Digital Radiography and PACS

by Christi Carter MSRS RT(R), Beth Veale BSRS MEd RT(R)(QM)

Practical and comprehensive, this resource offers up-to-date coverage of computed radiography, digital radiography, and PACS. It explores the differences between conventional and digital imaging systems and how computed and digital radiography systems fit within the radiology department. State-of-the art information on image acquisition, exposure guidelines, and quality control help you obtain the best possible radiographs. You'll also learn about PACS workstations, archiving, film digitization, image printing, and more. For this revised reprint, we have updated Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, and 12. In Chapter 4, revisions have been made to the Digitizing the Signal and Speed Class sections. In Chapter 5, revisions have been made to the Imaging Plate Selection, Grid Selection, and Automatic Data Recognition sections. In Chapter 6, the Indirect Conversion, CsI Detectors, Detective Quantum Efficiency, and Spatial Resolution sections have been revised. In Chapter 12, the Quality Control Standards section has been revised.

240 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2007

Reviews

[Dylan · Rating 3 out of 5]

This text overwhelms the reader in Chapter 1 with what is essentially an extended outline of the contents of the book. Delving into the first couple of pages can be incredibly intimidating for someone not familiar with the content. Additionally, the book has a tendency to switch between acronyms and synonyms too often, and present new terms a little too freely without prior explanation (IR, CR, etc.). In some cases the authors present terms and concepts ad nauseam (pixels, LUT, etc), repeating content from chapter to chapter. In all, I find the text a little challenging, both in format, and content, and believe the two concepts of Digital Radiography and PACS should be committed to separate books.