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Courses Handbook 2012

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2012.
Information for current year courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2011.

307715 (v.2) Medical Imaging Science 611

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Area: Department of Medical Imaging Science
Credits: 25.0
Contact Hours: 4.0
Lecture: 1 x 4 Hours Weekly
Syllabus: Introduction to X-rays, medical images and their production. Factors affecting X-ray absorption. Exposure factors affecting the image. Optical density. Radiographic contrast. Fog. Scattered radiation and methods of limiting it. Image quality including lack of sharpness. Recording the image: films and screens. Latent image. Manual and automatic processing. The chemistry of developing and fixing. Sensitometry: speed, latitude and characteristic curves. Introduction to computed radiography systems. Theoretical and practical foundations of medical imaging science. Introduction to concepts of diagnostic radiography including instrumentation and technical factors.
Field of Education: 061501 Radiography
Result Type: Grade/Mark

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