Workbook with Lab Exercises for Carlton/Adler’s Principles of Radiographic Imaging: An Art and a Science, 4th

by Poelhuis, Debra J.; Kowalczyk, Nina; Carlton, Richard; Adler, Arlene McKenna

• ISBN13: 9781401871956
• ISBN10: 140187195X
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-12-12
• Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning

Summary

Improve your test scores and increase your understanding of radiographic imaging. This workbook provides worksheet exercises and laboratories that provide opportunities to build upon your knowledge and apply the basic physics principles that are the foundation of radiography. These activities help you achieve a higher level of theory comprehension and provide numerous opportunities for data analysis. The workbook contains 68 laboratory exercises and 38 worksheets.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Exposure Technique Factors	xii
Laboratory Equipment and Materials	xiii
Creating the Beam
Worksheet 1-1 Basic Mathematics Review	3	(4)
Worksheet 1-2 Units of Measurement	7	(2)
Worksheet 2-1 Basic Atomic Theory	9	(2)
Worksheet 2-2 Electromagnetic Radiation	11	(2)
Laboratory 3-1 Laws of Electrostatics and Electrodynamics	13	(2)
Laboratory 3-2 Ohm's Law and Resistance	15	(4)
Laboratory 4-1 Laws of Magnetism and Magnetic Induction	19	(4)
Laboratory 4-2 Electromagnetic Induction	23	(2)
Worksheet 4-3 Generators, Motors, and Alternating and Direct Current	25	(2)
Worksheet 4-4 Transformers, Autotransformers, and Capacitors	27	(2)
Worksheet 4-5 Rectification	29	(2)
Worksheet 5-1 A Basic X-Ray Circuit	31	(2)
Laboratory 5-2 Generators	33	(2)
Worksheet 6-1 X-Ray Tubes	35	(2)
Worksheet 6-2 Rating Charts and Cooling Charts	37	(4)
Worksheet 7-1 X-Ray Production	41	(6)
Protecting Patients and Personnel
Laboratory 8-1 Using Dosimetry Equipment	47	(2)
Worksheet 8-2 Units and Measurements Used in Radiation Protection	49	(2)
Laboratory 9-1 Basic Radiation Protection, Detection, and Measurement	51	(4)
Laboratory 10-1 Effects of Filtration	55	(2)
Laboratory 10-2 Half-Value Layer Determination	57	(2)
Worksheet 11-1 Calculating Prime Factors	59	(2)
Laboratory 11-2 Effect of mAs, kVp, and SID on X-Ray Emission	61	(2)
Worksheet 12-1 X-Ray Interactions	63	(2)
Laboratory 13-1 Estimating Patient Entrance Skin Exposure	65	(4)
Creating the Image
Laboratory 14-1 Thinking Three-Dimensionally	69	(2)
Laboratory 15-1 Beam Restriction	71	(2)
Laboratory 16-1 Effect of Subject on Attenuation and Scatter	73	(4)
Laboratory 17-1 The Effect of Pathology on Image Quality	77	(2)
Laboratory 18-1 Grid Comparisons and Conversions	79	(2)
Laboratory 18-2 Grid Errors	81	(2)
Laboratory 18-3 The Air Gap Technique	83	(2)
Laboratory 18-4 The Moire Effect When Utilizing Computed Radiographic Systems	85	(2)
Worksheet 19-1 Radiographic Film	87	(2)
Worksheet 19-2 Latent Image Formation	89	(2)
Worksheet 19-3 Radiographic Film Handling and Storage	91	(2)
Laboratory 19-4 Cassette and Film Handling	93	(2)
Laboratory 19-5 Radiographic Duplication and Lightening Techniques	95	(2)
Worksheet 20-1 Automatic Film Processing Chemistry	97	(4)
Laboratory 20-2 Film Processing Time and Temperature	101	(2)
Laboratory 20-3 Automatic Film Processor	103	(4)
Laboratory 21-1 Radiographic Film Characteristics	107	(4)
Laboratory 22-1 Intensifying Screen Emission Spectra	111	(4)
Laboratory 23-1 Evaluating Radiographic Film/Screen Combinations	115	(4)
Worksheet 24-1 Digital Image Processing	119	(4)
Laboratory 24-2 Controlling and Evaluating Digital Images	123	(2)
