Radiation protection in diagnostic x-ray imaging / Euclid Seeram, PhD, MSc, FCAMRT, Honorary Senior Lecturer, Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, Medical Image Optimization and Perception Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Science, Charles Sturt University, Melbourne, Australia, Patrick C. Brennan, Professor, Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, Medical Image Optimization and Perception Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.

Author/creator Seeram, Euclid author.
Other author Brennan, Patrick C. (Patrick Christopher), author.
Format Book
PublicationBurlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2017]
Descriptionxxiv, 308 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Radiation protection overview -- Basic physics for radiation protection : an overview -- Radiation exposure and dose units -- The radiobiology of low-dose radiation -- Radiation protection practice -- Radiation protection organizations -- Factors affecting dose in radiographic imaging -- Factors affecting dose in fluoroscopy -- Dose in digital radiography -- Radiation dose in computed tomography -- Image quality assessment tools for dose optimization in digital radiography -- Diagnostic reference levels -- Optimization of radiation protection : regulatory and guidance recommendations -- Protective shielding in diagnostic radiology -- Radiation protection through quality control.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2015044232
ISBN9781449652814 (paperback ; alk. paper)
ISBN1449652816 (paperback ; alk. paper)

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