Workbook and Licensure Exam Prep for Radiography Essentials for Limited Practice

3rd Edition

By Bruce W. Long, MS, RT(R)(CV), FASRT, Director, Radiologic Sciences Program, Department of Radiologic Science, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA; Eugene D. Frank, MA, RT(R), FASRT, FAERS, Program Director, Radiography, Riverland Community College, Austin, MN, USA; and Ruth Ann Ehrlich, RT(R), Adjunct Faculty, Portland Community College, Portland, OR

1. Role of the Limited X-ray Machine Operator

2. Introduction to Radiographic Equipment

3. Basic Mathematics for Limited Operators

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. Screen/Film Image Receptor Systems

9. Digital Image Receptor Systems ? NEW!

10. X-ray Darkroom and Film Processing

11. Scatter Radiation and Its Control

12. Formulating X-ray Techniques

13. Radiobiology and Radiation Safety

14. Introduction to Anatomy, Positioning, and Pathology

15. Upper Extremity and Shoulder Girdle

16. Lower Extremity and Pelvis

17. Spine

18. Bony Thorax, Chest, and Abdomen

19. Skull, Facial Bones, and Paranasal Sinuses

20. Radiography of Pediatric and Geriatric Patients

21. Film Critique

22. Ethics, Legal Considerations, and Professionalism

23. Safety and Infection Control

24. Assessing Patients and Managing Acute Situations

25. Medications and Their Administration

26. Medical Laboratory Skills

27. Additional Procedures for Assessment and Diagnosis

28. Bone Densitometry ? NEW!


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