Pima Medical Institute Online Education Last revised 01.03.13 Radiation Physics Pima Medical Institute Online Education DSC 206 Student Course Map Matter, Energy & Atomic Structure What to Read Topic: Matter & Energy Read Chapter 2 (Carlton) Topic: Atomic Structure & Nomenclature Read Chapter 2 (Bushong) Topic: Radioactivity What to Do Assignment 1 (Due _________) Quiz 1 (Due _________) Electromagnetic Spectrum & Properties of X-Rays What to Read Topic: Electromagnetic Spectrum & Wave Equation Read Chapter 4 (Carlton) Topic: Properties of X-Rays Read Chapter 3 (Bushong) Read Chapter 2 (Carlton) Topic: Inverse Square Law Read Chapter 3 (Carlton) What to Do Assignment 2 (Due _________) Quiz 2 (Due _________) Electricity What to Read Topic: Generation of Electricity & Units Read Chapter 4 (Carlton) Topic: Laws and Units of Electricity Topic: Transformers & Rectifiers What to Do Assignment 3 (Due _________)

Pima Medical Institute Online Education Radiation Physics Pima Medical Institute Online Education DSC 206 Student Course Map X-Ray Machines What to Read Topic: Overview of Equipment Read Chapter 5 (Carlton) Topic: Cathode & Anode Read Chapter 6 (Bushong) Read Chapter 6 (Carlton) Topic: Putting It All Together Topic: Radiographic Rating Charts Topic: Q.C. of Equipment Read Chapter 31 (Carlton) What to Do Assignment 4 (Due _________) Assignment 5 (Due _________) Quiz 3 (Due _________) Methods of X-Ray Production What to Read Topic: Brems and Characteristic X-Ray Production Read Chapter 7 (Bushong) Read Chapter 7 (Carlton) Topic: Quantity & Quality of Radiation Topic: X-Ray Emission Spectrum Read Chapter 8 (Bushong) What to Do Assignment 6 (Due _________) Quiz 4 (Due _________) X-Ray Interactions with Matter What to Read Topic: X-Ray Interactions with Matter Read Chapter 9 (Bushong) Read Chapter 12 (Carlton) Topic: Differential Absorption What to Do Quiz 5 (Due _________) Image Intensifier Tube What to Read Topic: Fluoroscopy & Image Intensification Read Chapter 36 (Carlton) Topic: Digital Imaging Units Read Chapter 25 (Carlton) What to Do Quiz 6 (Due _________) Final Exam (Due _________)