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Chapter 32. Diagnostic Imaging. Radiation Safety. Powerful, dangerous Harmful to fetus Dosimeter Lead aprons. X-ray Machine. Three main parts Table, tube, control panel. Contrast Media. Radiopaque Radiolucent Types Barium sulfate Iodine compounds Air Carbon dioxide.
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Chapter 32 Diagnostic Imaging
Radiation Safety • Powerful, dangerous • Harmful to fetus • Dosimeter • Lead aprons
X-ray Machine • Three main parts • Table, tube, control panel
Contrast Media • Radiopaque • Radiolucent • Types • Barium sulfate • Iodine compounds • Air • Carbon dioxide
Patient Preparation • Proper preparation essential • Positioning the patient • Basic views PA View of Hand >>
Fluoroscopy • Views internal organs in motion • Contrast medium given
Diagnostic Imaging • Positron emission tomography (PET) • Uses computer and radiopharmaceuticals
Diagnostic Imaging • Computerized tomography (CT) • Radiation beams produce cross-sectional images • Noninvasive
Diagnostic Imaging • Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) • Noninvasive • Cylinder-shaped machine contains electromagnet • Three types of MRI machines >>
Diagnostic Imaging • Flat plates • Plain films • No special technique or contrast medium • Ultrasound • High frequency sound waves used to image • Transducer emits sound waves • Oscilloscope displays visual picture • Noninvasive
Diagnostic Imaging • Mammography • Highest resolution and contrast • Fully regulated by the U.S. government • Digitalization
Diagnostic Imaging • Filing films and reports • Part of patient’s permanent record • Store in special envelopes in a cool dry place and in the electronic medical record • Property of hospital/facility • Written report by radiologist sent to patient’s physician
Radiation Therapy • General use to treat tumors • Inaccessible for surgical treatment • Shrinks tumor
Stereotactic Radiotherapy • Beams of radiation from different directions meet at a specific point • Uses computerized imagery
Nuclear Medicine • Radioactive compounds (radionuclides) used for: • Diagnosis • Therapy • Research • Uses a camera and nearby computer