers*9.2 Television* 9.3 Imaging *9.4 Miscellaneous* Questions * Answers * Chapter 10 Computed Tomography*10.1 CT Basics*10.2 CT Images*10.3 Imaging Chain*10.4 Technology*10.5 Clinical Aspects * Questions * Answers * Part III. Dose, Quality, And Safety* Chapter 11 Radiation Dosimetry*11.1 Radiation Units *11.2 Incident Radiation*11.3 Absorbed Doses*11.4 CT Dosimetry*11.5 Effective Doses* Questions * Answers* Chapter 12 Image Quality*12.1 Resolution (Theory) *12.2 Resolution (Practice)*12.3 Contrast*12.4 Noise*12.5 Radiographic Artifacts * Questions * Answers * Chapter 13 Quality Control*13.1 Overview*13.2 Image Receptors *13.3 X-Ray Systems*13.4 Computed Tomography (CT) * Questions * Answers * Chapter 14 Radiation Biology*14.1 Cell Biology*14.2 Radiation And Cells*14.3 High-Dose Effects*14.4 Stochastic Effects *14.5 Pregnancy And Radiation * Questions* Answers * Chapter 15 Radiation Protection*15.1 Radiation Measurement*15.2 Protection Devices*15.3 Protecting Patients*15.4 Workers And Public*15.5 Population Exposures* Questions * Answers * Test A * Answers * Test B * Answers* Appendix A - Summary of Prefix Names and Magnitudes* Appendix B - Radiologic Quantities and Units* Appendix C - SI and Non-SI Units for Quantities Used in Radiological Physics* Appendix D - Units for Photometric Quantities* Appendix E - Selected Radiological PhysicsWeb Sites * Bibliography * About The Authors


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781930524545
  • Publisher: Medical Physics Publishing Corporation
  • Publisher Imprint: Medical Physics Publishing Corporation
  • Height: 279 mm
  • No of Pages: 460
  • ISBN-10: 1930524544
  • Publisher Date: 30 May 2011
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Width: 216 mm


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