Fundamentals of Imaging Equipment Operation
Credits: 2
Course Number: 10-605-217
Course Description
10-605-217 FUNDAMENTALS OF IMAGING EQUIPMENT OPERATION ...Analyzes the operation of x-ray images and the inter-relationship of exposure factors and conditions. (Prerequisites: 10-605-216, X-Ray Tube Physics)
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What will I learn?
- Calculate radiographic exposures typically used to produce radiographic images
- Outline the inter-relationship of x-ray exposure factors
- Explain the operation of key x-ray system components, including fluoroscopy, and their role in achieving optimum image quality.
- Predict the affect upon image quality with alterations in exposure.
- Discuss the varying equipment designs and their clinical benefits, in a contemporary medical imaging department
- Discuss the important role fluoroscopy plays with interventional procedures.