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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Production and Properties of the X-ray Beam | |
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| The x-ray tube | |
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| Production of the x-ray beam | |
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| X-ray beam properties | |
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| Filtration of the x-ray beam | |
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| Restriction/Limitation of the x-ray beam | |
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| X-ray interactions | |
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| Cassettes | |
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| Conventional radiography cassettes | |
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| Computed radiography cassettes | |
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| Care of cassettes | |
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| Problems encountered with cassettes | |
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| Screens | |
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| Screen function | |
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| Screen construction | |
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| Screen speed | |
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| Screen maintenance | |
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| Radiographic Film | |
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| Film function | |
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| Radiographic film construction | |
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| Types of medical imaging film | |
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| Latent image formation | |
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| Manifest image | |
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| Characteristics of radiographic film | |
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| Radiographic film storage and handling | |
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| Radiographic Film Processing | |
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| The processing area | |
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| The viewing area | |
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| Film processing | |
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| The automatic processor | |
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| Processing rates | |
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| Daylight automatic processors | |
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| Processor maintenance | |
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| Processor malfunction | |
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| Silver recovery | |
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| Image Quality: The Photographic Factors | |
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| Photographic factors | |
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| Summary of photographic factors affecting image quality | |
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| Image Quality: The Geometric Factors | |
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| Recorded detail | |
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| Distortion | |
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| Summary of radiographic factors and their effects on recorded detail and distortion | |
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| Radiographic Grids | |
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| Purpose and application of radiographic grids | |
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| Grid construction | |
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| Grid efficiency | |
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| Faulty use of grids | |
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| Grid artifacts | |
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| Alternative to grid use: The air-gap technique | |
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| Automatic Exposure Control | |
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| Automatic exposure control unit designs | |
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| Factors influencing automatic exposure control | |
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| Problems encountered with automatic exposure control | |
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| Anatomically programmed radiography | |
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| Technique Charts, Technique Compensation, and Multiple-Factor Technique Problems | |
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| Purpose of technique charts | |
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| Technique chart types | |
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| Technique chart development | |
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| Technique compensation | |
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| Multiple-factor technique problems | |
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| Digital Projection Radiography and Picture Archiving and Communication Systems | |
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| Computed radiography and digital radiography | |
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| Digital image quality | |
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| Computed radiography readout parameters | |
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| Digital image post-processing | |
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| Digital image artifacts | |
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| Practical considerations in digital image display | |
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| Laser printers | |
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| Computed radiography clinical implementation issues | |
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| Quality control and maintenance | |
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| Picture archiving and communication system | |
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| Answers to chapter questions | |
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| Tips for exercises in critical thinking | |
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| Answers to questions students often ask | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Index | |