Bushong’s Radiologic Science for Technologists, 13th Edition
Physics, Biology, and Protection
Authors :
Stewart C. Bushong & Elizabeth Shields
Date of Publication: 05/2025
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Develop the skills you need to produce diagnostic-quality medical images! Bushong’s Radiologic Science for Technologists, 13th Edition, provides a solid foundation in the concepts of medical imaging and digital radiography. Featuring hundreds o ...view more
Develop the skills you need to produce diagnostic-quality medical images! Bushong’s Radiologic Science for Technologists, 13th Edition, provides a solid foundation in the concepts of medical imaging and digital radiography. Featuring hundreds of radiographs and illustrations, this comprehensive text helps you learn how to make informed decisions regarding technical factors, image quality, and radiation safety for both patients and providers. With updates reflecting the latest ARRT® guidelines, including shielding practices and streamlined physics and math sections focused on key concepts, this edition equips you with the knowledge needed to succeed on the certification exam and excel in clinical settings.
Develop the skills you need to produce diagnostic-quality medical images! Bushong’s Radiologic Science for Technologists, 13th Edition, provides a solid foundation in the concepts of medical imaging and digital radiography. Featuring hundreds of radiographs and illustrations, this comprehensive text helps you learn how to make informed decisions regarding technical factors, image quality, and radiation safety for both patients and providers. With updates reflecting the latest ARRT® guidelines, including shielding practices and streamlined physics and math sections focused on key concepts, this edition equips you with the knowledge needed to succeed on the certification exam and excel in clinical settings.
Key Features
NEW! Chapters on artificial intelligence and quantum computing help you stay abreast of key technological changes.
NEW!Streamlined physics and math sections focus on the content you need to know to prepare for the ARRT exam, while also providing the background you need to perform well in the clinical environment
UPDATED! Content reflects the latest ARRT guidelines, including the latest released shielding guidelines
Broad coverage of radiologic science topics includes radiologic physics, imaging, radiobiology, and radiation protection. Special topics include mammography, fluoroscopy, spiral computed tomography, and cardiovascular interventional procedures
Strong pedagogy, including objectives, key terms, outlines, chapter introductions, and summaries, helps you organize information and ensure that you understand what is most important in every chapter
Quick-reference information, including formulas, conversion tables, abbreviations, and more, provides easy access to frequently used information
End-of-chapter questions, such as definition exercises, short answer, and calculations, offer valuable review opportunities
Key terms are bolded and defined at first mention in the text and are included in an expanded glossary to ensure you understand key terms as they are used in discussions of important concepts
Math formulas are highlighted in special color boxes for quick reference
Important concepts boxes are denoted with a penguin icon
Evolve companion website provides answers to challenge questions, answers to workbook questions, an image collection, and review questions to reinforce your understanding of key content
Author Information
By Stewart C. Bushong, ScD, FAAPM, FACR, Professor of Radiologic Science, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA and Elizabeth Shields, MHA, RT(R), Program Director, Radiologic Technology Program, Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center, USA
PART I: RADIOLOGIC PHYSICS 1. Essential Concepts of Radiologic Science 2. Basic Physics Primer 3. The Structure of Matter 4. Electromagnetic Energy 5. Electricity, Magnetism, and Electromagnetism
PART II: X-RADIATION 6. The X-Ray Imaging System 7. The X-Ray Tube 8. X-Ray Production 9. X-Ray Emission 10. X-Ray Interaction with Matter
PART III: X-RAY IMAGING 11. Computed Radiography 12. Digital Radiography 13. Digital Radiographic Technique 14. Image Acquisition 15. Scatter Radiation 16. Digital Image Descriptors and Evaluation 17. Radiographic Artifacts
PART IV: ADVANCED MEDICAL IMAGING 18. Mammography 19. Fluoroscopy 20. Interventional Radiology 21. Computed Tomography 22. Tomosynthesis
PART V: MEDICAL IMAGE DISPLAY 23. Patient-Image Optimization 24. Viewing the Medical Image 25. Medical Image Informatics 26. Digital Display Device
PART VI: THE MEDICAL IMAGE 27. Imaging Science 28. Artificial Intelligence — NEW! 29. Quantum Computing — NEW! 30. Image Perception
PART VII: RADIOBIOLOGY 31. Human Biology 32. Fundamental Principles of Radiobiology 33. Molecular Radiobiology 34. Cellular Radiobiology 35. Deterministic Effects of Radiation 36. Stochastic Effects of Radiation
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