Abstract
Plain radiographs, intravenous urograms, computed tomography (CT), and mobile fluoroscopy all require the use of ionizing radiation to produce the images that are used to facilitate investigation and treatment of patients with a wide variety of urological conditions. However, such image acquisition comes at the cost of radiation exposure. It is important to understand the principles behind x-ray production and radiation protection in order to make best use of these imaging modalities, while at the same time, keeping the radiation burden to the patient as low as possible.
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Alisy-Roberts P, Williams J. Farr’s physics for medical imaging. 2nd ed. Edinburgh: Saunders; 2007.
Dendy PP, Heaton B. Physics for diagnostic radiology. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Institute of Physics; 1999.
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Wilkinson, C.T.L. (2012). Principles of X-Ray Production and Radiation Protection. In: Payne, S., Eardley, I., O'Flynn, K. (eds) Imaging and Technology in Urology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-2422-1_1
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