An introduction to radiography
Provides foundation in radiography for first year degree students by giving an overview of the basic principles. This book covers the core knowledge and standards for professional practice to enable assistant practitioners to pass their NVQ examinations, practise their skills effectively and provide...
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania :
Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier ,
c2009
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Table of Contents:
- 1. An introduction to ethics
- 2. The law at work
- 3. Communication
- 4. Patient care
- 5. Clinical skills for preparation of the patient and clinical environment
- 6. Procedures in radiography
- 7. Physics of radiography
- 8. The X-ray tube
- 9. Production of X-rays
- 10. Effects of radiation
- 11. Diagnostic equipment
- 12. Films, cassettes, intensifying screens, and processing
- 13. Digital radiography
- 14. Image quality
- 15. Mammography
- 16. Nuclear medicine
- 17. Introduction to ultrasound
- 18. Computed tomography
- 19. Magnetic resonance imaging
- 20. Anatomy and physiology
- 21. Pathology