INDICE: BASIC CONCEPTS: Introduction to medical imaging. Radiation and the atom. Interaction of radiation with matter. Computers in
medical imaging. DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY: X-ray production, x-ray tubes, and generators. Screen-film radiography. Film processing.
Mammography. Fluoroscopy. Image quality. Digital radiography.
Adjuncts to radiology. Computed tomography. Nuclear magnetic resonance. Magnetic resonance imaging. Ultrasound. Computer networks, PACS, and teleradiology. NUCLEAR MEDICINE: Radioactivity and nuclear
transformations. Radionuclide production and radiopharmaceuticals.
Radiation detection and measurement. Nuclear imaging: the scintillation camera. Nuclear imaging: emission tomography. RADIATION
PROTECTION, DOSIMETRY AND BIOLOGY: Radiation protection. Radiation dosimetry of the patient. Radiation biology.