Image Detector Technology and Its Management

This course is associated with the following programs:

• X-Ray Service Technician - Certificate New Emerging Career

1. Differentiate between CR and DR and their clinical characteristics
2. Explain the operation of flat panel digital receptors using thin film transistor technology
3. Compare and contrast the process of digital image production using various digital technologies including fluoroscopy and computed radiography
4. Distinguish between direct and indirect DR technologies
5. Calculate resolution measures using DEL specifications
6. Predict the changes in digital image quality with modifications to exposure conditions
7. Outline the image production sequence used to create modern digital images
8. Discuss the various telecommunication challenges typically encountered with DR imaging
9. Analyze images for artifacts and errors due to receptor and network issues
10. Explain the current display technologies used in a modern medical image department
11. Discuss the basic design elements between digital fluoroscopic systems