This document provides an overview of a training module on medical imaging technology for nurses. It outlines the objectives of demonstrating various radiologic equipment and educating on radiation safety. The bulk of the document consists of over 50 pictures with captions labeling different equipment used in diagnostic radiology, therapeutic radiology, ultrasound, CT, MRI, nuclear medicine, radiotherapy, and fluoroscopy. It discusses equipment components, use, and safety issues including radiation protection practices. The presentation concludes by announcing the next module will cover conventional radiography.

1. Training School for State Registered Nurses-
Bamenda
Class: SRN Three
Academic Year: 2019/2020
Course Title: Medical Imaging Technology
Module 2: Overview of Radiologic
Equipments
Course Facilitator:
Nchanji Nkeh Keneth
Radiologic Technologist/Sonographer
B.TECH/HPD in MDIRT
(St. LOUIS UNIHEBS, Univ Buea)
St. Blaise Catholic Hospital, Big Mankon Bamenda
Medical Imaging Dpt
MedicalImagingTrainingResourceForNursesand
RelatedParamedics,NNK
1
10/20/2019

2. Objectives of the Presentation
1. To demonstrate pictorially various
radiologic Equipments, describing briefly
their applications in Radiology; thereby
enabling the learner to easily recognize such
in case of any service to be rendered in the
Radiology Department
2. To educate the learner on basis of
Radiation Safety in the Radiology department
2Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses
and Related Paramedics, NNK

3. Pictorial illustration Of radiologic
Equipments
Equipments Used in
1. Diagnostic radiology and
2. Therapeutic Radiology
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses
and Related Paramedics, NNK
3

4. OVER VIEW OF RADIOLOGIC EQUIPMENTS
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
4
Images Courtesy: Bamenda regional Hospital Imagery Center
Below Images: Image Reader (L) and Radiographic Machine ®

5. CONT
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
5
Images Courtesy: Bamenda regional Hospital Imagery Center
Images : Suction Pump (L) and Portable X-ray Machine (R)

6. CONT
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK 6
Images Courtesy: Bamenda regional Hospital Imagery Center
Image Reader. Used to Digitally Process the Radiographic Image taken

7. Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
7
Images Courtesy: Bamenda regional Hospital Imagery Center
L: Radiographer Loading Patient Info to process the Image and R: Printer
Machine

8. Electrical safety issues
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK 8
Images Courtesy: Bamenda regional Hospital Imagery Center

9. Image processing
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
9
Images Courtesy: Bamenda Regional Hospital Imagery Center

10. Dental panography machines
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK 10

11. Mammographic machines
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses
and Related Paramedics, NNK
11

12. Mammo cont
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
12
MAMMOGRAPHER’S NIGHTMARE

13. ULTRASONOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENTS
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK 13
Images Courtesy: Bamenda Regional Hospital Imagery Center
Images : Ultrasound Machine (L) and Probes (Right)

14. COMPUTERISED TOMOGRAPHY CT SACN AND
ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENTS
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK 14
Images Courtesy: Bamenda Regional Hospital Imagery Center

15. A Good Radiologic Technologist Seeks To Know Every
Detail About The Machine
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK 15
Images Courtesy: Bamenda Regional Hospital Imagery Center

16. PREPARATION OF ANTIHISTAMINE AND CONTRAST MEDIUM FOR CT SCAN
PROCEDURES REQUIRING IV INJECTION. ALWAYS CHECH THE CONTAINER TO
CONFIRM THE RIGHT CONTENT, RIGHT CONCENTRATION, RIGHT ROUTE OF
ADMINISTRATION AND ALSO THE EXPIRY DATE (LEFT)
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
16

17. MAIN SERVER (LEFT) AND CT OPERATING
CONSOLE WITH THE MAIN FRAME COMPUTER
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK 17
Images Courtesy: Bamenda Regional Hospital Imagery Center

18. MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING
Scanner
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
18

