After quite some time of hardcore thinking, and having been a member of several radiography forums and reading in the blogs around the world dedicated to radiography, I am leaning toward the re-dedication of this blog to be geared more toward students and the topics that are underway in the midst of their prospective courses of study.
I think it may be beneficial to open discussion about some of the more abstract concepts that can sometimes be glazed over in the classroom that there might not have been time to thoroughly investigate during lecture. That being said, feel free to ask questions, submit topics or comments, offer input, and share experiences here.
Hello, I just happen to stumble onto this blog as I was looking up mAs and density. I'm a first year student as well. Just started the Imaging course and covering Density. I found some helpful tips already.lol What I was searching for is how to create a chart for density. I just had my first lab on density. Doubling the mAS and kvp the 15% rule etc. Wasn't sure if there's a simple graph I can create or use for my report. Can you help?
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Hello, I just happen to stumble onto this blog as I was looking up mAs and density. I'm a first year student as well. Just started the Imaging course and covering Density. I found some helpful tips already.lol What I was searching for is how to create a chart for density. I just had my first lab on density. Doubling the mAS and kvp the 15% rule etc. Wasn't sure if there's a simple graph I can create or use for my report. Can you help?
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Normally I wouldn't mind responding to a question like this, but since you're a first semester student, I'm almost certain that you will be learning this soon in your respective x-ray program. There are many methods for creating a technique chart, and I'm sure your school will prefer one specific way over the many available. The four that are typically covered are variable mAs, variable kVp, high kVp and AEC charts. It might be best to ask one of your instructors which method the school recommends, and then go from there. There should be plenty of information in just about any imaging textbook on each of these options. I would hate to steer you wrong and assume you will be using what we use... they can be overwhelming and somewhat confusing if you haven't gone over basic imaging concepts yet as well. Keep me posted though, and let me know if you have questions once you've covered it in class! I suppose this could be a really long blog post too... maybe for the future.
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