radiation protection in medical radiography 9th edition
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Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 9th Edition

Author: Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer; Paula J. Visconti; E. Russell Ritenour; Kelli Haynes
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Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography 9th Edition

Master the basic principles and techniques of radiation safety! Radiation Protection in Medical Radiography, 9th Edition makes it easy to understand both basic and complex concepts in radiation protection, radiobiology, and radiation physics. Concise, full-color coverage discusses the safe use of ionizing radiation in all imaging modalities, including the effects of radiation on humans at the cellular and systemic levels, regulatory and advisory limits for exposure to radiation, and the implementation of radiation safety practices for patients and personnel. From a team of authors led by radiologic technology educator Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer, this text also prepares you for success on the ARRT certification exam and state licensing exams.
  • Clear and concise writing style covers key concepts in radiation protection, biology, and physics in a building-block approach progressing from basic to more complex.
  • Convenient, easy-to-use features make learning easier with chapter outlines and objectives, listing and highlighting of key terms, and bulleted summaries.
  • Full-color illustrations and photos depict important concepts, and tables make information easy to reference.
  • Timely coverage of radiation protection regulations addresses radiation awareness and education efforts across the globe.
  • Chapter summaries and review questions allow you to assess your comprehension and retention of the most important information, with answers on the Evolve companion website.
  • NEW! Updated content reflects the latest ARRT and ASRT curriculum guidelines.
  • NEW! Updated NCRP and ICRP content includes guidelines, regulations, and radiation quantities and units, explaining the effects of low-level ionizing radiation, demonstrating the link between radiation and cancer and other diseases, and providing the regulatory perspective needed for practice.

