RATEC 102 - Radiographic Physics

5 CR

Examines x-ray circuits, tubes, and x-ray equipment. Topics include design and application, troubleshooting and maintenance, equipment testing, image intensification, cineradiography, and advanced imaging procedures.

Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into program or permission of instructor.

Course Outcomes

Define terms related to matter, energy, standards of measurement and atomic structure and relate them to the x-ray machine.
List and define terms related to electromagnetic radiation and x-rays in particular.
List 6 methods of ionization and relate them to the operation of the x-ray table.
List the laws of magnetism and relate electromagnetism to the appropriate parts of the x-ray machine.
Explain the relationships between magnetism and electricity and apply these relationships to pertinent electromagnetic devices used in the x-ray circuit.
Describe the production of attenuating current and identify the importance of AC to the production of x-rays.
Identify the components of an x-ray tube, their composition, their functions, and explain the series of events facilitating the production of x-rays.
State the two types of x-rays produced, and describe the conditions under which are produced.
Identify the components of an intensified floroscopy unit and describe how an image is created and controlled by a technologist.
Define terms specific to tomography and identify the conditions under which a linear tomographic image is created
Describe the critical compnents of a CT system, describe how an image is created, and identify pathologies that are best imaged by a CT scanner.
Idenitfy types of magnetic imaging equipment and list safety considerations for each.
Define terms specific to the MR imaging.
Describe how an image is created with magnetic resonance.
Identify future possibilities for MRI with consideration fo various anatomical and pathological conditions.

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