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Radiography Essentials For Limited Practice FIFTH EDITION BRUCE W. LONG, MS, RT(R)(CV), FASRT, FAEIRS Director and Associate Professor, Radiologic and Imaging Sciences Programs, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana EUGENE D. FRANK, MA, RT(R), FASRT, FAEIRS Associate Professor Emeritus, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota 2 RUTH ANN EHRLICH RT(R) Retired, Radiology Faculty, University of Western States, Portland, Oregon; Adjunct Faculty, Portland Community College, Portland, Oregon 3 Table of Contents Cover image Title page Copyright Review board Preface 1. Introduction to Limited Radiography 1. Role of the limited X-ray machine operator Radiography Limited X-ray machine operator Certification Work environment Typical duties of a limited X-ray machine operator Summary 4 2. Introduction to radiographic equipment Primary X-ray beam Scatter radiation Image receptor system X-ray room Positioning of the X-ray tube Collimator Radiographic table Upright cassette holder Control console Transformer cabinet Podiatric radiology Fundamental radiation safety Summary 3. Basic mathematics for limited operators Fundamental mathematical principles Mathema...