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Table of Contents

  1. Cover image
  2. Title page
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Dedication
  5. Copyright
  6. Foreword
  7. Preface
  8. About the authors
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. List of Tables
  11. List of Illustrations
  12. 1.  Introduction to radiation protection
  13. Team concept in the medical field
  14. Control of radiant energy
  15. Goals of radiation protection
  16. Concept of radiation protection
  17. Justification and responsibility for imaging procedures: Benefit verses risk
  18. As low as reasonably achievable (ALARA) principle
  19. Patient protection and patient education
  20. Summary
  21. General discussion questions
  22. Review questions
  23. 2.  Radiation: Types, sources, and doses received
  24. Radiation
  25. Summary
  26. General discussion questions
  27. Review questions
  28. 3.  Interaction of x-radiation with matter
  29. Significance of x-ray absorption in biologic tissue
  30. X-ray beam production and energy
  31. Attenuation
  32. Probability of photon interaction with matter
  33. Processes of interaction
  34. Summary
  35. General discussion questions
  36. Review questions
  37. 4.  Radiation quantities and units
  38. Historical evolution of radiation quantities and units
  39. Radiation quantities and their SI units of measure
  40. Summary
  41. General discussion questions
  42. Review questions
  43. 5.  Radiation monitoring
  44. Personnel monitoring
  45. Personnel dosimeters for occupational monitoring
  46. Radiation survey instruments for area monitoring
  47. Instruments used to measure x-ray exposure
  48. Summary
  49. General discussion questions
  50. Review questions
  51. 6.  Overview of cell biology
  52. The cell
  53. Cell chemical composition
  54. Cell structure
  55. Cell division
  56. Summary
  57. General discussion questions
  58. Review questions
  59. 7.  Molecular and cellular radiation biology
  60. Ionizing radiation
  61. Radiation energy transfer determinants
  62. Molecular effects of irradiation
  63. Effects of irradiation on the entire cell
  64. Survival curves for mammalian cells
  65. Cell radiosensitivity
  66. Summary
  67. General discussion questions
  68. Review questions
  69. 8.  Early tissue reactions and their effects on organ systems
  70. Somatic and genetic effects
  71. Somatic effects
  72. Summary
  73. General discussion questions
  74. Review questions
  75. 9.  Stochastic effects and late tissue reactions of radiation in organ systems
  76. Epidemiology
  77. Carcinogenesis
  78. Radiation dose–response relationship
  79. Somatic effects
  80. Genetic (hereditary) effects
  81. Summary
  82. General discussion questions
  83. Review questions
  84. 10.  Dose limits for exposure to ionizing radiation
  85. Basis of effective dose limiting system
  86. Radiation protection standards organizations
  87. US regulatory agencies
  88. Radiation safety program
  89. Radiation for health and safety act of 1968
  90. ALARA concept
  91. Food and drug administration white paper
  92. Consumer-patient radiation health and safety act of 1981
  93. Radiation-induced responses of concern in radiation protection
  94. Current radiation protection philosophy
  95. Basis for the effective dose limiting system
  96. Current national council on radiation protection and measurements recommendations
  97. Action limits
  98. Radiation hormesis
  99. Occupational and nonoccupational dose limits
  100. Summary
  101. General discussion questions
  102. Review questions
  103. 11.  Equipment design for radiation protection
  104. Radiation safety features of radiographic equipment, devices, and accessories
  105. Automatic exposure control (AEC) and phototiming
  106. General information and radiation safety features of digital imaging equipment and accessories
  107. Radiation safety features of fluoroscopic equipment, devices, and accessories
  108. Radiation safety features of digital fluoroscopic equipment
  109. Radiation safety for high-level control interventional procedures
  110. Summary
  111. General discussion questions
  112. Review questions
  113. 12.  Management of patient radiation dose during x-ray procedures
  114. Effective communication
  115. Immobilization
  116. Protective shielding
  117. Technical exposure factors
  118. Postprocessing of the radiographic image
  119. Air gap technique
  120. Repeat images
  121. Concern about risk of exposure during diagnostic imaging procedures
  122. Protecting the pregnant or potentially pregnant patient
  123. Pediatric considerations during radiographic imaging
  124. Image gently campaign
  125. Image wisely campaign
  126. Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA, or DXA scan)
  127. Summary
  128. General discussion questions
  129. Review questions
  130. 13.  Special considerations on safety in computed tomography
  131. Patient dose in computed tomography
  132. Methods for reduction of patient dose in CT
  133. Computed tomography dose parameters
  134. Effective computed tomography dose
  135. Multidetector computed tomography scanning (MDCT)
  136. Computed tomography cardiovascular imaging (CT CVI)
  137. Summary
  138. General discussion questions
  139. Review questions
  140. 14.  X-ray breast imaging: Methods and radiation safety aspects
  141. Mammography and breast compression
  142. Digital breast tomosynthesis/3D mammography
  143. Radiation dosage
  144. DBT summary
  145. Summary
  146. Discussion questions
  147. Review questions
  148. 15.  Management of imaging personnel radiation dose during diagnostic x-ray procedures
  149. Annual limit for occupationally exposed personnel
  150. Alara concept
  151. Dose-reduction methods and techniques
  152. Protection for pregnant personnel
  153. Basic principles of radiation protection for personnel exposure reduction
  154. X-ray tube housing cables
  155. Protection during fluoroscopic procedures
  156. Protection during mobile x-ray examinations
  157. Protection during C-arm fluoroscopy
  158. Protection during high-level control interventional procedures
  159. Diagnostic x-ray suite protection design
  160. Radiation caution signs
  161. Summary
  162. General discussion questions
  163. Review questions
  164. 16.  Radioisotopes and radiation protection
  165. Medical usage
  166. Radioimmunotherapy (RIT)
  167. Radiation emergencies: Use of radiation as a terrorist weapon
  168. Summary
  169. General discussion questions
  170. Review questions
  171. Appendix A: Relationships between systems of units
  172. Appendix B: Image gently pledge and image wisely pledge
  173. Appendix C: Standard designations for metric system lengths electron volt energy levels and frequency spectrum ranges
  174. Appendix D: Periodic table of elements
  175. Appendix E: Relationship among photons electromagnetic waves wavelength and energy
  176. Appendix F: Electron shell structure of the atom
  177. Appendix G: Compton interaction
  178. Appendix H: NCRP 10CFR Part 3550 training for radiation safety officer and associate radiation safety officer
  179. Appendix I: Consumer Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act of 1981
  180. References
  181. Glossary
  182. Index

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