Bushong’s Radiologic Science for Technologists
Physics, Biology, and Protection
- 13th Edition - January 27, 2025
- Imprint: Mosby
- Authors: Stewart C. Bushong, Elizabeth Shields
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 6 5 3 6 - 7
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Develop the skills you need to produce diagnostic-quality medical images! Bushong’s Radiologic Science for Technologists, 13th Edition, provides a solid foundation in the concepts of medical imaging and digital radiography. Featuring hundreds of radiographs and illustrations, this comprehensive text helps you learn how to make informed decisions regarding technical factors, image quality, and radiation safety for both patients and providers. With updates reflecting the latest ARRT® guidelines, including shielding practices and streamlined physics and math sections focused on key concepts, this edition equips you with the knowledge needed to succeed on the certification exam and excel in clinical settings.
Develop the skills you need to produce diagnostic-quality medical images! Bushong’s Radiologic Science for Technologists, 13th Edition, provides a solid foundation in the concepts of medical imaging and digital radiography. Featuring hundreds of radiographs and illustrations, this comprehensive text helps you learn how to make informed decisions regarding technical factors, image quality, and radiation safety for both patients and providers. With updates reflecting the latest ARRT® guidelines, including shielding practices and streamlined physics and math sections focused on key concepts, this edition equips you with the knowledge needed to succeed on the certification exam and excel in clinical settings.
- NEW! Chapters on artificial intelligence and quantum computing help you stay abreast of key technological changes.
- NEW! Streamlined physics and math sections focus on the content you need to know to prepare for the ARRT exam, while also providing the background you need to perform well in the clinical environment
- UPDATED! Content reflects the latest ARRT guidelines, including the latest released shielding guidelines
- Broad coverage of radiologic science topics includes radiologic physics, imaging, radiobiology, and radiation protection. Special topics include mammography, fluoroscopy, spiral computed tomography, and cardiovascular interventional procedures
- Strong pedagogy, including objectives, key terms, outlines, chapter introductions, and summaries, helps you organize information and ensure that you understand what is most important in every chapter
- Quick-reference information, including formulas, conversion tables, abbreviations, and more, provides easy access to frequently used information
- End-of-chapter questions, such as definition exercises, short answer, and calculations, offer valuable review opportunities
- Key terms are bolded and defined at first mention in the text and are included in an expanded glossary to ensure you understand key terms as they are used in discussions of important concepts
- Math formulas are highlighted in special color boxes for quick reference
- Important concepts boxes are denoted with a penguin icon
- Evolve companion website provides answers to challenge questions, answers to workbook questions, an image collection, and review questions to reinforce your understanding of key content
Imaging technology students
- Title of Book
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Preface
- PURPOSE AND CONTENT
- HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
- NEW TO THIS EDITION
- ANCILLARIES
- A NOTE ON THE TEXT
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- Review of Basic Physics
- Electrostatics
- Electrodynamics
- Magnetism
- Electromagnetism
- Classical Physics
- Useful Units in Radiology
- Part I: Radiologic Physics
- Chapter 1. Essential Concepts of Radiologic Science
- Outline
- NATURE OF OUR SURROUNDINGS
- MATTER AND ENERGY
- SOURCES OF IONIZING RADIATION
- DISCOVERY OF X-RAYS
- Development of Medical Imaging
- REPORTS OF RADIATION INJURY
- BASIC RADIATION PROTECTION
- TERMINOLOGY FOR RADIOLOGIC SCIENCE
- THE MEDICAL IMAGING TEAM
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 2. Basic Physics Primer
- Outline
- MATHEMATICS FOR RADIOLOGIC SCIENCE
- STANDARD UNITS OF MEASUREMENT
- MECHANICS
- SUMMARY
- Challenge Questions
- Chapter 3. The Structure of Matter
- Outline
- CENTURIES OF DISCOVERY
- Fundamental Particles
- ATOMIC STRUCTURE
- ATOMIC NOMENCLATURE
- Combinations of Atoms
- Radioactivity
- Types of Ionizing Radiation
- SUMMARY
- Challenge Questions
- Chapter 4. Electromagnetic Energy
- Outline
- PHOTONS
- ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM
- WAVES AND PARTICLES
- Matter and Energy
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 5. Electricity, Magnetism, and Electromagnetism
- Outline
- ELECTROSTATICS
- ELECTRODYNAMICS
- MAGNETISM
- ELECTROMAGNETISM
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Part II: X-Radiation
- Chapter 6. The X-ray Imaging System
- Outline
- OPERATING CONSOLE
- AUTOTRANSFORMER
- EXPOSURE TIMERS
- HIGH-VOLTAGE GENERATOR
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 7. The X-ray Tube
