The 1991 AAPM summer school brought together 30 experts from academia, industry, and the private sector to present 40 articles on x-ray imaging equipment. This book's 10 major sections include the rationale of specification and acceptance testing, x-ray imaging concepts/considerations, x-ray tube and generator systems, radiographic systems and film processing, image intensifier/TV fluoroscopy systems, digital fluoroscopy and radiography systems, computed tomography systems, multiformat camera systems, room layout/radiation protection considerations, and regulation/documentation.