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Lectures by Modality

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* Radiography & Mammography
* Fluoroscopy
* Computed Tomography
* Ultrasound
* Magnetic Resonance Imaging
* Nuclear Medicine
* Radiation Biology, Effects, & Protection
* PACS & Image Display
* Modality Course Review



 

Radiography & Mammography

[ Slides | Video ]     Intro to Radiation: Risks, Measurement, and Good Practices - Asay
[ Slides | Video ]     Intro to Radiography I - Interactions / X-ray Tubes - Asay
[ Slides | Video ]     Intro to Radiography II - Interactions / Terminology - Wishart
[ Slides | Video ]     Intro to Radiography III - Geometry / Contrast / Technique - Vergara
[ Slides | Video ]     Image Receptors / Digital Imaging - Vergara
[ Slides | Video ]     Image Quality and Dose in Mammography/Radiography - Zamora
[ Slides | Video ]     Intro to Mammography - Kanal

Clinical Lectures:
    1. Clinical Radiography Lecture - Sherwin Chan, MD  [ Slides | Video ]
    2. Clinical Physics of Breast Imaging - Linda Chen, MD  [ Slides | Video ]
    3. Mammography - Wendy DeMartini, MD  [ Slides | Video ]

 


 

Fluoroscopy

[ Slides | Video ]     Intro to Fluoroscopy - Moirano
[ Slides | Video ]     Radiation Safety in Fluoro - Moirano / Winsor
[ Slides | Video ]     Fluoro Systems - Moirano
[ Slides | Video ]     Fluoroscopy Exposure and Safety Lab - Asay

Clinical Lectures:
    1. IR Radiation Biology - Philip Heintz, PhD  [ Slides | Video ]

 


 

Computed Tomography

[ Slides | Video ]     Intro to CT - Wishart
[ Slides | Video ]     CT Systems - Zamora
[ Slides | Video ]     CT Image Quality and Dose - Zamora
[ Slides | Video ]     Pediatric CT - Zamora

Clinical Lectures:
1. CT Physics Considerations - Martin Gunn, MD  [ Slides | Video ]
2. Imaging the Obese Patient - Mike Modica, MD  [ Slides | Video ]
            - The Obese Emergency Patient: Imaging Challenges and Solutions by Modica / Kanal / Gunn
3. Radiation and CT - Claudia Sadro, MD  [ Slides | Video ]
4. Imaging in Pregnancy - Karen Wieseler-Stone, MD  [ Slides | Video ]

 


 

Ultrasound

[ Slides | Video ]     Intro to Ultrasound and Buttonology - Moirano
[ Slides | Video ]     Ultrasound I: Wave Production/Interactions - Moirano      
[ Slides | Video ]     Ultrasound II: Image Formation and Applications - Moirano

Clinical Lectures:
    1. US Artifacts - Minjiri Dighe, MD  [ Slides | Video ]
    2. Ultrasound Physics - Tasneem Lalani, MD  [ Slides | Video ]

 

 

    

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

[ Slides | Video ]     Basic Principles of Nuclear MR - Ostenson
[ Slides | Video ]     MR Image Formation I - Ostenson
[ Slides | Video ]     MR Image Formation II - Ostenson
[ Slides | Video ]     MR Pulse Sequences I - Levendovszky
[ Slides | Video ]     MR Pulse Sequences II - Levendovszky
[ Slides | Video ]     MR Pulse Sequences III - Brunnquell
[ Slides | Video ]     MR Image Characteristics - Ostenson
[ Slides | Video ]     MR Artifacts - Ostenson
[ Slides | Video ]     MR Quality/Bioeffects/Safety - Ostenson
[ Slides | Video ]     MR Review - Ostenson

Alternate MR learning/reference websites:
    1. MRI Notes: http://www.mrinotes.com/
    2. Simply Physics: http://www.simplyphysics.com/MRI_shockwave.html
    3. ACR Guidance Document for Safe MR Practices: 2013

Clinical Lectures:
    1. MRI Physics in Practice - Gregory Kicska, MD  [ Slides | Video ]



 

Nuclear Medicine

[ Slides | Video ]     Introduction to Nuclear and Radiation Physics - Vergara
[ Slides | Video ]     Radiation Detection Instrumentation and Safety - Moirano
[ Slides | Video ]     Gamma Cameras - Asay
[ Slides | Video ]     SPECT and SPECT/CT - Vergara
[ Slides | Video ]     PET and PET/CT - Vergara
[ Slides | Video ]     Radioisotopes, Radiopharmaceuticals & Dosimetery - Asay
[ Slides | Video ]     Nuclear Regulations - Johnson
[ Slides | Video ]     Radioisotope Safety & RISE Concepts - Johnson
[ Slides | Video ]     Nuclear Medicine Review - Asay

Clinical Lectures:


    1. Artifacts - Dr. Sanaz Behnia  [ Slides | Video ]
    2. Clinical Topic - Dr. Hubert Vesselle  [ Slides | Video ]

 


 

Radiation Biology, Effects, & Protection

[ Slides | Video ]     Fundamentals of Radiation Protection - Asay
[ Slides | Video ]     Basic Radiation Biology I - Wishart
[ Slides | Video ]     Basic Radiation Biology II - Kanal
[ Slides | Video ]     Radiation Effects - Kanal
[ Slides | Video ]     Radiation Risks - Vergara

 


 

PACS and Image Display

[ Slides | Video ]    Image Perception, Performance Evaluation, and Display - Moirano
[ Slides | Video ]    Image Processing, Reconstruction, and PACS - Zamora

 


 

Modality Course Review


[ Slides | Video ]     Computed Tomography - Kanal (2019)
[ Slides | Video ]     Fluoroscopy - Moirano (2020)
[ Slides | Video ]     Magnetic Resonance Image - Ostenson (2024)
[ Slides | Video ]     Nuclear Medicine - Miyaoka (2016)
[ Slides | Video ]     Nuclear & Radiation Physics Review - Asay (2022)
[ Slides | Video ]     Radiation Safety / Biology - Kanal (2024)      
[ Slides | Video ]     Radiography and Mammography - Zamora (2024)
[ Slides | Video ]     Ultrasound - Moirano (2021)