Resources
Guide to Resources for Radiologic Imaging Sciences Students
Books
You may perform a search in using a set of keywords or subjects (or any of several other criteria if needed). Here are some examples of terms for a keyword or subject search:
Biophysics
Diagnostic imaging
Diagnosis, Ultrasonic
Ethics, medical
Nuclear medicine
Pediatric radiology
Radiography
Radiography, Medical
Radiology
Radiology, Medical
Technology, Radiologic
Ultrasonics
Search catalog for radiology titles or imaging titles or for medical ethics
There are many medical reference books and these specifically for radiology:
Dorland's radiology/oncology word book R 616.07 R477d
Stedman's radiology words: includes nuclear medicine & other imaging. R 616.07 S812s
Glossary of maxillofacial radiology R 617.607572 S333g
Periodicals
You may find information in magazine and journal articles. Articles may be found in either in print, electronic or online versions of periodicals.
Current issues journals held by the library may be found shelved in the Periodicals
section.
The Canadian journal of medical radiation technology
Applied radiology
Radiologic technology
Electronic databases:
To search electronic databases for articles, these databases will be particularly
helpful:
ProQuest Medical Science Database
ProQuest Nursing and Allied Health Database
Comprehensive access to specific magazines and journals online can be found at the library webpage list called: A-Z List of Journals
Search by journal title or browse by subject area
E-books
The library has a large collection of full-text online books. Your search in our catalog may offer you ebooks or they can be found through a link to netLibrary (you will need your pipeline user name and password to use eBooks from off-campus)
Websites of interest:
FDA Center for Devices and Radiologic Health http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/index.html
Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources: www.lib.uiowa.edu/hardin/md/index.html
Martindale's Radiology Guide http://www.martindalecenter.com/MedicalRad.html
National Council on Radiation Protection & Measurements http://www.ncrponline.org/
National Institutes of Health Diagnostic Radiology Department http://clinicalcenter.nih.gov/drd/
National Medical Library Diagnostic Imaging http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/diagnosticimaging.html
Visible Human Project http://www.nlm.nih.gov/research/visible/visible_human.html
XRay Technician Schools http://www.xraytechnicianschools.net/
Organizations:
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
American Society of Radiologic Technologists
California Society of Radiologic Technologists
Health Occupations Students of America http://www.hosa.org
Radiological Society of North America
Radcareers http://www.radcareers.com
Please ask, call, email or IM a librarian for assistance if you do not find the information you need through this guide.
