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Table of Contents

•Introduction to Medical Imaging
•Sketches of the Imaging Modalities
•X-Ray Imaging I:Overview of Film Radiography

Appendix: The Role of Medical Physics in an Imaging Department

•Mass, Motion, and Force

Appendix: Functions

•Electric Fields and Accelerating Electrons
•Magnetic Fields and Electromagnetic Waves
Appendix: Periodic Functions
•The Inviolate Rule of Energy Conservation
•Atoms and Photons
•Matter: Gases and Liquids, Metals, Superconductors, Insulators, and Semiconductors
•Resistors, Transistors, and All That:
An Introduction to Electronic Circuits
Appendix: Exponential and Logarithmic Functions

•Ultrasound Imaging I: Reflections of Acoustic Waves in Elastic Tissues
•Magnetic Resonance Imaging I:Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of Stable Hydrogen Nuclei in the Water Molecules of Tissues
•Gamma Ray Imaging I: Harnessing Radioactive Decay
Appendix: Derivatives of Functions
•X-ray Imaging II: Interaction of High-Energy Photons with Atomic Electrons
Appendix: Probability
•Radiation Dose I: The Detection and Quantification of Ionizing Radiation
•X-ray Imaging III: Mapping Images on Film
•A Synthesis: Radioactive Decay, X-Ray Beam Attenuation, Nuclear Spin Relaxation, Cell Killing with Radiation, and other Poisson Processes

•Image Quality: Contrast, Resolution, and Noise - Primary Determinants of the Diagnostic Utility of an Image
Appendix: Statistics
•Measures of Image Quality and of Imaging System Capabilities: PSF, MTF, DQE, ETC.
•The Psychophysics of Optical Images
•Vacuum Tube and Solid-State Optical Cameras and Displays
•Digital Representation of an Image
Appendix: Computer Basics and a Bit about Bytes
•PACS, IMACS, and the Integrated Digital Department

•The Nuts and Bolts of X- Ray Generators
•Design of an X-Ray Tube
•Transforming Electron Kinetic Energy into Bremsstrahlung and Characteristic X-Ray Energy

•Creating the Primary X-Ray Image Within the Body
•Scatter Radiation, Grids, Gaps, and Contrast
•Capturing the Primary X-Ray Image with Cassette and Film
•Resolution and Magnification
•Optimal Technique Factors
•Radiographic Quality Assurance
•Screen-Film Mammography
•Some Infrequently Used Screen-Film Techniques

•Following Time-Dependent Processes with Fluoroscopy

•Digital Radiography, Computed Radiography, and Flat-Panel X-Ray Technology
•Digital Fluoroscopy and Digital Subtraction Angiography
•Computed Tomography I: Creating a Map of CT Numbers
•Computed Tomography II: Image Reconstruction, Image Quality, and Dose
•Computed Tomography III: Spiral and Multi- Slice Scanning

•Gamma Ray Imaging II: Radiopharmaceuticals
Appendix: Radioactive Transformations
•Gamma Ray Imaging III: Image Production, Image Quality, and Dose
•Gamma Ray Imaging IV: Nuclear Cardiology, SPECT, and PET

•Magnetic Resonance Imaging II: The Classical View of NMR
•Magnetic Resonance Imaging III: Relaxation Times (T1 and T2), Pulse Sequences, and Contrast
•Magnetic Resonance Imaging IV: Image Reconstruction and Image Quality
•Magnetic Resonance Imaging V: Fast, Flow, and Functional Imaging
•Magnetic Resonance VI: Biological Effects and Safety

•Ultrasound Imaging II: Creating the Beam
•Ultrasound Imaging III: Image Production and Image Quality
•Ultrasound Imaging IV: Biological Effects and Safety

•Evolving and Experimental Technologies in Medical Imaging

•Radiation Dose II: Determining Organ Doses from Exposure Measurements
•Radiation Dose III: The Tissue f-Factor, Tissue-Air Ratios, etc.
•Radiation Dose IV: Radiobiological Processes and Effects
•Radiation Dose V: Probabilities of Occurence of Stochastic Health Effects
Appendix: On talking with People about Radiation (and Other) Risks
•Radiation Oncology and the Role of Imaging in Treatment Planning

•Practical Radiation Safety for Ionizing Radiation
•Rems, Risks, and Regs: The Legal Basis for Radiation Protection Standards
•Response to a Major Radiological Emergency