Merrill's Atlas of Radiographic Positioning and Procedures - Volume 3 - Elsevier E-Book on VitalSource, 16th Edition

by Jeannean Hall Rollins, MRC, BSRT(R)(CV)(M) and Tammy Curtis, PhD, RT(R)(CT)(CHES)

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ISBN: 9780443119132

Publication Date: 06-04-2025

Page Count: 576

Imprint: Elsevier

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Help your students learn and perfect their positioning skills with the leading radiography text and clinical reference! Merrill's Atlas of Radiographic Positioning and Procedures, Sixteenth Edition, describes how to position patients properly, set exposures, and produce the quality radiographs needed to make accurate diagnoses. Guidelines to both common and uncommon projections prepare students for every kind of patient encounter. The gold standard in imaging, Merrill's Atlas covers all procedures in the ASRT radiography curriculum and prepares students for the ARRT exam.

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Key Features
- NEW and UPDATED! Additional figures and content in special imaging modality chapters represent current practice, protocols, safety measures, and technology in pediatric imaging, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, diagnostic medical sonography, mammography, molecular imaging, nuclear medicine, and radiation oncology
- UPDATED! Unit values expressed as SI units, with traditional units provided in parentheses, match the format used in imaging technical texts and the ARRT exam.
- UPDATED! Gonadal shielding guidelines align with current clinical practice
- UPDATED! Collimation field sizes and image receptor sizes are simplified for enhanced clinical relevance
- STREAMLINED! Rounded decimal values replace fractions throughout the text
- Comprehensive, full-color coverage of anatomy and positioning makes Merrill's Atlas the most in-depth text and reference available for radiography students and practitioners
- Guidelines to each projection include a photograph of a properly positioned patient and information on patient position, part position, respiration, central ray angulation, collimation, kVp values, structures shown, and evaluation criteria
- Diagnostic-quality radiograph for each projection demonstrates the result the radiographer is trying to achieve
Contents

20. Mobile Radiography
21. Surgical Radiography
22. Pediatric Imaging
23. Geriatric Radiography
24. Sectional Anatomy for Radiographers
25. Computed Tomography
26. Magnetic Resonance Imaging
27. Vascular, Cardiac, and Interventional Radiography
28. Diagnostic Medical Sonography
29. Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging
30. Radiation Oncology
Authors

Jeannean Hall Rollins, MRC, BSRT(R)(CV)(M), Associate Professor, Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences Department, Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA and Tammy Curtis, PhD, RT(R)(CT)(CHES), Professor and Program Director, Radiologic Sciences and School of Allied Health, Northwestern State University, Shreveport, Louisiana, USA
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