X-ray Radiography

Time & Place:
TBD

Instructor:
Jun Ni, Ph.D.
Tel: (319) 335-9490
E-mail: jun-ni@uiowa.edu

Place:

Reference:
Chris Guy and Dominic ffytche, "Introduction to An Introduction to the Principles of Medical Imaging," second Edition, Imperial College Press, 2005.

Lecture Notes:
Additional notes or handouts may be available.

Training Course Description:

Goals and Objectives:
The training course is designed for physicist and/or other non-scientist professionals.

Training Course Contents:

  1. Introduction
  2. Linear X-ray Attenuation Coefficient
  3. Factors Determining Image Quality
    1. Contrast
    2. Contrast Enhancement
    3. Scatter Reduction
    4. Detector Noise and Patient Dose
    5. Spatial Resolution and the Modulation Transfer Function
  4. X-ray Equipments
    1. X-ray Tubes
    2. X-ray Tube Operation and Rating
    3. X-ray Spectrum
    4. Photon Detectors
    5. Photographic Film
    6. Film Characteristics
    7. Intensifier Screens
    8. Electronic Photon Detectors
    9. Ionization Photo Detectors
    10. Scintillation Detectors
    11. Semiconducting Solid State Detectors
    12. Image Intensifier
  5. Modern X-ray CT Scanner
    1. First generation Scanner
    2. Second generation Scanner
    3. Third generation Scanner
    4. Spiral CT
    5. Hounsfield Units
    6. Image Artefacts in CT
    7. Beam Hardening
    8. Partial Volume
    9. Patient Dose and Spatial Resolution in CT

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