Courses
Module 6 - Introduction to Diagnostic X-Ray System
10 days
- Legislation and statutory requirement.
- Physics of x-radiation
- Production of x-rays
- Introduction to static anode equipment
- Introduction to rotating anode equipment
- Introduction to dental x-ray equipment
- Grids, screens and bucky's
- X-ray compensation techniques
- Quality assurance procedures for x-ray equipment
- Principles of x-ray developing techniques
- Introduction to the dark room
- Introduction to developing equipment
- Viewing radiographs
- X-ray test equipment
Objectives:
On successful completion of this module the candidate will be able to:
- Understand and be able to describe all relevant and current legislative and statutory requirements relating to the module.
- Understand the physics behind x-radiation.
- Understand the principles of operation for x-radiation equipment.
- Understand the principles and techniques of x-radiation developers.
- Understand the basics of the physiology relating to the module
- Understand the principles of operation of the dark room.
- Understand the principles and operation of all equipment relating to this module.
- Understand the theoretical principles of the module
- Test medical equipment to the latest standard using the latest test equipment.
- Practice basic fault finding techniques.
