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cover image - Digital Radiography and PACS Elsevier eBook on VitalSource,3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780323547604
Copyright: 2019
Publication Date: 09-18-2018
Page Count: 272
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $77.99

Digital Radiography and PACS Elsevier eBook on VitalSource, 3rd Edition

by Christi Carter, MSRS, RT(R) and Beth Veale, BSRS, MEd, RT(R)(QM)

Elsevier eBook on VitalSource

cover image - Digital Radiography and PACS Elsevier eBook on VitalSource,3rd Edition
ISBN: 9780323547604
Copyright: 2019
Publication Date: 09-18-2018
Page Count: 272
Imprint: Mosby
List Price: $77.99
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Written with the radiography student in mind, Digital Radiography and PACS, 3rd Edition addresses today’s digital imaging systems, including computed radiography (CR), digital radiography (DR), and picture archiving and communications systems (PACS). This new edition incorporates the latest technical terminology and has been updated to reflect the 2017 ASRT Core Curriculum guidelines. It includes tips on acquiring, processing, and producing clear radiographic images, performing advanced image processing and manipulation functions on CR/DR workstations, storing images with PACS workstations, and a guide to quality control and management. Coauthored by radiography educators Christi Carter and Beth Veale, this text helps students learn to produce clear radiographic images and provide safe archiving solutions.

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ISBN: 9780323826990
    • NEW! Latest information on digital imaging systems includes computed radiography (CR), digital radiography (DR), and picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) as well as the data required by practicing technologis2ts who are transitioning to digital imaging. 
    • NEW! Updated guidelines reflect the latest ASRT Core Curriculum. 
    • NEW! Latest technical terminology incorporated throughout the text.
    • NEW! Streamlined technical concepts help students understand and digest complicated material.
    • NEW! Chapter focuses specifically on medical informatics in radiography.
    • Coverage of digital imaging and PACS is provided at just the right level for student radiographers and for practicing technologists transitioning to digital imaging.
    • Chapter outlines, learning objectives, and key terms at the beginning of each chapter introduce the chapter content, and help students organize their study and boost their comprehension.
    • Bulleted summaries recap the main points of each chapter, ensuring that students focus on the most important concepts.
    • Review questions at the end of the chapters are linked to the chapter objectives and help students assess their understanding, with answers provided in the Instructor Resources area on the Evolve companion website.
    • NEW! Latest information on digital imaging systems includes computed radiography (CR), digital radiography (DR), and picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) as well as the data required by practicing technologists who are transitioning to digital imaging. 
    • NEW! Updated guidelines reflect the 2017 ASRT Core Curriculum. 
    • NEW! Latest technical terminology incorporated throughout the text.
    • NEW! Streamlined technical concepts help you understand and digest complicated material.
    • NEW! Chapter focuses specifically on medical informatics in radiography

  • Part I: Introduction 1. Introduction to Digital Radiography and PACS Part II: Basic Principles of Digital Radiography 2. Digital Image Characteristics 3. Digital Radiographic Image Processing and Manipulation Part III: Digital Image Acquisition  4. Photostimulable Phosphor Image Capture 5. Flat Panel Array Image Acquisition 6. CCD/ CMOS Image Capture Part IV: PACS  7. Basic Computer Principles 8. Networking and Communication Basics    9. PACS Fundamentals 10. PACS Archiving and Peripherals 11. Medical Informatics Part V: Quality Control and Quality Management 12. Ensuring Quality in PACS 13. Quality Acceptance Testing within Digital Projection Imaging

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  • Christi Carter, MSRS, RT(R), Faculty Director, Radiologic Science, Brookhaven College, Texas and Beth Veale, BSRS, MEd, RT(R)(QM), Associate Professor, Radiologic Sciences, Midwestern State University, Texas
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