Reinforce your understanding of Radiography Essentials for Limited Scope, 7th Edition! With chapters corresponding to the chapters in the textbook, this practical workbook helps you review and apply the concepts and procedures required for limited radiography practice. Exercises include multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching questions, as well as labeling exercises for anatomy diagrams and radiographic images. Mock exams help you practice for state licensure examinations. Written by the textbook’s authors, this study tool prepares you for coursework and ARRT exams, and for practice as a Limited X-Ray Machine Operator. This is the only workbook of its kind on the market!
- NEW! Updated content in the workbook reflects current practice and corresponds to material in the textbook.
- NEW! Expanded exercises in all chapters reinforce your understanding of the content, and include additional podiatry, chiropractic, and bone densitometry exercises.
- Wide variety of exercises includes fill-in-the-blank, multiple choice, and matching questions, reinforcing your understanding of important topics including x-ray science and techniques, radiation safety, radiographic anatomy, pathology, patient care, ancillary clinical skills, and positioning of the upper and lower extremities, spine, chest, and head.
- Anatomy and positioning labeling along with terminology exercises provide a thorough review of standard and accepted radiographic terminology.
- More than 100 labeling exercises for anatomy diagrams and radiographic images help you learn anatomy and gain familiarity with how the body appears on radiographic images.
- Section One offers learning activities and practice for all limited radiography topics and concepts.
- Section Two provides a preparation guide for the Limited Scope of Practice in Radiography Examination, along with expanded mock exams.
- Section Three provides a preparation guide for the ARRT Bone Densitometry Equipment Operators Exam and includes study guidelines, ARRT content specifications, and a fully revised mock exam.
Table of Contents
Section One: Learning Activities1. Role of the Limited X-Ray Machine Operator
2. Introduction to Radiographic Equipment
3. Basic Mathematics for Limited Operators
4. Basic Physics for Radiography
5. X-Ray Production
6. X-Ray Circuit and Tube Heat Management
7. Principles of Exposure and Image Quality
8. Digital Imaging
9. Scatter Radiation and Its Control
10. Formulating X-Ray Techniques
11. Radiobiology and Radiation Safety
12. Introduction to Anatomy, Positioning, and Pathology
13. Upper Limb and Shoulder Girdle
14. Lower Limb and Pelvis
15. Spine
16. Bony Thorax, Chest, and Abdomen
17. Skull, Facial Bones, and Paranasal Sinuses
18. Radiography of Pediatric and Geriatric Patients
19. Image Evaluation
20. Ethics, Legal Considerations, and Professionalism
21. Safety and Infection Control
22. Assessing Patients and Managing Acute Situations
23. Medications and Their Administration
24. Medical Laboratory Skills
25. Additional Procedures for Assessment and Diagnosis
26. Bone Densitometry
Answers to Section One
Section Two:
Preparation Guide for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Examination for the Limited Scope of Practice in Radiography
Section Three:
Preparation Guide for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Bone Densitometry Equipment
