CT course

1. Introduction

1.1. instructor background

1.2. the structure of the course

1.3. Introduction video to CT

1.4. History of X-Ray

1.5. History of CT

1.5.1. historical development-CT generations

2. The need for a CT

2.1. what the customer is looking for

2.2. creating a detailed specification sheet (Tender)

2.3. Site visit; meeting customer/ checking site requirements

2.3.1. AutoCAD drawings

2.4. Provid presentations, catalogs ...

2.5. winning the tender

3. Ordering

3.1. manufacturing

3.2. Shipping

3.3. customs clearance

3.4. delivery to site

4. Site preparation

5. Machine Installation

5.1. mechanical installation

5.2. electrical installation

5.3. tune up

5.4. handing over

6. Maintenance & Repair

6.1. Periodic preventive maintenance

6.2. Troubleshooting; service calls

6.3. Image quality

7. CT Terminology

7.1. gantry

7.2. detector

7.3. ICS

7.4. IRS

7.5. PDC, LCB

7.6. Slip rings

7.7. capacitive coupling

7.8. gettering

7.9. X-ray tube

7.10. collimator

7.11. control box

7.12. Power carbon brushes

7.13. Signal carbon brushes

7.14. Linear motor

7.15. air calbiration

7.16. water calibration

7.17. defective channels

7.18. generator adaptation

7.19. filament adaptation

7.20. dummy plugs (load)

7.21. event log

7.22. PPM

7.23. Planning guide

7.24. Voxel; is like a 3d pixel or volume pixel

7.25. ROI; region of interest

7.26. Modality; a theraputic method or agent, such as medical imaging (CT, X-ray, MRI...) or surgery that involves the physical diagnosis and/or treatment of a disease or disorder

7.27. CT number; hounsfield units

7.28. multi slice detector

7.29. Dual Source

7.30. Air cooling

7.31. Water-Air cooling

7.32. Water-Water cooling

7.33. Reconstruction

7.34. Preprocessing

7.35. Postprocessing