- Outline
- EXTERNAL COMPONENTS
- INTERNAL COMPONENTS
- X-ray Tube Failure
- RATING CHARTS
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 8. X-ray Production
- Outline
- ELECTRON-TARGET INTERACTIONS
- X-Ray Emission Spectrum
- FACTORS AFFECTING THE X-RAY EMISSION SPECTRUM
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 9. X-ray Emission
- Outline
- X-RAY INTENSITY
- X-RAY ENERGY
- TYPES OF FILTRATION
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 10. X-ray Interaction With Matter
- Outline
- FIVE X-RAY INTERACTIONS
- DIFFERENTIAL ABSORPTION
- CONTRAST EXAMINATIONS
- EXPONENTIAL ATTENUATION
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Part III: X-Ray Imaging
- Chapter 11. Computed Radiography
- Outline
- THE COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY IMAGE RECEPTOR
- THE COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY READER
- IMAGING CHARACTERISTICS
- PATIENT RADIATION DOSE
- SUMMARY
- Challenge Questions
- Chapter 12. Digital Radiography
- Outline
- SCANNED PROJECTION RADIOGRAPHY
- CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE
- CESIUM IODIDE/CHARGE-COUPLED DEVICE
- CESIUM IODIDE/AMORPHOUS SILICON
- AMORPHOUS SELENIUM
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 13. Digital Radiographic Technique
- Outline
- SPATIAL RESOLUTION
- CONTRAST RESOLUTION
- PATIENT RADIATION DOSE CONSIDERATIONS
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 14. Image Acquisition
- Outline
- EXPOSURE FACTORS
- IMAGING SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS
- AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE TECHNIQUES
- MAGNIFICATION RADIOGRAPHY
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 15. Scatter Radiation
- Outline
- PRODUCTION OF SCATTER RADIATION
- CONTROL OF SCATTER RADIATION
- RADIOGRAPHIC GRIDS
- GRID TYPES
- GRID PROBLEMS
- GRID SELECTION
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 16. Digital Image Descriptors and Evaluation
- Outline
- DEFINITIONS
- Geometric Factors
- SUBJECT FACTORS
- TOOLS FOR IMPROVED IMAGE QUALITY
- SUMMARY
- Challenge Questions
- Chapter 17. Radiographic Artifacts
- Outline
- IMAGE RECEPTOR ARTIFACTS
- SOFTWARE ARTIFACTS
- OBJECT ARTIFACTS
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Part IV: Advanced Medical Imaging
- Chapter 18. Mammography
- Outline
- SOFT TISSUE RADIOGRAPHY
- BASIS FOR MAMMOGRAPHY
- THE MAMMOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM
- MAMMOGRAPHY QUALITY CONTROL
- QUALITY CONTROL TEAM
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 19. Fluoroscopy
- Outline
- AN OVERVIEW
- SPECIAL DEMANDS OF FLUOROSCOPY
- FLUOROSCOPIC TECHNIQUE
- IMAGE INTENSIFICATION
- FLUOROSCOPIC IMAGE MONITORING
- FLUOROSCOPY QUALITY CONTROL
- Summary
- Challenge Questions
- Chapter 20. Interventional Radiology
- Outline
- DIGITAL FLUOROSCOPIC IMAGING SYSTEMS
- IMAGE RECEPTOR
- IMAGE DISPLAY
- TYPES OF INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY PROCEDURES
- BASIC PRINCIPLES
- INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY SUITE
- SUMMARY
- Challenge Questions
- Chapter 21. Computed Tomography
- Outline
- PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION
- GENERATIONS OF COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
- MULTISLICE HELICAL COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
- IMAGING SYSTEM DESIGN
- IMAGE CHARACTERISTICS
- IMAGE QUALITY
- IMAGING TECHNIQUE
- COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY QUALITY CONTROL
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 22. Tomosynthesis
- Outline
- DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHIC TOMOSYNTHESIS
- X-RAY SOURCE
- Image Receptors
- IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION
- Artifacts
- QUALITY CONTROL
- PATIENT RADIATION DOSE
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Part V: Medical Image Display
- Chapter 23. Patient-Image Optimization
- Outline
- PATIENT FACTORS
- IMAGE-QUALITY FACTORS
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 24. Viewing the Medical Image
- Outline
- PHOTOMETRIC QUANTITIES
- HARD COPY-SOFT COPY
- LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY
- LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY
- PREPROCESSING THE DIGITAL IMAGE
- POSTPROCESSING THE DIGITAL IMAGE
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 25. Medical Image Informatics
- Outline
- ELECTRONIC PROGRAMS
- Challenge Questions
- Chapter 26. Digital Display Device
- Outline
- PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT STANDARDS
- LUMINANCE METER
- DIGITAL DISPLAY DEVICE QUALITY CONTROL
- Quality Control by the Radiographer
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Part VI: The Medical Image
- Chapter 27. Imaging Science
- Outline
- HISTORY OF COMPUTERS
- COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE
- APPLICATIONS TO DIGITAL IMAGING
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 28. Artificial Intelligence
- Outline
- BASIC CONCEPTS
- MACHINE LEARNING
- DEEP LEARNING
- IMAGING WORKFLOW
- ETHICS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 29. Quantum Computing
- Outline
- WHAT IS QUANTUM MECHANICS?
