Palmer, Philip E.S., Hanson, Gerald P., and Janice Honeyman-Buck, Editor. Diagnostic Imaging in the Community A Manual for Clinics and Small Hospitals

Pre-Publication Draft Copy Electronic pre-publishing rights granted to Rotary District 6440
and the Pan American Health Organization by the authors Copyright ©2011, Philip E.S. Palmer and Gerald P. Hanson

Table of Contents
Preface

Table of Contents

Introduction
Chapter one: Diagnostic Imaging
Chapter two: Radiation Protection
Chapter three: Design, Building Materials, Electrical Supply for the X-ray Room,
Darkroom, Office / Store
Chapter four: Power Supply, Choice of Equipment, Design, Specifications, and Accessories
Chapter five: Digital Imaging
Chapter six: Layout of Equipment and Accessories: Inside the X-ray Room
Chapter seven: The Darkroom: Cassettes, Screens, Film, Processing Equipment
Chapter eight: Training and Maintenance
Chapter nine: Ultrasound
About the Authors: Background and Credentials

Autor Corporativo: PAHO

Autor(es): Cesar Arias, Cari Borras, Jorge Castellanos Robayo, María ángeles de Miquel, Gerald Hanson, Sami Khatib, Adel Mustafa, Jorge Skvarca.

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"PAHO/WHO discusses organizational and technical aspects of radiology services within the context of the strategic and programmatic orientations for 1995-1998. The decision-making processes through which resources are allocated and technological configurations are determined for the provision of health services involved a broad range of actors, including politicians, administrators, planners and health professionals. In the specific case of radiology services, this process also involves medical physicist.

Authors:Gerald P. Hanson, and Philip E.S. Palmer

This a publication by PAHO Pan American Health Organization, and the Rotary International District 6440.