A Comprehensive Guide to Radiographic Sciences and Technology. Euclid Seeram

      

      Table of Contents

      1  Cover

      2  Title Page

      3  Copyright Page

      4  Dedication Page

      5  Foreword

      6  Preface PURPOSE CORE OBJECTIVES USE OF THESE OBJECTIVES AND CONTENT

      7  Acknowledgments

      8  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

      9  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

      10  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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