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Workbook for Radiation Safety and Radiobiology in Medical Imaging

  • 10th Edition - June 6, 2025
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer, Paula J. Visconti, E. Russell Ritenour, Kelli Welch Haynes
  • Language: English

Corresponding to the chapters in Radiation Safety and Radiobiology in Medical Imaging, 10th Edition, this workbook provides a clear, comprehensive review of all the material incl… Read more

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Corresponding to the chapters in Radiation Safety and Radiobiology in Medical Imaging, 10th Edition, this workbook provides a clear, comprehensive review of all the material included in the text. Study tools help enhance your understanding of radiation physics and radiation protection, and practical exercises help you apply your knowledge to the practice setting. With exercises that reflect the latest ARRT content specifications and ASRT curriculum guidelines, this comprehensive workbook also helps you prepare for ARRT exam success.

Key features

  • Comprehensive review includes coverage of all the material included in the text, including x-radiation interaction, radiation quantities, cell biology, radiation biology, radiation effects, dose limits, patient and personnel protection, and radiation monitoring
  • Chapter highlights call out the most important information with an introductory paragraph and a bulleted summary
  • A variety of question formats includes multiple-choice, matching, short-answer, fill-in-the-blank, true-false, labeling, and crossword puzzles
  • Calculation exercises offer practice in applying the formulas and equations introduced in the text

Readership

Radiologic Technology Students

Table of contents

1. Introduction to Radiation Protection

2. Radiation: Types, Sources, and Doses

3. X-Ray Interactions With Matter

4. Radiation Quantities and Units

5. Overview of Cell Biology

6. Molecular and Cellular Radiation Biology

7. Early Effects of Radiation Exposure

8. Late Effects of Radiation Exposure

9. Dose Limits for Exposure to Ionizing Radiation

10. Equipment Design for Radiation Protection

11. Management of Patient Radiation Dose

12. Management of Occupational Radiation Dose

13. Radiation Monitoring

14. Radiation Safety in Computed Tomography

15. Radiation Safety in Mammography

16. Radiation Safety in Nuclear Medicine

Product details

  • Edition: 10
  • Latest edition
  • Published: April 2, 2026
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer

Mary Alice Statkiewicz Sherer, Radiography Instructor, High-Tech Institute, Nashville, TN.
Affiliations and expertise
Radiologic Technology Educator/Instructor/Technologist Emeritus, Juliet, TN, USA

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Paula J. Visconti

Paula J. Visconti, Director of Medical Physics, Radiation Safety Officer, Memorial Hospital of Burlington County, Mount Holly, NJ.
Affiliations and expertise
Director of Medical Physics, Radiation Safety Officer (retired), Memorial Hospital of Burlington County, Mount Holly, NJ, USA

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E. Russell Ritenour

E. Russell Ritenour, Professor and Director of Physics Section, Department of Radiology, University of Minnesota School of Medicine, Minneapolis, MN.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor, Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA

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Kelli Welch Haynes

Kelli Welch Haynes, Professor and Director, Northwestern State University.
Affiliations and expertise
Professor and Director, Radiologic Technology, School of Health Sciences, Dallas College, Dallas, TX, USA