Student Learning Outcomes

• Describe medical image management systems, storage, transfer, and downtime procedures in radiology departments.
• Discuss quality management and continuous quality improvement (CQI) techniques for digital radiography.
• Explain the process of acquiring digital radiographic images, including receptor selection, exposure, and initial image capture.
• Evaluate radiographs for brightness, contrast, spatial resolution, distortion, and overall image quality, and describe corrective measures for suboptimal images.
• Explain image display characteristics and appropriate viewing conditions.
• Describe post-processing techniques applied to digital images and how they affect image quality.
• Select and justify appropriate technical factors (kVp, mAs, SID, grids) to optimize image quality and minimize radiation exposure.
• The student will relate the exposure indicator values to technical factors and patient exposure.