Week 1: Digital Detectors

Explore how radiographic digital imaging systems form, capture, process, store, and share medical images.

Outcomes

Learning Objectives

Compare the latent-image formation process for storage phosphor, flat-panel thin-film transistor, and charge-coupled device digital imaging systems.

Topics

What You Will Explore

Digital Imaging

Compare conventional film and digital image formation.

Detector Technologies

Review CR, TFT, CCD, and CMOS detector systems.

Image Processing

Follow image capture, reading, erasure, and display.

Digital Workflow

Connect PACS and DICOM to image storage and sharing.

At a Glance

This Week's Modules

  1. Module 1: Introduction to Digital Radiography
  2. Module 2: Photostimulable Phosphor Image Capture
  3. Module 3: Thin-Film Transistor Flat Panel Acquisition
  4. Module 4: Charge-Coupled Device Imaging
Checklist

Complete This Week

  • Complete Modules 1 through 4.
  • Finish the Do activities.
  • Complete Apply AI and PULSE.