Workbook for Principles of Radiographic Imaging

Dr. Stewart has a doctorate in Biomedical (Health) Informatics. She is the Director of the Radiologic Sciences Program at Quinnipiac University and former Director of Training for SIIM (Society of Imaging Informatics). She is an acclaimed lecturer and is touted as one of the foremost experts in Imaging Informatics. Her most recent publication was coauthor of Introduction to Radiologic & Imaging Sciences & Patient Care (Elsevier).

• PrefaceExposure Technique FactorsLaboratory Equipment and MaterialsUNIT I: Creating the BeamWorksheet 1-1 Basic Mathematics ReviewWorksheet 1-2 Units of MeasurementWorksheet 2-1 Basic Atomic TheoryWorksheet 2-2 Electromagnetic RadiationLaboratory 3-1 Laws of Electrostatics and ElectrodynamicsLaboratory 3-2 Ohm’s Law and ResistanceLaboratory 4-1 Laws of Magnetism and Magnetic InductionLaboratory 4-2 Electromagnetic InductionWorksheet 4-3 Generators, Motors, and Alternating and Direct CurrentWorksheet 4-4 Transformers, Autotransformers, and CapacitorsWorksheet 4-5 RectificationWorksheet 5-1 X-Ray TubesWorksheet 5-2 Rating Charts and Cooling ChartsWorksheet 6-1 A Basic X-Ray CircuitWorksheet 7-1 X-Ray ProductionUNIT II: Protecting Patients and PersonnelLaboratory 8-1 Using Dosimetry EquipmentWorksheet 8-2 Units and Measurements Used in Radiation ProtectionLaboratory 9-1 Basic Radiation Protection, Detection, and MeasurementLaboratory 9-2 The Effect of Rotating the Collimator for a Hip Projection on Patient DoseLaboratory 10-1 Half-Value Layer DeterminationLaboratory 10-2 Effects of FiltrationWorksheet 11-1 Calculating Prime FactorsLaboratory 11-2 Effect of mAs, kVp, and SID on X-Ray EmissionWorksheet 12-1 X-Ray InteractionsLaboratory 13-1 Estimating Patient Entrance Skin ExposureLaboratory 14-1 Beam RestrictionUNIT III: Creating the ImageLaboratory 15-1 Thinking Three-DimensionallyLaboratory 16-1 Effect of Subject on Attenuation and ScatterLaboratory 16-2 The Effect of Pathology on Image QualityLaboratory 17-1 Grid Comparisons and ConversionsLaboratory 17-2 Grid ErrorsLaboratory 17-3 The Moire Effect When Utilizing Computed Radiographic SystemsLaboratory 18-1 Determining and Controlling AEC ConfigurationsLaboratory 18-2 The Effect of Positioning on Automatic Exposure ControlLaboratory 18-3 The Effect of Collimation on Automatic Exposure ControlWorksheet 19-1 Digital Imaging Formation and ProcessingWorksheet 19-2 Digital MatrixLaboratory 19-3 Digital Image Post-Processing and ManipulationLaboratory 19-4 Manipulating Window Level and Window WidthLaboratory 19-5 The Effect of Cropping to Replace CollimationLaboratory 19-6 The Effect of Detector Saturation and Quantum Noise on Image QualityWorksheet 20-1 Computed Radiography (CR) Image AcquisitionLaboratory 20-2 CR/DR Exposure Factor SelectionLaboratory 20-3 Computed Radiography/Digital Radiography Processing ErrorsWorksheet 20-4 Digital Radiography (DR) Image AcquisitionLaboratory 20-5 Establishing a Technique ChartWorksheet 20-6 Exposure Indicator ValuesWorksheet 20-7 Deviation Index ValuesWorksheet 21-1 Display Monitor CharacteristicsWorksheet 22-1 Informatics in Medical ImagingWorksheet 23-1 Artificial IntelligenceUNIT IV: Analyzing the ImageLaboratory 24-1 Evaluating Acceptance LimitsLaboratory 25-1 The Effect of mAs on IR ExposureLaboratory 25-2 The Effect of kVp on IR Exposure-The 15 Percent RuleLaboratory 25-3 Determining Adequate PenetrationLaboratory 25-4 The Effect of Distance on IR Exposure-The Exposure Maintenance FormulaLaboratory 25-5 The Effect of Tissue Density and Subject Contrast on IR ExposureWorksheet 25-6 Image Receptor Exposure AnalysisLaboratory 26-1 The Effect of kVp on Image ContrastLaboratory 26-2 The Effect of Subject Contrast and Tissue Density on Image ContrastLaboratory 26-3 The Effect of Grids on Image ContrastWorksheet 26-4 Image Contrast AnalysisWorksheet 27-1 The Geometric Properties Math ProblemsLaboratory 27-2 The Effect of Distance on Spatial ResolutionLaboratory 27-3 The Effect of Focal Spot Size on Spatial ResolutionLaboratory 27-4 The Effect of Motion on Spatial ResolutionWorksheet 27-5 Image Resolution AnalysisLaboratory 28-1 The Effect of Distance on Size DistortionLaboratory 28-2 The Effect of Alignment, Centering, and Angulation on Shape DistortionLaboratory 28-3 The Effect of Cropping One Projection to Replace Another on Shape DistortionLaboratory 28-4 Effect of Improper Anatomical Part Alignment on Shape DistortionWorksheet 28-5 Distortion AnalysisLaboratory 29-1 Image Critique: Assessing Image Receptor Exposure, Contrast, Spatial Resolution, and DistortionLaboratory 30-1 Estimating Focal Spot SizeLaboratory 30-2 Evaluating Collimator, Central Ray, and Bucky Tray AlignmentLaboratory 30-3 Evaluating Distance, Centering, and Angulator AccuracyLaboratory 30-4 Evaluating Kilovoltage AccuracyLaboratory 30-5 Evaluating Exposure Reproducibility, mA Linearity, and mR/mAsLaboratory 30-6 Rejected-Image StudiesUNIT V: Special Imaging Systems and ModalitiesLaboratory 31-1 The Effect of Alignment and Distance on Mobile Radiographic Image QualityLaboratory 32-1 Fluoroscopic Automatic Brightness ControlsWorksheet 33-1 Tomography and Digital TomosynthesisWorksheet 34-1 Mammography EquipmentWorksheet 35-1 Bone DensitometryWorksheet 36-1 Vascular Imaging EquipmentWorksheet 37-1 Computed TomographyWorksheet 38-1 Magnetic Resonance ImagingLaboratory 38-2 Evaluating Magnetic Resonance ImagesWorksheet 39-1 Nuclear Medicine EquipmentLaboratory 39-2 Evaluating Nuclear Medicine ImagesWorksheet 40-1 Radiation TherapyWorksheet 41-1 Ultrasound Image StudiesWorksheet 41-2 Doppler Image Studies