- QUANTUM COMPUTER
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 30. Image Perception
- Outline
- SPECIAL DEMANDS OF DIGITAL IMAGING
- INTERPRETATION
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Part VII: Radiobiology
- Chapter 31. Human Biology
- Outline
- HUMAN RADIATION RESPONSE
- COMPOSITION OF THE HUMAN BODY
- THE HUMAN CELL
- TISSUES AND ORGANS
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 32. Fundamental Principles of Radiobiology
- Outline
- LAW OF BERGONIE AND TRIBONDEAU
- PHYSICAL FACTORS THAT AFFECT RADIOSENSITIVITY
- BIOLOGIC FACTORS THAT AFFECT RADIOSENSITIVITY
- RADIATION DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIPS
- SUMMARY
- Challenge Questions
- Chapter 33. Molecular Radiobiology
- Outline
- IRRADIATION OF MACROMOLECULES
- RADIOLYSIS OF WATER
- DIRECT AND INDIRECT EFFECTS
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 34. Cellular Radiobiology
- Outline
- TARGET THEORY
- CELL-SURVIVAL KINETICS
- CELL-CYCLE EFFECTS
- Radiation Effect Modification
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 35. Deterministic Effects of Radiation
- Outline
- Acute Radiation Lethality
- Local Tissue Damage
- Hematologic Effects
- Cytogenetic Effects
- The Human Genome
- Challenge Questions
- Chapter 36. Stochastic Effects of Radiation
- Outline
- LOCAL TISSUE EFFECTS
- LIFE SHORTENING
- RISK ESTIMATES
- Radiation-Induced Malignancy
- TOTAL RISK OF MALIGNANCY
- RADIATION AND PREGNANCY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Part VIII: Radiation Protection
- Chapter 37. Health Physics
- Outline
- RADIATION AND HEALTH
- CARDINAL PRINCIPLES OF RADIATION PROTECTION
- EFFECTIVE DOSE
- RADIOLOGIC TERRORISM
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 38. Designing for Radiation Protection
- Outline
- RADIOGRAPHIC PROTECTION FEATURES
- FLUOROSCOPIC PROTECTION FEATURES
- DESIGN OF PROTECTIVE BARRIERS
- RADIATION DETECTION AND MEASUREMENT
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 39. Radiography/Fluoroscopy Patient Radiation Dose
- Outline
- PATIENT RADIATION DOSE DESCRIPTIONS
- FLUOROSCOPIC PATIENT RADIATION DOSE
- DOSE AREA PRODUCT
- EFFECTIVE DOSE
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 40. Computed Tomography Patient Radiation Dose
- Outline
- COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DOSE DELIVERY
- COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DOSE INDEX
- DOSE LENGTH PRODUCT
- SIZE-SPECIFIC DOSE ESTIMATES
- EFFECTIVE DOSE
- Summary
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 41. Patient Radiation Dose Management
- Outline
- PATIENT RADIATION DOSE IN SPECIAL EXAMINATIONS
- REDUCTION OF UNNECESSARY PATIENT RADIATION DOSE
- SPECIFIC AREA SHIELDING
- THE PREGNANT PATIENT
- PATIENT RADIATION DOSE TRENDS
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Chapter 42. Occupational Radiation Dose Management
- Outline
- OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION EXPOSURE
- RADIATION DOSE LIMITS
- REDUCTION OF OCCUPATIONAL RADIATION EXPOSURE
- SUMMARY
- CHALLENGE QUESTIONS
- Index
- Glossary
- Conversion Tables
- Edition: 13
- Published: January 27, 2025
- Imprint: Mosby
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323765367
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Stewart C. Bushong
Stewart C. Bushong is Professor of Radiologic Science at Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor of Radiologic Science, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USAES
Elizabeth Shields
Elizabeth Shields is the Program Director, Radiologic Technology Program at Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center
Affiliations and expertise
Program Director, Radiologic Technology Program, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center, USA