Table of Contents 1
Cover
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Foreword
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Preface
PURPOSE
CORE OBJECTIVES
USE OF THESE OBJECTIVES AND CONTENT
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SECTION 1: Introduction
1 Radiographic sciences and technology: an overview
RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEMS: MAJOR MODALITIES AND COMPONENTS
RADIOGRAPHIC PHYSICS AND TECHNOLOGY
RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSE OPTIMIZATION
Bibliography
2 Digital radiographic imaging systems: major components
FILM‐SCREEN RADIOGRAPHY: A SHORT REVIEW OF PRINCIPLES
DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY MODALITIES: MAJOR SYSTEM COMPONENTS
IMAGE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
References
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SECTION 2: Basic Radiographic Sciences andTechnology
3 Basic physics of diagnostic radiography
STRUCTURE OF THE ATOM
ENERGY DISSIPATION IN MATTER
TYPES OF RADIATION
X‐RAY GENERATION
X‐RAY PRODUCTION
X‐RAY EMISSION
X‐RAY BEAM QUANTITY AND QUALITY
INTERACTION OF RADIATION WITH MATTER
RADIATION ATTENUATION
RADIATION QUANTITIES AND UNITS
Bibliography
4 X‐ray tubes and generators
PHYSICAL COMPONENTS OF THE X‐RAY MACHINE
COMPONENTS OF THE X‐RAY CIRCUIT
TYPES OF X‐RAY GENERATORS
THE X‐RAY TUBE: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION
SPECIAL X‐RAY TUBES: BASIC DESIGN FEATURES
HEAT CAPACITY AND HEAT DISSIPATION CONSIDERATIONS
X‐RAY BEAM FILTRATION AND COLLIMATION
References
5 Digital image processing at a glance
DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING
CHARACTERISTICS OF DIGITAL IMAGES
GRAY SCALE PROCESSING
CONCLUSION
References
6 Digital radiographic imaging modalities: principles and technology
COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY
FLAT‐PANEL DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY
DIGITAL FLUOROSCOPY
DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY
DIGITAL TOMOSYNTHESIS AT A GLANCE
References
7 Image quality and dose
THE PROCESS OF CREATING AN IMAGE
IMAGE QUALITY METRICS
ARTIFACTS
IMAGE QUALITY AND DOSE
References
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SECTION 3: Computed Tomography
8 The essential technical aspects of computed tomography1
BASIC PHYSICS
TECHNOLOGY
MULTISLICE CT: PRINCIPLES AND TECHNOLOGY
IMAGE POSTPROCESSING
IMAGE QUALITY
RADIATION PROTECTION
CONCLUSION
References
Note
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