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“Ultrasound Physics and Technology, How, Why and When?”
Radiography (2010) 16, 167
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BOOK REVIEWS Vivien Gibbs, David Cole, Antonio Sassano. ‘‘Ultrasound Physics and Technology, How, Why and When?’’, Churchill Livingstone, 2009, ISBN 978 0 7020 3041 3(hardback, 137 pages, Price £34.99). The ever increasing and widespread use of ultrasound has meant that ultrasound has become accessible to a wide range of specialist users in the healthcare environment. Having some understanding of ultrasound physics and how these principles are used to produce medical images is necessary if ultrasound is to be used as safely and effectively as possible. The authors using their experienced background in ultrasound education have provided a concise overview of ultrasound physics and instrumentation to the new ultrasound user in a simple and clear manner. For the postgraduate ultrasound student the book can be a useful complement in aiding comprehension of the principles of physics and instrumentation but may be too brief to be used as a main reference for their studies. This book will also aid the experienced ultrasound user with revision of the basic principles of ultrasound physics and would be particularly useful in a clinical training environment. The book has been laid out in a familiar style to the ‘‘How, Why and When?’’ book series including learning objectives and a summary of main points covered in each chapter. Simple clear diagrams and high quality ultrasound images have been used to support the text, which aid the reader to apply the principles in a practical visual manner. A small section of multiple choice questions has been included to help the reader check their understanding of the text. Safety and quality assurance issues have their own chapters which have been supported by recent international references. Technological advances have changed dramatically with the advent of improved digital technology. A chapter covers the principles of the most commonly available new ultrasound advances which would aid experienced ultrasound users in their understanding of new equipment capabilities. This would be a useful reference book in the clinical department. Becky Mulloy City University, London, United Kingdom E-mail address: [email protected]
An introduction to radiography, Suzanne Easton (Ed.), Churchill Livingstone, 2009, £31.99, 366 pp., paperback, ISBN-13 978-0443-10419-0. The text, as the title suggests, is intended as an introduction to all areas of radiography and achieves this comprehensively. The target audience is indicated as radiography students only on the back cover. The contributors are well known and published in radiography. It appears to be directed at the United Kingdom market as existing legislation is discussed throughout. It would be useful for undergraduate students or assistant practitioners in the very early stages of their courses. The layout is easy to follow and an index is provided. There are twenty one chapters dealing with various aspects of radiography. Self test and multiple choice questions, with answers included, allow the reader to evaluate their learning. The summary boxes and references provided in each chapter are useful, directing readers to potential sources of more in-depth information. Unfortunately some of the references cited are not contemporary and some have been superseded. Several of the procedures mentioned are no longer performed in clinical practice. An entire chapter is devoted to the now largely out dated use of film and film processing. This could be of general interest to newcomers but would be of little practical use. The work is illustrated by some good line drawings, black and white photographs and images from radiographic modalities which are of variable quality. Images in the nuclear medicine and ultrasound chapters suffer from the lack of colour rendition. Some images are so small as to be of very limited value. Overall the illustrations are suited to the target market. The text would be useful for those considering a career in radiography or for a health professional seeking a superficial knowledge of an individual imaging modality but lacks depth and detail for study at undergraduate level. It may be a suitable text for the library but the lack of depth would limit its usefulness. Elizabeth Betts Clinical Learning Facilitator, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom E-mail address: [email protected]
Available online 12 November 2009 Available online 7 November 2009 doi:10.1016/j.radi.2009.10.013 doi:10.1016/j.radi.2009.10.014
available at www.sciencedirect.com
journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/radi
BOOK REVIEWS Vivien Gibbs, David Cole, Antonio Sassano. ‘‘Ultrasound Physics and Technology, How, Why and When?’’, Churchill Livingstone, 2009, ISBN 978 0 7020 3041 3(hardback, 137 pages, Price £34.99). The ever increasing and widespread use of ultrasound has meant that ultrasound has become accessible to a wide range of specialist users in the healthcare environment. Having some understanding of ultrasound physics and how these principles are used to produce medical images is necessary if ultrasound is to be used as safely and effectively as possible. The authors using their experienced background in ultrasound education have provided a concise overview of ultrasound physics and instrumentation to the new ultrasound user in a simple and clear manner. For the postgraduate ultrasound student the book can be a useful complement in aiding comprehension of the principles of physics and instrumentation but may be too brief to be used as a main reference for their studies. This book will also aid the experienced ultrasound user with revision of the basic principles of ultrasound physics and would be particularly useful in a clinical training environment. The book has been laid out in a familiar style to the ‘‘How, Why and When?’’ book series including learning objectives and a summary of main points covered in each chapter. Simple clear diagrams and high quality ultrasound images have been used to support the text, which aid the reader to apply the principles in a practical visual manner. A small section of multiple choice questions has been included to help the reader check their understanding of the text. Safety and quality assurance issues have their own chapters which have been supported by recent international references. Technological advances have changed dramatically with the advent of improved digital technology. A chapter covers the principles of the most commonly available new ultrasound advances which would aid experienced ultrasound users in their understanding of new equipment capabilities. This would be a useful reference book in the clinical department. Becky Mulloy City University, London, United Kingdom E-mail address: [email protected]
An introduction to radiography, Suzanne Easton (Ed.), Churchill Livingstone, 2009, £31.99, 366 pp., paperback, ISBN-13 978-0443-10419-0. The text, as the title suggests, is intended as an introduction to all areas of radiography and achieves this comprehensively. The target audience is indicated as radiography students only on the back cover. The contributors are well known and published in radiography. It appears to be directed at the United Kingdom market as existing legislation is discussed throughout. It would be useful for undergraduate students or assistant practitioners in the very early stages of their courses. The layout is easy to follow and an index is provided. There are twenty one chapters dealing with various aspects of radiography. Self test and multiple choice questions, with answers included, allow the reader to evaluate their learning. The summary boxes and references provided in each chapter are useful, directing readers to potential sources of more in-depth information. Unfortunately some of the references cited are not contemporary and some have been superseded. Several of the procedures mentioned are no longer performed in clinical practice. An entire chapter is devoted to the now largely out dated use of film and film processing. This could be of general interest to newcomers but would be of little practical use. The work is illustrated by some good line drawings, black and white photographs and images from radiographic modalities which are of variable quality. Images in the nuclear medicine and ultrasound chapters suffer from the lack of colour rendition. Some images are so small as to be of very limited value. Overall the illustrations are suited to the target market. The text would be useful for those considering a career in radiography or for a health professional seeking a superficial knowledge of an individual imaging modality but lacks depth and detail for study at undergraduate level. It may be a suitable text for the library but the lack of depth would limit its usefulness. Elizabeth Betts Clinical Learning Facilitator, Basildon and Thurrock University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom E-mail address: [email protected]
Available online 12 November 2009 Available online 7 November 2009 doi:10.1016/j.radi.2009.10.013 doi:10.1016/j.radi.2009.10.014