RADS1275 — Digital Imaging and Inform
Academic Division: Radiological Sciences 1 Credit(s) This course is designed to establish a foundation in the use of computerized systems in image acquisition, transfer, and storage of digital images. Course content establishes a knowledge base of the principles, techniques, image receptors and equipment used for image production and storage in digital radiography. 1 Lecture Hour(s); Required Discussion, completed assignments, worksheets and practice quiz, test week 2, comprehensive final Week 8 Identify characteristics of digital imaging. Discussion, completed assignments, worksheets educational software assignment and practice quiz, graded quiz/test week 3-4, comprehensive final Week 8 Classify mechanisms of image acquisition and manifestation through computerized software and post-processing manipulations. Discussion, completed assignments, worksheets and practice quiz, graded quiz/test week 5, comprehensive final Week 8 Differentiate between computed radiography (CR), digital radiography (DR), image receptor components and equipment utilized with CR and DR Discussion, completed assignments, worksheets, educational software assignment and practice quiz, test week 6, comprehensive final week 8 Recognize and describe devices used for transfer, storage archiving, remote network and communication of medical images Discussion, completed assignments, worksheets, educational software assignment and practice quiz, test week 7, comprehensive final week 8 Use effective oral, written
Prerequisites: RADS1170, RADS1175, RADS1270