Technique for chest radiography for pneumoconiosis

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• Description:
  This guide was intended to assist the user in obtaining good quality roentgenograms. It was the product of the efforts of many radiologists and highly qualified technologists working to produce films of optimum technical quality for the study of pneumoconioses while restricting the radiation dose to the patient to a minimum. Specific topics considered individually included: chest radiography for the detection and study of pneumoconioses; equipment requirements and the use of the test phantom; positioning of the patient; technique guides for consistently good radiographic quality; good radiographs obtained through the proper use of the darkroom (included manual and automatic processing, storage of films and use of safe lights); the physical basis for optimum chest radiography (included a discussion of the major problems in interpretation of radiographs and in radiographic technique); control of scattered radiation by means of collimation, grids or air gaps; the blurring and quality assurance of the screen; the choice of film/screen combinations; sensitometric monitoring for film quality; and radiation protection. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Diagnosis Occupational Health Radiation Radiography Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Contract-210-81-2101 Diagnostic-techniques NIOSH-Contract Pulmonary-system-disorders Radiation-exposure Radiological-equipment Radiology X-ray-diagnosis
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Final Contract Report
• Place as Subject:
  Illinois ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-145
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00188281
• NTIS Accession Number:
  PB89-216204
• Citation:
  Chicago, IL: American College of Radiology, 1982:1-145
• Editor(s):
  Sargent EN
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1982
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders
• Performing Organization:
  American College of Radiology
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Technique for chest radiography for pneumoconiosis
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:07538ba29f22f3afedbc0e42bf5533c07f1727c30f8e386c7f9ec44b7d4b461ceacb3e159ffa2ac8d5ecf076446c74651d4e8dab263efef183d3013ac3c78aff
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/205678/cdc_205678_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 17.51 MB ]