RasGuides: *School of Health Sciences*: CT Training

CT Training

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Module 1
Module 2
Module 3
Module 4
Module 5
Module 6
Module 7

Welcome to the CT Training guide!

Browse through the tabs at the top to see suggested readings for each module.

If you have questions or comments about this guide, please contact Emily Gilbert, Librarian for the School of Health Sciences, or Anna Phan, Learning Services Coordinator for the School of Health Sciences.

Module 1 Resources

Computed Tomography
Entry from Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
CT Scan
Video clip (2:25) from Scientific & Medical Art Imagebase
Electronic Medical Records
Entry from Encyclopedia of Health Communication
Electronic Health Records and Applications for Managing Patient Care
Entry from Health Informatics encyclopedia
PACS (picture archiving and communication system)
Article from Health IT
Impact of picture archiving and communication system (PACS) on radiology staff
Article from Informatics in Medicine Unlocked
Introduction to Modalities, Introduction to CT
This video from Alexander Street Press discusses the CT tool and its history, how it works, how images are formed, and basic principles.
Computed Tomography (CT) Imaging Equipment
Entry from Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Computed Tomography (CT) Scans
Entry from Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing & Allied Health
Positron Emission Tomography - Computed Tomography (PET/CT)
Article from RadiologyInfo.org

Module 2 Resources

Review of Radiologic Physics by Walter Huda
Call Number: eBook Central via ProQuest
ISBN: 9781496325082
Publication Date: 2016-03-04

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 11, which discusses imaging chain, image acquisition and reconstruction, and CT output.

Trends in 3-D CT postprocessing
Article from Radiologic Technology journal
Research activity shows PET/CT postprocessing coming of age
Article from Diagnostic Imaging journal
Computed tomography dataset postprocessing: From data to knowledge
Article from Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine
Pitch
Article from Radiopaedia.org

Radiologic Science for Technologists by Stewart C. Bushong
Call Number: eBook Central via ProQuest
ISBN: 9780323081351
Publication Date: 2012-06-13

NOTE: This link will take you to the section Pitch within Part VI: Advanced X-Ray Imaging

Module 3 Resources

Quality and Safety in Medical Imaging by Jeffrey P. Kanne
Call Number: eBooks and Academic Books via EBSCO
ISBN: 9781451186864
Publication Date: 2016-11-03

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 1, ACR Quality and Safety Programs
Quality and Safety in Medical Imaging by Jeffrey P. Kanne
Call Number: eBooks and Academic Books via EBSCO
ISBN: 9781451186864
Publication Date: 2016-11-03

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter, 2, Quality and Safety in Medical Imaging
Radiologic Science for Technologists by Stewart C. Bushong
Call Number: eBook Central via ProQuest
ISBN: 9780323292078
Publication Date: 2015-06-22

NOTE: This link will take you directly to the section Computed Tomography Quality Control

Linear attenuation coefficient
definition from the Penguin Dictionary of Physics

Radiologic Science for Technologists by Stewart C. Bushong
Call Number: eBook Central via ProQuest
ISBN: 9780323292078
Publication Date: 2015-06-22

NOTE: This link will take you directly to a section called Computed Tomography Numbers. See Table 28-3 for various linear attenuation coefficient calculations
Review of Radiologic Physics by Walter Huda
Call Number: eBook Central via ProQuest
ISBN: 9781496325082
Publication Date: 2016-03-04

NOTE: This link will take you directly to the section CT I
Radiologic Science for Technologists by Stewart C. Bushong
Call Number: eBook Central via ProQuest
ISBN: 9780323292078
Publication Date: 2015-06-22

NOTE: This link will take you directly to the section Image Matrix

Partial volume averaging (CT artifact)
Definition from Radiopaedia.org
Windowing (CT)
Article from Radiopaedia.org

Module 4 Resources

Improving diagnosis in health care
Article from Military Medicine journal
Computed Tomography (CT)
Article from the United States Food & Drug Administration

Quality and Safety in Medical Imaging by Jeffrey P. Kanne
Call Number: eBooks and Academic Books via EBSCO
ISBN: 9781451186864
Publication Date: 2016-11-03

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 2, Quality and Safety in Medical Imaging
Radiologic Science for Technologists by Stewart C. Bushong
Call Number: eBook Central via ProQuest
ISBN: 9780323292078
Publication Date: 2015-06-22

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Part VIII, Radiation Protection

Module 5 Resources

Merrill's Atlas of Radiographic Positioning and Procedures by Bruce W. Long; Jeannean Hall Rollins; Barbara J. Smith
Call Number: eBook Central via ProQuest
ISBN: 9780323263429
Publication Date: 2015-02-19

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 3, General Anatomy and Radiographic Positioning Terminology
Merrill's Atlas of Radiographic Positioning and Procedures by Bruce W. Long; Jeannean Hall Rollins; Barbara J. Smith
Call Number: eBook Central via ProQuest
ISBN: 9780323263443
Publication Date: 2015-02-19

