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Dec 13, 2024
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RAD 110 - Principles of Radiographic ExposureCredits: 2.5 Provides the theory and skills necessary to analyze the diagnostic quality of a radiograph and effectively manipulate exposure variables to produce a diagnostic radiograph.
Prerequisite(s): RAD 100 , RAD 105 , RAD 108W , RAD 130 , LW 206A each with a “C” (2.0) minimum grade Corequisite(s): RAD 120W , RAD 122 , RAD 150 , RAD 205W , RAD 210W , RAD 215 , LWA 206B , LWA 206C Lecture Hours: 15 Lab Hours: 23 Meets MTA Requirement: None Pass/NoCredit: No
Outcomes and Objectives
- Discuss image quality standards.
- Discuss practical considerations in setting imaging standards.
- Define radiographic quality.
- Discuss acceptance limits in image quality.
- Analyze the factors affecting the photographic property of exposure to the IR.
- Define radiographic/IR exposure.
- Identify the acceptable range of radiographic/IR exposure.
- Analyze the relationships of all factors affecting radiographic/IR exposure.
- Produce radiographic images utilizing variable exposure factors.
- Assess the quality of the images related to radiographic/IR exposure.
- Analyze the factors affecting the photographic property of gray scale/dynamic range.
- Define radiographic gray scale/dynamic range.
- Differentiate between narrow and wide dynamic range.
- Explain the association between radiographic fog and visibility of detail.
- Analyze the relationships of all factors affecting radiographic gray scale/dynamic range.
- Produce radiographic images utilizing variable exposure factors.
- Assess the quality of the images related to radiographic gray scale/dynamic range.
- Analyze the factors related to the geometric property of recorded detail.
- Compare/contrast visibility of detail and radiographic detail.
- Define radiographic detail.
- Define spatial resolution.
- Identify the factors that produce geometric unsharpness.
- Analyze the relationships of all factors affecting recorded detail.
- Produce radiographic images utilizing variable exposure factors.
- Assess the quality of the images related to radiographic detail.
- Analyze the factors related to the geometric property of distortion.
- Define radiographic distortion.
- Differentiate between size distortion and shape distortion.
- Analyze the relationships of all factors affecting radiographic distortion.
- Produce radiographic images utilizing variable exposure factors.
- Assess the quality of the images related to both size and shape distortion.
- Discuss “wanted” distortion.
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