| Digital Radiography heralds a new era for medical X-ray imaging. |
Digital radiography heralds a new era for medical X-ray imaging. |
| Radiographs can be recorded using digital image receptors and enhanced using computer processing. |
X-rays can be recorded using digital image receptors and enhanced using computer processing. |
| They can also be transferred to databases for archival and transmission throughout hospitals and clinics. |
They can also be transferred to databases for archiving and transmission in hospitals and clinics. |
| The change from traditional film-based image receptors is similar in many respects to those occurring in digital photography and digital television. |
The change from traditional film-based image receptors is similar in many ways to those occurring in digital photography and digital television. |
| Greater precision can now be applied to each stage of the imaging process so that the balance between image quality and radiation dose can at last be controlled accurately. |
Greater precision can now be applied to each stage of the imaging process so that the balance between image quality and radiation dose can finally be precisely controlled. |
| Knowledge and understanding of the basic physics which underlies practice is critical for its successful application in the clinical environment. |
Knowledge and understanding of the basic physics underlying the practice is essential for its successful application in the clinical setting. |
| This wikibook addresses this requirement. |
This wikibook addresses this requirement. |
| The intent is a text which succinctly explains the physical basis of X-Rays and their modern application in Diagnostic Radiography. |
The intent is a text that succinctly explains the physical basis of X-rays and their modern application in diagnostic radiography. |
| The wikibook is primarily for students with foundations in anatomy and physiology and could also be of interest to physics and engineering students requiring a topic overview. |
The wikibook is primarily for students with a background in anatomy and physiology and might also be of interest to physics and engineering students who require an overview of the subject. |
| Math is kept to a minimum and only a basic knowledge of algebra is required of students. |
Mathematics is kept to a minimum and only a basic knowledge of algebra is required of the students. |
| The use of calculus and other math techniques is largely avoided by using conceptual descriptions of the more complex processes. |
The use of calculus and other mathematical techniques is largely avoided by using conceptual descriptions of more complex processes. |
| Keeping radiation dose as low as reasonably achievable while understanding its effects on image quality is the primary emphasis. |
The main emphasis is to keep radiation dose as low as reasonably achievable while understanding its effects on image quality. |
| The focus extends from general radiography through fluoroscopy to 3D angiography as applied in general hospitals and clinics. |
The approach extends from general radiography through fluoroscopy to 3D angiography applied in hospitals and general clinics. |
| The subject treatment is different from that used in conventional textbooks in that radiation biology is not treated as a separate topic but is embedded within the consideration of image formation. |
The treatment of the subject is different from that used in conventional textbooks in that radiation biology is not treated as a separate subject, but is included within the consideration of imaging. |
| Likewise, the topic of image quality is integrated into the treatment of image display. |
Likewise, the issue of image quality is integrated into the treatment of image display. |
| The hope is that a more integrated treatment of the subject is developed for those studying the field for the first time. |
The hope is that a more integrated treatment of the subject will develop for those studying the field for the first time. |
