Table Of ContentGeneral Radiography
Medical Imaging in Practice
Series Editors: Christopher Hayre, Assistant Professor in Medical Imaging
Institute of Applied Technology, UAE
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General Radiography
Principles & Practices
Edited by
Christopher M. Hayre
William A. S. Cox
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Title:Generalradiography:principles&practices/editedbyChristopherM.Hayreand
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Description:Firstedition.|BocaRaton:CRCPress,2020.|Includesbibliographicalreferences
andindex.|Summary:“Thisbookexplorespertinentthemesrelatedtothepracticeofgeneral
radiographywithinthemedicalimagingsetting.Itfocusesonimportantconceptslinkedtoimage
acquisition,doseoptimization,patientcareanddiscussionssurroundinglearningandteaching
withintheacademicenvironment.Wehavefoundthattheverynatureofgeneralradiography
sparksanarrayofclinicaldiscussionandprovidesnumerousopportunitiesforfutureresearch.
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theabilitytolearn,reflectandconsidertheirownpractice”–Providedbypublisher.
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Subjects:MESH:Radiography
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Dedication
Dr. Christopher Hayre would like to dedicate this book to his
family, Charlotte, Ayva, Evelynn, and Ellena. Love to all.
William Cox would like to dedicate this book to his family at
home and abroad.
Contents
Acknowledgments.............................................................................................ix
Preface..............................................................................................................xi
Contributors...................................................................................................xiii
SECTION 1 Introductory Perspective 1
Chapter1 GeneralRadiographyintheContemporarySetting.......................3
ChristopherM.Hayre
SECTION 2 Image Acquisition and Dose
Optimization 7
Chapter2 DigitalReceptors...........................................................................9
KevinMcHugh
Chapter3 ImageEnhancement.....................................................................33
KevinMcHugh
Chapter4 DoseCreepinDigitalRadiography.............................................59
RobDavidson
Chapter5 ExposureIndicators:Black,White,orShadesofGrey................71
ShantelLewis
SECTION 3 Patient Care and Considerations 95
Chapter6 Patient-CenteredCareandConsiderations..................................97
EmmaHydeandMaryannHardy
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Chapter7 TheFrequentlyForgottenPediatrics:TheirSafetyinthe
ClinicalSetting...........................................................................113
ChandraMakanjee
Chapter8 PatientCare:‘It’sJustnotforMe,ItisforEverybody’..............137
ChandraMakanjee,DeonXuandDrishtiSarswat
Chapter9 GeneralRadiographyintheCriticalCareandTrauma
Environment..............................................................................157
TomCampbell-Adams
Chapter10 PediatricImaginginGeneralRadiography:Reflections
ofPractice..................................................................................171
AllenCorrallandJoannaFairhurst
SECTION 4 Learning, Teaching, and Education 193
Chapter11 SimulatedPractice:AnAlternativeReality................................195
NaomiShiner
Chapter12 EducationMattersinRadiography............................................219
IainMacDonald
Chapter13 EducationalPerspectivesinRadiography...................................233
JulieA.Hendry
Index..............................................................................................................249
Acknowledgments
The editors would like to thank all of the authors who have contributed to
this book for their commitment, hard work, and determination. It has been
a pleasure to work withyou and bring together this collection of chapters. We
believe that these demonstrate the continued importance of general radiog-
raphy within the medical imaging environment. We have personally found this
to be an exciting and enriching project, which we hope readers will enjoy and
utilize.
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