Principles of Radiology Physics

Donald Graham is Course Co-ordinator for the BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography course and acting Course Co-ordinator for the PgDip/MSc in Medical Ultrasound courses at The Robert Gordon University Aberdeen. He has also acted as Radiation Protection Adviser for the University. He has experience as a teacherand an External Examiner on a number of BSc (Hons) and MSc courses in Medical Imaging in the UK. This has given him a good insight into the requirements of students and academic staff involved in courses at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.

Radiography and mathematics Principles of radiography Geometric radiography The inverse square law The exponential law General physics Laws of physics (classical) Units of measurement Experimentation and statistics Heat Electrostatics Electricity (DC) Magnetism Electromagnetism Electromagnetic induction Alternating current flow The motor principle Capacitors The AC transformer Semiconductor materials Rectification Exposure and timing circuits Construction and operation of X-ray tubes Diagnostic x-ray tubes Monitoring and protection of x-ray tubes Atomic physics Laws of modern physics Electromagnetic radiation Elementary structure of the atom Radioactivity X-rays and matter The production of x-rays Factors affecting x-ray beam quality and quantity Interactions of x-rays with matter Luminescence and photostimulation The radiographic image Dosimetry and radiation protection Radiation dosimetry Radiation protection Appendices, Tables and Answers to self-tests Mathematics for radiography Scintillation counters CAT scanning Magnetic resonance imaging Digital imaging Ultrasound imaging Modulation transfer function (MTF) SI base units Tables Answers to self-tests Index