Meeting Times: Mondays and Wednesdays, 11:00 – 12:00PM (Instructor will avail themselves at both learning spaces!)

Course Description: This course is designed to acquaint the student with the basic physics of radiographic science.  Building on the topics of the fundamentals of physics, the structure of the atom, the nature of radiation, electromagnetic radiation, electricity and magnetism, the student will now become acquainted with the concepts of generators and motors, high voltage regulations and current rectifications, and the x-ray tube and the x-ray circuit.  A final examination will also be provided on all material students have covered during this time.

Required Textbooks:

1)      Essentials of Radiographic Physics and Imaging, 4^th Edition, Johnson.

2)      Selman’s The Fundamentals of Imaging Physics and Radiobiology, 10^th Edition, White.

Library: An electronic journal library is available on all Northwell computers for student use.

Required Materials: Pens, pencils, notebook

Methods of Instruction: Lectures, Class Participation, Homework, Classwork, Demonstrations of Skillsets Achieved

Course Objectives:

1.      The student will define and apply magnetism and electromagnetism.

2.      The student will define, draw, understand and apply principles the use of transformers.

3.      The student will define and apply rectification.

4.      The student will be able to define, draw, and describe each component of the x-ray circuit

5.      The student will be able to define, describe and apply the components of the radiographic tube.