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Review "...a valuable resource in the library of diagnostic imaging physicists, senior radiologic technologists, diagnostic radiologists, and many others..." -- Medical Physics, August 2001 "...mammography sections should consider obtaining it for the benefit of their technologists." -- Radiology, July 2002 "This book would be an excellent reference for a new radiology department or one that is trying to improve." -- Radiologic Technology, Volume 73/Number 4 Product Description Based on an October 2000 symposium held at the University of Rochester, this collection of 14 contributions presents advances in film processor technology, laser and dry media in medical imaging, accreditation, and Mammography Quality Standards Act (MQSA) requirements. Some of the topics are fundamentals of silver halide film design for medical imaging, design basics and component functions of automatic film processors, film processor performance audits and common problems, sources and control of variability of dry laser imagers, film processor darkroom design considerations, and the results of the nationwide evaluation of x-ray trends survey and MQSA inspections. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) About the Author Arthur G. Haus is a medical physicist, and currently works as a consultant. He is a former Director of Medical Physics for Health Imaging at Eastman Kodak Company. Before joining Kodak, he worked for many years at the University of Chicago as Senior Scientist and Research Associate, and as Assistant Professor of Radiology and Physics at the University of Texas, M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston. His research interests have been on studies optimizing image quality while maintianing low radiation dose to the patient in medical imaging procedures, including mammography, angiography, tomography, chest radiology, and radiation therapy. He has written more than 100 publications and 20 book chapters in