Good film quality for detecting pneumoconiosis.

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• Personal Author:
  Sargent EN
• Description:
  Film quality is emphasized for the detection and study of pneumoconiosis and other chest diseases. Factors which affect film quality include: rotation of the patient, inspiration or expiration, recumbent position, Valsalva effect, hair and clothing, film processing artifacts, intensifying screens, fogging of the film, coning, radiation scatter, exposure, and permanent identification of the film. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Diagnosis Occupational Health Radiation Radiography Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Respiratory-system-disorders; X-ray-diagnosis; Radiography; Diagnostic-techniques
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00049157
• Citation:
  NIOSH 1975 May; :II-13-II-16
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1975
• NORA Priority Area:
  Pulmonary System Disorders
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Medicine Symposia, Division of Occupational Health Programs, NIOSH, Rockville, Maryland, HEW Publication No. (NIOSH) 75-189
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/241855/cdc_241855_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]