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General Radiography Medical Imaging in Practice Series Editors: Christopher Hayre, Assistant Professor in Medical Imaging Institute of Applied Technology, UAE For more information about this series, please visit: https://www.crcpress.com/ Medical-Imaging-in-Practice/book-series/MIIP General Radiography Principles & Practices Edited by Christopher M. Hayre William A. S. Cox Firsteditionpublished2020 byCRCPress 6000BrokenSoundParkwayNW,Suite300,BocaRaton,FL33487-2742 andbyCRCPress 2ParkSquare,MiltonPark,Abingdon,Oxon,OX144RN ©2020Taylor&FrancisGroup,LLC CRCPressisanimprintofTaylor&FrancisGroup,LLC InternationalStandardBookNumber-13:978-0-367-14987-1(Hardback) InternationalStandardBookNumber-13:978-1-003-04727-8(eBook) Reasonable efforts have been made to publish reliable data and information, but the author and publishercannotassumeresponsibilityforthevalidityofallmaterialsortheconsequencesoftheir use. 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Description:Firstedition.|BocaRaton:CRCPress,2020.|Includesbibliographicalreferences andindex.|Summary:“Thisbookexplorespertinentthemesrelatedtothepracticeofgeneral radiographywithinthemedicalimagingsetting.Itfocusesonimportantconceptslinkedtoimage acquisition,doseoptimization,patientcareanddiscussionssurroundinglearningandteaching withintheacademicenvironment.Wehavefoundthattheverynatureofgeneralradiography sparksanarrayofclinicaldiscussionandprovidesnumerousopportunitiesforfutureresearch. Throughtheexperiencesofpractitionersandacademicstransnationallythisbookoffersreaders theabilitytolearn,reflectandconsidertheirownpractice”–Providedbypublisher. Identifiers:LCCN2020004492(print)|LCCN2020004493(ebook)|ISBN9780367149871 (hardback)|ISBN9781003047278(ebook) Subjects:MESH:Radiography Classification:LCCRC78.A1(print)|LCCRC78.A1(ebook)|NLMWN200| DDC616.07/572–dc23 LCrecordavailableathttps://lccn.loc.gov/2020004492 LCebookrecordavailableathttps://lccn.loc.gov/2020004493 Dedication Dr. Christopher Hayre would like to dedicate this book to his family, Charlotte, Ayva, Evelynn, and Ellena. Love to all. William Cox would like to dedicate this book to his family at home and abroad. Contents Acknowledgments.............................................................................................ix Preface..............................................................................................................xi Contributors...................................................................................................xiii SECTION 1 Introductory Perspective 1 Chapter1 GeneralRadiographyintheContemporarySetting.......................3 ChristopherM.Hayre SECTION 2 Image Acquisition and Dose Optimization 7 Chapter2 DigitalReceptors...........................................................................9 KevinMcHugh Chapter3 ImageEnhancement.....................................................................33 KevinMcHugh Chapter4 DoseCreepinDigitalRadiography.............................................59 RobDavidson Chapter5 ExposureIndicators:Black,White,orShadesofGrey................71 ShantelLewis SECTION 3 Patient Care and Considerations 95 Chapter6 Patient-CenteredCareandConsiderations..................................97 EmmaHydeandMaryannHardy vii viii Contents Chapter7 TheFrequentlyForgottenPediatrics:TheirSafetyinthe ClinicalSetting...........................................................................113 ChandraMakanjee Chapter8 PatientCare:‘It’sJustnotforMe,ItisforEverybody’..............137 ChandraMakanjee,DeonXuandDrishtiSarswat Chapter9 GeneralRadiographyintheCriticalCareandTrauma Environment..............................................................................157 TomCampbell-Adams Chapter10 PediatricImaginginGeneralRadiography:Reflections ofPractice..................................................................................171 AllenCorrallandJoannaFairhurst SECTION 4 Learning, Teaching, and Education 193 Chapter11 SimulatedPractice:AnAlternativeReality................................195 NaomiShiner Chapter12 EducationMattersinRadiography............................................219 IainMacDonald Chapter13 EducationalPerspectivesinRadiography...................................233 JulieA.Hendry Index..............................................................................................................249 Acknowledgments The editors would like to thank all of the authors who have contributed to this book for their commitment, hard work, and determination. It has been a pleasure to work withyou and bring together this collection of chapters. We believe that these demonstrate the continued importance of general radiog- raphy within the medical imaging environment. We have personally found this to be an exciting and enriching project, which we hope readers will enjoy and utilize. ix
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