Radiography Essentials for Limited Scope - Elsevier eBook on VitalSource (Retail Access Card), 7th Edition

PART I Introduction to Limited Radiography
1. Role of the Limited X-ray Machine
2. Introduction to Radiographic Equipment
3. Basic Mathematics for Limited Operators

PART II X-ray Science
4. Basic Physics for Radiography
5. X-ray Production
6. X-ray Circuit and Tube Heat Management
7. Principles of Exposure and Image Quality
8. Digital Imaging
9. Scatter Radiation and Its Control
10. Formulating X-ray Techniques
11. Radiobiology and Radiation Safety

PART III Radiographic Anatomy, Positioning, and Pathology
12. Introduction to Anatomy, Positioning, and Pathology
13. Upper Limb and Shoulder Girdle
14. Lower Limb and Pelvis
15. Spine
16. Bony Thorax, Chest, and Abdomen
17. Skull, Facial Bones, and Paranasal Sinuses
18. Radiography of Pediatric and Geriatric Patients
19. Image Evaluation

PART IV Professionalism and Patient Care
20. Ethics, Legal Considerations, and Professionalism
21. Safety and Infection Control
22. Assessing Patients and Managing Acute Situations

PART V Ancillary Clinical Skills
23. Medications and Their Administration
24. Medical Laboratory Skills
25. Additional Procedures for Assessment and Diagnosis
26. Bone Densitometry

Appendix
A. State Licensure Information
B. The American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Rules of Ethics
C. Solutions to Practice Problems in Chapter 3
D. Milliampere-Seconds (mAs) Table
E. Evaluation of Sample Images From Chapter 19
F. Charting Terms and Abbreviations

Illustration Credits
Glossary
Index

Eugene D. Frank, MA, FASRT, FAEIRS, RT(R)(ARRT) (Retired), Associate Professor Emeritus, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA and Ruth Ann Ehrlich, RT(R)(ARRT), Senior Instructor in Radiology (Retired), University of Western States, Portland, Oregon, USA