Radiation Physics and Imaging Equipment
How x-rays are produced, how they interact with the body and how the tube, generator, grids and detectors shape the image.
MRT-120 Year 1 3 credits 12 lessons planned ▶ Video lessons coming soon
Offered by HSM University · Medical Imaging
Course content
- 1Atoms, energy and electromagnetic radiationComing
- 2X-ray production in the tubeComing
- 3The x-ray tube and its componentsComing
- 4Generators, rectification and exposure timersComing
- 5Exposure factors: kVp, mA and timeComing
- 6X-ray interactions with matterComing
- 7Beam quality, filtration and the heel effectComing
- 8Scatter radiation and gridsComing
- 9Beam restriction and collimationComing
- 10Image receptors: CR and DRComing
- 11Tube rating, heat units and equipment careComing
- 12Physics problem set and reviewComing
Description
How x-rays are produced, how they interact with the body and how the tube, generator, grids and detectors shape the image.
Part of the Health Sciences stream, typically taken in year 1.