310281 (v.1) Medical Imaging Science 253

Area:

Department of Medical Imaging Science

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

5.0

** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **

Lecture:

1 x 3 Hours Weekly

Laboratory:

1 x 2 Hours Weekly

Prerequisite(s):

309778 (v.1) Medical Physics 161
AND
309793 (v.1) Medical Imaging Science 142 or any previous version

Co Requisite(s):

309794 (v.1) Medical Imaging Science 243

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 unsharpness. 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.

** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **

Field of Education:

061501 Radiography

Funding Cluster:

06 - Computing, Built Environment, Health

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Partially Online Internal	Area External	Central External	Fully Online
2007	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y

Area External	refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central External	refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially Online Internal	refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully Online	refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External