| Description |
1 online resource (269 p.) |
| Series |
Clark's Companion Essential Guides |
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Clark's companion essential guides.
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| Contents |
Intro -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- The authors -- Preface to second edition -- Chapter 1. Overview of image production -- Introduction -- General principles -- X-ray beam characteristics -- Scattered radiation -- Field Size -- Geometry of Image Production -- Magnification -- Unsharpness -- Bucky/grids -- Resolution/definition -- X-ray detectors -- Ionisation -- Display System and Viewing Conditions -- Radiation dose -- Practitioner's Skill and Perception -- MCQs -- Chapter 2. Mathematics for medical imaging -- Introduction -- Basic Mathematics |
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Filament circuit -- Cathode assembly (filament) -- Focusing cup -- X-ray Circuit -- The interaction of high-energy electrons with matter -- Interactions between Incoming Electrons and Outer-Shell Electrons in tungsten -- Interactions Producing Heat -- Interactions producing X-rays -- Interactions between incoming electrons and inner-shell electrons in tungsten (characteristic X-ray production) -- Interactions between incoming electrons and the nucleus of the atom (Bremsstrahlung X-ray production) -- X-ray spectra and factors affecting the quality and intensity of the X-ray beam |
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Impact of changing the mA -- Impact of Changing the kV -- The Impact of Filtration on the X-ray Beam -- MCQs -- Chapter 5. X-ray Interactions in Matter -- Introduction -- Interactions of X-rays in Matter -- Attenuation -- Linear attenuation coefficient (ยต) -- The Processes of Attenuation in Diagnostic Radiography -- Elastic scatter -- Pair production -- Photoelectric absorption -- Photoelectric absorption coefficients -- Compton scatter -- Compton scatter coefficients -- MCQs -- Chapter 6. Principles of Radiation Detection and Image Formation -- Introduction |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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Desirable Characteristics of Radiation Detectors |
| Reading List |
HMI101 recommended text 2024
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Elkington, Marcus
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Harris, Phil
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| ISBN |
9781000392470 |
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1000392473 |
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