Notebook 1

Quantity Unit Name Symbol

Mass-quantity of matter in body kilogram kg
Length meter m
Time second s
Electric Current-flow of electric ampere A
charge
Temperature kelvin K
Amount of substance mole mol
Luminous intensity-measure of candela Cd
wavelength emitted by light

Quantity Unit Name Symbol British Units

Absorbed dose-energy of ionizing gray Gy rad
radiation
Charge-positive or negative coulomb C esu
electron
Electric potential-amount of volt V
energy in electric current
Dose equivalent-estimate of sievert Sv rem
biological effect of dose of
ionizing radiation
Energy joule J ft/lb
Exposure coulomb/kilogram C/kg roentgen
Frequency-number of waves that hertz Hz cycles/second
pass a given time frame
Force-strength/energy of flow of newton N
electron
Magnetic flux-area magnetic weber Wb
field penetrates
Magnetic flux density-describes tesla T gauss
permeability of magnetic flux
Power watt W
Radioactivity-ionizing radiation Bequerel Bq curie
due to disintegration of atomic
nuclei

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 Derived Units

Radiologic Units

Traditional Unit SI Unit

Quantity Name Symbol Name Symbol
Exposure roentgen R 3coulomb/kilo C/kg 2.58x10-4
Absorbed dose rad Rad gray Gy 0.01
Dose equivalent rem rem Sievert Sv 0.01

Activity-motion curie C Becquerel Bq 3.7x1010

of an atom

Semester Two

Equation Formula Components Application Grid Ratio Sample

Name
Grid Ratio h/d H= height -figuring the 5:1, 8:1, If grid has interspace
D= inter- amount of scatter 12:1,16:1 of 0.5mm lead strips
space width to reduce that are 3mm high,
-dependent on what is grid ratio?
body part being -0.5mm/3mm
examined Answer 6:1
Grid mAs with -used to select Chest radiography
Conversion grid/ best grid to use produced using 5mAs
Factor (GCF) mAs without for specific at 85 kVp without a
Or grid procedure grid. A second image is
Bucky Factor requested using a 12:1
grid. What mAs is
needed to produce a
second satisfactory
image?
-5.5=X/5mAs
Answer 27.5 mAs
Grid mAs1/mAs2 mAs1=original -used when Abdominal image is
Conversion = mAs converting from produced using an 8:1
Factor (GCF) GCF1/GCF2 mAs2=new one grid ration to grid, 35 mAs and 885
mAs another kVp. A second image is
GCF1=original requested using a 12:1
GCF grid. Calculate what
GCF2=new mAs is needed to
GCF produce a second
satisfactory image?
-35/X=GCF1/GCF2
Answer 48 mAs

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 Selectivity % primary -used to find how
radiation much primary to
transmitted/ scatter radiation
% scatter is absorbed in a
radiation grid
transmitted
Contrast Radiographic -used to measure N/A
Improvement contrast how much to
Factor (K) with the improve contrast
grid/
Radiographic
contrast
without the
grid
Air Kerma -Measured -kinetic energy
in Joules (J) released per unit
per mass of mass of air
air (kg)
-J/kg

Unit Name Symbol Formula

Deviation Index DI Actual exposure KIND - target
exposure KTGT
15% rule 15% -to maintain exposure when
increasing kVp: increase kVp 15%
and reduce mAs to half
-to maintain exposure when
decreasing kVp: decrease kVp
15% and double mAs
mAs formula mA X seconds = mAs
Exposure Maintenance Formula 1=original mAs1/mAs2 = D21/ D22
2=new
Relative Speed Formula N/A mAs1/mAs2 = RS1/RS2
Magnification N/A Input screen diameter/diameter
of input screen during
magnification
Minification Gain N/A Input screen diameter2/output
screen diameter2
Brightness Gain N/A Minification gain X flux gain

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 References

1. Carlton, R. R., Adler, A. M., & Frank, E. D. (2006). Principles of radiographic imaging: An art and a
science. Clifton Park, NY: Thomson Delmar Learning.