Table of Contents

 

 

 

Chapter 1

Radiation and Its Discovery

1

Chapter 2

The X-ray Beam

12

Chapter 3

Image Formation and Radiographic Quality

42

Chapter 4

Exposure Technique Factors

77

Chapter 5

Scatter Control

113

Chapter 6

Image Receptors and Image Acquisition

143

Chapter 7

Image Processing and Display

167

Chapter 8

Exposure Technique Selection

198

Chapter 9

Image Evaluation

224

Chapter 10

Dynamic Imaging: Fluoroscopy

252

 

Appendix

 

A

Summary of Important Relationships

271

B

Summary of Mathematical Applications

286

C

Summary of Patient Protection Alerts

291

D

Answer Key for Chapter 9: Image Evaluation

294

 

Chapter Review Questions Answer Key

305

 

Illustration Credits

307

 

Glossary

309