NOTE: This link will take you directly to the section Thoracic Region. You may also want to review the nearby section on Abdominopelvic Region
Gray's Basic Anatomy by Richard Drake; A. Wayne Vogl; Adam W. M. Mitchell
Call Number: eBook Central via ProQuest
ISBN: 9780323474047
Publication Date: 2017-02-21

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 3, Thorax
Gray's Basic Anatomy by Richard Drake; A. Wayne Vogl; Adam W. M. Mitchell
Call Number: eBook Central via ProQuest
ISBN: 9780323474047
Publication Date: 2017-02-21

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 4, Abdomen

Visible Body Premium
Visible Body is a 3D anatomy database you can use to review anatomy and physiology of various systems of the body.

Anatomy of the aorta
Video (0:30) from Scientific & Medical Art Imagebase
What is coronary angiography?
Video (3:12) from Films on Demand
Mosley's heart scan
Video (3:31) from Films on Demand

Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests with Nursing Implications by Anne M. Van Leeuwen; Mickey L. Bladh
ISBN: 9780803644052
Publication Date: 2015-02-03

NOTE: This link will take you directly to the section Computed Tomography, Cardiac Scoring

Coronary Calcium Scan
Article from Cedars-Sinai hospital

Module 6 Resources

Gray's Basic Anatomy by Richard Drake; A. Wayne Vogl; Adam W. M. Mitchell
Call Number: eBook Central via ProQuest
ISBN: 9780323474047
Publication Date: 2017-02-21

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 6, Lower Limb
Gray's Basic Anatomy by Richard Drake; A. Wayne Vogl; Adam W. M. Mitchell
Call Number: eBook Central via ProQuest
ISBN: 9780323474047
Publication Date: 2017-02-21

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 7, Upper Limb
Gray's Basic Anatomy by Richard Drake; A. Wayne Vogl; Adam W. M. Mitchell
Call Number: eBook Central via ProQuest
ISBN: 9780323474047
Publication Date: 2017-02-21

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 8, Head and Neck
Gray's Basic Anatomy by Richard Drake; A. Wayne Vogl; Adam W. M. Mitchell
Call Number: eBook Central via ProQuest
ISBN: 9780323474047
Publication Date: 2017-02-21

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 2, Back

Visible Body Premium
Visible Body is a 3D anatomy database you can use to review anatomy and physiology of various systems of the body.

Merrill's Atlas of Radiographic Positioning and Procedures by Bruce W. Long; Jeannean Hall Rollins; Barbara J. Smith
Call Number: eBook Central via ProQuest
ISBN: 9780323263443
Publication Date: 2015-02-19

NOTE: This link will take you directly to the section Cerebral Angiography
Merrill's Atlas of Radiographic Positioning and Procedures by Bruce W. Long; Jeannean Hall Rollins; Barbara J. Smith
ISBN: 9780323263443
Publication Date: 2015-02-19

NOTE: This link will take you directly to the section Computed Tomography Angiography

Module 7 Resources

CT Biopsy and Steps
Video (13:39) from Alexander Street Press
CT-guided biopsy of bone: A radiologist's perspective
Article from the American Journal of Roentgenology
Sterile Techniques and Surgical Asepsis
Video (7:31) from Alexander Street Press
Radiology and Cross-Sectional Anatomy Guide
Interactive guide from the University of Nebraska Medical Center

Visible Body Premium
Visible Body is a 3D anatomy database you can use to review anatomy and physiology of various systems of the body.

*School of Health Sciences*

CT Training

Module 1 Resources

Module 2 Resources

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 11, which discusses imaging chain, image acquisition and reconstruction, and CT output.

NOTE: This link will take you to the section Pitch within Part VI: Advanced X-Ray Imaging

Module 3 Resources

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 1, ACR Quality and Safety Programs

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter, 2, Quality and Safety in Medical Imaging

NOTE: This link will take you directly to the section Computed Tomography Quality Control

NOTE: This link will take you directly to a section called Computed Tomography Numbers. See Table 28-3 for various linear attenuation coefficient calculations

NOTE: This link will take you directly to the section CT I

NOTE: This link will take you directly to the section Image Matrix

Module 4 Resources

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 2, Quality and Safety in Medical Imaging

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Part VIII, Radiation Protection

Module 5 Resources

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 3, General Anatomy and Radiographic Positioning Terminology

NOTE: This link will take you directly to the section Thoracic Region. You may also want to review the nearby section on Abdominopelvic Region

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 3, Thorax

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 4, Abdomen

NOTE: This link will take you directly to the section Computed Tomography, Cardiac Scoring

Module 6 Resources

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 6, Lower Limb

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 7, Upper Limb

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 8, Head and Neck

NOTE: This link will take you directly to Chapter 2, Back

NOTE: This link will take you directly to the section Cerebral Angiography

NOTE: This link will take you directly to the section Computed Tomography Angiography

Module 7 Resources

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