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This chapter contains questions on X-rays, radiography, fluoroscopy, CT, PET/CT, MRI, and ultrasound. The questions and detailed answers are developed with the goal of helping the reader to assess their knowledge on the fundamentals and clinical applications of imaging physics. The references are intended to provide the reader with the resources to improve their knowledge in this topic.

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  1. Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Specialists of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA

    Vasanthan Sakthivel

  2. Department of Radiation Oncology, OU Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

    Raghavendiran Boopathy

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  1. Department of Radiation Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA

    Malcolm Heard

  2. OU Stephenson Cancer Center, University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA

    Raghavendiran Boopathy

  3. Dartmouth Cancer Center, Department of Radiation Oncology, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH, USA

    Charles R. Thomas, Jr.

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Sakthivel, V., Boopathy, R. (2022). Imaging. In: Heard, M., Boopathy, R., Thomas, Jr., C.R. (eds) Absolute Therapeutic Medical Physics Review. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14671-8_12

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