R/F Rooms - Video Lesson

Hey, everybody. This lesson discusses conventional radiography fluoroscopy or RF rooms, their purpose, and the components that make up RF rooms. It is important to understand how a stationary conventional r f room is laid out as it will impact your operating procedures. As the name suggests, a conventional RF room has the ability to perform both radiographic and fluoroscopic procedures. RF rooms are necessary because sometimes during a fluoroscopic procedure, the radiologist may also want an x-ray captured, and RF rooms allow for the patient to remain in the same room as opposed to being moved to a different room. Let's talk about the components of a conventional RF room. The components of a conventional r f room are a b low table x-ray tube, collimator, and filtration, a table, an image intensifier or a flat panel detector