Laboratory 25-1 Computed Radiography	125	(2)
Laboratory 25-2 Computed Radiographic Processing Errors	127	(2)
Worksheet 26-1 Digital Image Management	129	(4)
Analyzing the Image
Laboratory 27-1 Evaluating Acceptance Limits	133	(2)
Laboratory 28-1 The Effect of mAs on Density	135	(2)
Laboratory 28-2 The Effect of kVp on Density---The 15 Percent Rule	137	(2)
Laboratory 28-3 Determining Adequate Penetration	139	(2)
Laboratory 28-4 The Effect of Distance on Density---The Exposure Maintenance Formula	141	(2)
Laboratory 28-5 The Effect of Film/Screen Combinations on Density	143	(2)
Laboratory 28-6 The Effect of Subject Density and Contrast on Density	145	(2)
Laboratory 29-1 The Effect of kVp on Image Contrast	147	(2)
Laboratory 29-2 The Effect of Film/Screen Combinations on Image Contrast	149	(2)
Laboratory 29-3 The Effect of Subject Density and Contrast on Image Contrast	151	(2)
Laboratory 29-4 The Effect of Exposure Latitude on Image Contrast	153	(2)
Laboratory 29-5 The Effect of Grids on Image Contrast	155	(2)
Laboratory 30-1 The Effect of Distance on Recorded Detail	157	(2)
Laboratory 30-2 The Effect of Focal Spot Size on Recorded Detail	159	(2)
Laboratory 30-3 The Effect of Film/Screen Combinations on Recorded Detail	161	(2)
Laboratory 30-4 The Effect of Motion on Recorded Detail	163	(2)
Laboratory 31-1 The Effect of Distance on Size Distortion	165	(4)
Laboratory 31-2 The Effect of Alignment and Angulation on Shape Distortion	169	(4)
Laboratory 32-1 Image Critique: Assessing Density, Contrast, Recorded Detail, and Distortion	173	(2)
Laboratory 33-1 Processor Sensitometric Monitoring Charts	175	(4)
Laboratory 33-2 Estimating Focal Spot Size	179	(2)
Laboratory 33-3 Evaluating Collimator, Central Ray, and Bucky Tray Alignment	181	(4)
Laboratory 33-4 Evaluating Distance, Centering, and Angulator Accuracy	185	(2)
Laboratory 33-5 Evaluating Kilovoltage Accuracy	187	(4)
Laboratory 33-6 Evaluating Timer Accuracy	191	(4)
Laboratory 33-7 Evaluating Exposure Reproducibility, mA Linearity, and mR/mAs	195	(4)
Laboratory 33-8 Radiographic Cassette Quality Control	199	(2)
Laboratory 33-9 Evaluating View Box Uniformity	201	(4)
Laboratory 33-10 Repeat Image Studies	205	(2)
Laboratory 33-11 Darkroom Safelight Test	207	(4)
Comparing Exposure Systems
Worksheet 34-1 Comparing Exposure Systems	211	(2)
Worksheet 34-2 Establishing a Technique Chart	213	(2)
Laboratory 35-1 Developing a Fixed kVp Technique Chart	215	(2)
Laboratory 36-1 Developing a Variable kVp Technique Chart	217	(2)
Laboratory 37-1 Determining and Controlling Ion Chamber Configurations	219	(2)
Laboratory 37-2 The Effect of Positioning on Automatic Exposure Control	221	(2)
Laboratory 37-3 The Effect of Collimation on Automatic Exposure Control	223	(2)
Laboratory 37-4 Evaluating Automatic Exposure Controls	225	(2)
Worksheet 38-1 Solving Multiple Effects Problems	227	(4)
Special Imaging Systems
Laboratory 39-1 The Effect of Alignment and Distance on Mobile Radiographic Image Quality	231	(2)
Laboratory 40-1 Operating Fluoroscopic Spot Filming Systems	233	(2)
Laboratory 40-2 Fluoroscopic Automatic Brightness Controls	235	(2)
Worksheet 41-1 Radiographic Tomography	237	(2)
Laboratory 41-2 Radiographic Tomography Motion	239	(2)
Worksheet 42-1 Mammography Equipment	241	(2)
Worksheet 43-1 Vascular Imaging Equipment	243	(2)
Worksheet 44-1 Computed Tomography	245	(2)
Worksheet 45-1 Magnetic Resonance Imaging	247	(2)
Laboratory 45-2 Evaluating Magnetic Resonance Images	249