19. Types of MRI scanners/ MRI safety issues
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
19

20. Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK 20

21. Surface coils
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses
and Related Paramedics, NNK
21

22. NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Dual headed gamma camera
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK 22

23. Nuclear med test (left is thyroid uptake measurement)
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK 23

24. left image shows patient positioning for scan. The right
image shows photomultiplier tubes
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
24

25. PET/CT scanner (left), scintillation crystals
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK 25

26. RADIOTHERAPY MACHINES
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses
and Related Paramedics, NNK
26

27. RADIOTHERAPY
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
27

28. VARIOUS TYPES OF
RADIOTHERAPY MACHINES
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK 28

29. THE BETATRON
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
29

30. PATIENT POSITIONING FOR TELETHERAPY
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
30

31. USE OF APPLICATORS IN
RADIOTHERAPY
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
31

32. PLACEMENT OF APPLICATORS IN
BRACHYTHERAPY OF UTERINE/CERVICAL
CANCER
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK 32

33. CT GUIDED RADIOTHERAPY
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
33

34. COBALT 60 TELETHERAPY UNIT
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK 34

35. CONSTRUCTION SHIELDING REQUREMENTS FOR A RADIOTHERAPY/
NUCLEAR MED DEPARTMENT
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK 35

36. SUPERFICIAL RADIOTHERAPY
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK 36

37. ORTHOVOLTAGE PATIENT SET
UP
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK 37

38. ANATOMY OF FLUOROSCOPY AND CT
FLUOROSCOPY MACHINES
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK 38

39. COMPONENTS OF C-ARM EQPT
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
39
Camera
Image Intensifier
X-ray Tube
Filters
Collimators
Optics
Generator &
Automatic
Brightness
Control
Grid

40. A Modern Bi-Plane C-Arm
with Flat Panel Detectors
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
40

41. MULTIPURPOSE C-ARM FLUO SYSTEM
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
41

42. Over-couch vs Under-couch X ray
Tubes
Image Intensifier
X ray Tube fixed under table
Image Intensifier
X ray Tube
fixed over
table
42
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK

43. RADIATION PROTECTION ISSUES WITH IONISING RAD EMITTING
MACHINES
NOTE THE
RADIATION
PROTECTION
PRINCIPLE OF JOLI.
ALWAYS
IMPLEMENT ALARA,
TIME DISTANCE
AND SHIELDING
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
43

44. SOURCES OF IONISING RAD
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses
and Related Paramedics, NNK
44

45. SOME RAD DETECTION INSTRUMENTS
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
45

46. RADIATION SAFETY ISSUES WITH RADIOLOGIC EQPTS
CONTINUED
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
46

47. WHERE MISUSE OF EQPTS IS DANGEROUS
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
47

48. FACTORS AFFECTING STAFF DOSE
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related Paramedics, NNK
48

49. LEAD APRONS ARE
INDISPENSIBLE
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses and Related
Paramedics, NNK
49

50. WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF
FOLDING THE LEAD APRONS?
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses
and Related Paramedics, NNK
50

51. FILM BADGES FOR PERSONAL
MONITOR
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses
and Related Paramedics, NNK
51

52. THERMOLUMINISCENT
DOSIMETERS
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses
and Related Paramedics, NNK
52

53. ELECTRONIC DOSIMETERS
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses
and Related Paramedics, NNK
53

54. OPTICALLY STIMULATED
DOSIMETERS
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses
and Related Paramedics, NNK
54

55. Next Lecture
Module 3:
Diagnostic Radiology
1. Conventional Radiography
See You next Class
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses
and Related Paramedics, NNK
55

56. https://rpop.iaea.org/SAFRON/
https://rpop.iaea.org/safrad/
https://nucleus.iaea.org/isemir/
http://nucleus.iaea.org/HHW/MedicalPhysics/index.html
‫شكرا‬
Beri wi ba’a ghor
Medical Imaging Training Resource For Nurses
and Related Paramedics, NNK
56