This book is designed to serve as a concise and handy text-reference for residents in radiology and radiography and imaging technologists.
The book presents history of radiology, physics of X-ray, ultrasound, CT, MRI and nuclear medicine. Advanced principles of newer radiography, MRI and CT scan technological updates have also been included. A self-assessment module has been added after every chapter, including single best answer type questions, OSCE and true or false questions.
Text chapters have been written and presented in a lucid way, including the latest developments, with due reference to every modality and technical specification of the equipment. Specific chapters like ‘Detectors in imaging’, ‘Image optimization and image quality’, ‘Artifacts in imaging’, and ‘Image formation, processing and postprocessing’ have been included.
This book is also aimed to serve as a concise and handy text-reference for all postgraduate students and residents in radiology as well as the technologists in the fields of radiology, radiotherapy and diagnostic imaging.