Radiation protection in medical radiography - Statkiewicz-Sherer, Mary Alice, 1945-; Visconti, Paula J.; Ritenour, E. Russell, 1953-; Haynes, Kelli (Kelli Welch) (St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, 2022)
Introduction -- Radiation: types, sources, and doses received -- Interaction of X-radiation with matter -- Radiation quantities and units -- Radiation monitoring -- Overview of cell biology -- Molecular and cellular radiation biiology -- Early tissue reactions and their effects on organ systems -- Stochastic effects and late tissue reactions of radiation in organ systems -- Dose limits for exposure to ionizing radiation -- Equipment design for radiation protection -- Management of patient radiation dose during X-ray procedures -- Special considerations on safety in computed tomography -- X-ray breast imaging: methods fand radiation safety aspects -- Management of imaging personnel radiation dose during diagnostic X-ray procedures -- Radioisotopes and radiation protection -- Appendices: Relationships between systems of units; Image gently pledge and image wisely pledge; Standard designations for metric system lengths, electron volt energy levels, and frequency spectrum ranges; Periodic table of elements; Relationship among photons, electromagnetic waves, wavelength, and energy; Electron shell structure of the atom; Compton interaction; NCRP 10CFR part 35.50 training for radiation safety officer and associate radiatin safety officer; & Consumer-patient radiation health and safety act of 1981.
Previous edition: 2018.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Keywords: Radiography, Medical -- Safety measures; Radiography, Medical -- Complications; Radiation -- Safety measures; Radiation Protection -- methods; Radiography -- adverse effects; Radiation Monitoring -- methods; Radiation Protection; Mesures; Rayonnement -- Mesures; Radiation -- Safety measures; Radiography, Medical -- Complications; Radiography, Medical -- Safety measures