An Introduction to Radiography

Edited by

Suzanne Easton MSC BSC PGCertED Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

EDINBURGH LONDON NEW YORK OXFORD PHILADELPHIA ST LOUIS SYDNEY TORONTO 2009

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Contents

List of contributors vii Acknowledgements ix

1. An introduction to ethics 1 Julie Woodley

2. The law at work 11 Simon Messer

3. Communication 23 Gillian Springett and Karen Dunmall

4. Patient care 41 Sarah Fearn

5. Clinical skills for preparation of the patient and clinical environment 53 Karen Dunmall

6. Procedures in radiography 67 Karen Dunmall

7. Physics of radiography 83 Mare Griffiths and Ken Holmes

8. The X-ray tube 93 Nick Oldnall

9. Production of X-rays 103 Patti Ward

11. Diagnostic equipment 121 Marc Griffiths and Ken Holmes

12. Films, cassettes, intensifying screens and processing 135 Brian Channon

13. Digital radiography 153 Fiona Chamberlain

14. Image quality 161 Ken Holmes and Marc Griffiths

15. Mammography 173 Karen Dunmall

16. Nuclear medicine 193 Vicki Major and Marc Griffiths

17. Introduction to ultrasound 209 Rita Phillips

18. Computed tomography 227 Sophia Beale and Catriona Todd

19. Magnetic resonance imaging 237 Juliet С Semple

20. Anatomy and physiology 255 Aarthi Ramlaul

10. Effects of radiation 111 Sally Perry

21. Pathology 289 Stuart Grange

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Appendix 1 Trolley settings for radiographic procedures 313 Karen Dunmall

Appendix 2 Patient pathways in nuclear medicine 317 Mare Griffiths and Vicki Major

Multiple choice questions 329

Short questions 339

Answers to multiple choice questions 345

Answers to short questions 347

Appendix 3 Computed tomography protocols 323 Sophia Beate and Catriona Todd

Index 355