Principles of Radiological Physics

Part 1 Radiography and mathematics 1. Principles of radiography 2. Geometric radiography 3. The inverse square law 4. The exponential law Part 2 General physics 5. Laws of physics (classical) 6. Units of measurement 7. Experimental error and statistics 8. Heat 9. Electrostatics 10. Electricity (DC) 11. Magnetism 12. Electromagnetism 13. Electromagnetic induction 14. Alternating current flow 15. The motor principle 16. Capacitors 17. The AC transformer 18. Semiconductor materials 19. Rectification 20. Exposure and timing circuits Part 3 Construction and operation of x-ray tubes 21. Diagnostic x-ray tubes 22. Monitoring and protection of X-ray tubes 23. Orthovoltage generators and linear accelerators Part 4 Atomic physics 24. Laws of modern physics 25. Electromagnetic radiation 26. Elementary structure of the atom 27. Radioactivity Part 5 X-rays and matter 28. The production of x-rays 29. Factors affecting x-ray beam quality and quantity 30. Interaction of x-rays with matter 31. Luminescence and photostimulation 32. The radiographic image Part 6. Dosimetry and radiation protection 33. Radiation dosimetry 34. Radiation protection Appendices, tables and answers to self-tests Appendix A Mathematics for radiography Appendix B Scintillation counters Appendic C CT scanning Appendix D Magnetic resonance imaging Appendix E Digital imaging Appendix F Ultrasound imaging Appendix G Positron emission tomography (PET) Appendix H Modulation transfer function (MTF) Appendix I SI base units