The Xray Grid and geometry

A minority of radiographers understand the geometry of the focused grid

Category:

Education

Tags:

• xray
• grid
• geometry
• production
• work
• focused
• peter
• gleeson
• radiograpy
• beam

[piratebri]

Sweet, I answered No for the opening question! =)

But I have a verrrrrrry good instructor who has taught me nearly everything one can know about grids, his name is Ron Norton. And to agree with xrayrep, most of my class are students who do not seem interested in the profession, but rather in just the occupational requirements of getting a "job". They routinely ask, "do we NEED to know this?" or "is this going to be on the test?".. it's sad they will be doling out radiation without thinking...

[MikePDaTruth]

@xrayrep Agreed, 100%. As a radiology instructor one thing I always preach to my students is to strive to be a technologist, not a "technician." A technician is the proverbial button-pusher that does not understand the how or why the equipment works, why certain positions/projections are performed, etc. They are like robots working in a factory. A technologist can grasp and understand these things, which as you alluded to in your post, improves their ability to think critically.

[xrayrep]

Unfortunately, many students learn just enough information to pass a test, but they do not hunger for a true understanding of the subject matter. Without that understanding, their ability to handle exceptions will be severely limited. In other words, they will likely need to ask for assistance from someone else every time a problem arrises.