Radiation Biology

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Radiation Biology 20.0 INTRODUCTION Since the discovery of X-rays and radioactivity over 120 years ago, radiation biology research has amassed more information about the effects of ionizing radiation on living…

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Nuclear Imaging—The Gamma Camera

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Nuclear Imaging—The Gamma Camera 18.0 INTRODUCTION The focus of this chapter is the underlying principles and components of the gamma camera and its use in planar single photon nuclear imaging….

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X-Ray Production, Tubes, and Generators

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X-Ray Production, Tubes, and Generators 6.0 INTRODUCTION This chapter describes the x-ray production process, characteristics of the x-ray beam, x-ray tube design x-ray generator components, and factors that affect exposure…

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Radiography

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Radiography 7.0 INTRODUCTION This chapter explains how the technology described in Chapter 6 is used to project the shadows of a threedimensional object onto a two-dimensional detector to produce a…

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Interaction of Radiation with Matter

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Interaction of Radiation with Matter 3.0 INTRODUCTION This chapter introduces the concepts and principles that govern x- and γ-ray photon interactions with matter and the energetic electrons those interactions set…

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Fluoroscopy

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Fluoroscopy 9.0 INTRODUCTION Fluoroscopy is a procedure that provides real-time transient x-ray imaging with permanent recording of appropriate images. Fluoroscopy is not generally intended to generally replace conventional projection radiography….

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Radiation Protection

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Radiation Protection 21.0 INTRODUCTION It is incumbent upon all individuals who use radiation in medicine to strive for an optimal compromise between its clinical utility and the radiation doses to…

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Medical Imaging Informatics

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Medical Imaging Informatics 5.0 INTRODUCTION Medical informatics represents the process of collecting, analyzing, storing, and communicating information that is crucial to the provision and delivery of patient care. Medical imaging…

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Radiation and the Atom

Apr 18, 2023 by in GENERAL RADIOLOGY Comments Off on Radiation and the Atom

Radiation and the Atom 2.0 INTRODUCTION Radiation refers to energy that propagates through space or matter. Two important categories of radiation in medical imaging are electromagnetic radiation (EMR) and subatomic…

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