Overview
Here’s everything a beginning radiography student needs to know! Introduction to Radiologic Technology, 7th Edition offers a solid overview of your exciting career as a radiologic technologist. After covering basic learning skills, this guide provides a historical perspective on radiology and insight into key topics such as the language of medicine, digital and conventional imaging, patient care, and radiation safety. Expert authors LaVerne T. Gurley and William J. Callaway describe the classes you will take in your radiography program, the latest changes in the Registry exam, what will be required in the practice setting, and your opportunities for advancement throughout your career.
• An introduction to radiologic technology includes a concise overview of what to expect in your coursework.
• Critical thinking skills are highlighted, with four important steps to take in assessing situations and making informed decisions.
• Career guidelines discuss customer service, ethics and professionalism, how to join professional organizations, and how to keep up with continuing education requirements after graduation.
• A clear, easy-to-read style does not assume you have prior knowledge of the subject matter.
• New photographs accurately depict current equipment and practice standards.
• An increased focus on digital imaging keeps you on the cutting edge of technology.
• Updates include:
• Positioning terminology
• Program accreditations
• Demographic information for better communication with culturally diverse patients
• A closer alignment of the book's topics with ASRT Core Curriculum's section on fundamentals.
An excellent orientation to the field of radiologic technology, this book has launched the careers of generations of successful radiographers. It covers basic learning skills and provides a historical overview of medicine and radiology. With this text, readers will have not only a solid introduction to the coursework that will follow in their radiography program, but they will also know what to expect from a career in the imaging sciences, what will be required in the practice environment, and what their options will be for advancement.
Synopsis
An excellent orientation to the field of radiologic technology, this book has launched the careers of generations of successful radiographers. It covers basic learning skills and provides a historical overview of medicine and radiology. With this text, readers will have not only a solid introduction to the coursework that will follow in their radiography program, but they will also know what to expect from a career in the imaging sciences, what will be required in the practice environment, and what their options will be for advancement.
• Critical Thinking Skills chapter provides an excellent introduction to what critical thinking is and why it is important to RTs, through developing a useful definition of critical thinking, examining common mindsets that can hinder sound reasoning, and presenting four important steps for readers to take on their way to becoming critical thinkers.
• Thorough introduction to the field of radiologic technology covers topics in just the right amount of detail to give an informative overview of subjects that will be covered in depth in future courses.
• Comprehensive information about the profession of radiologic technology includes customer service, ethics and professionalism, and how to join professional organizations and keep up with continuing education requirements after graduation.
• Reader-friendly style leads from one topic to the next in a logical progression, with relevant discussions, and without assuming prior knowledge of the subject matter.
• Review questions are located at the end of each chapter with answers in the Appendix.
• Content updates and additions include the following:
• Registry exam changes
• Imaging equipment advances, especially digital
• Medical-legal content expansion with HIPAA and other privacy concerns
• Implications of aging populations and challenges of caring for the elderly
• A new chapter on cultural diversity, a topic now mandated in the ASRT Core Curriculum
• Expanded Instructor's Resource Manual includes back-of-book CD with all print content, an expanded test bank with approximately 10 multiple-choice questions per chapter, and an electronic image collection of images from the book.