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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: RAD 110 Continues development of the knowledge and skill required prior to execution of radiographic procedures in the clinical setting. Topics include: gastrointestinal (GI) procedures, genitourinary (GU) procedures, biliary system procedures, minor special procedures, and sterile techniques.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: RAD 107 Continues to develop knowledge of the factors that govern and influence the production of the radiographic image on radiographic film. Topics include: beam limiting devices, beam filtration, scattered radiation, control of exit beam, technique formation, and exposure calculations.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: RAD 116, SCT 100 Provides knowledge of equipment routinely utilized to produce diagnostic images. Various recording media and techniques are discussed. Topics include: radiographic equipment, image intensified fluoroscopy, recording media and techniques, image noise, other imaging equipment, digital imaging/DACS, monitoring and maintenance, and state and federal regulations.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIO 194 Provides the student with an introduction to the concepts of disease. Pathology and disease as they relate to various radiographic procedures are discussed. Topics include: pathology fundamentals, trauma/physical injury, systemic classification of disease, and medical terminology.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BIO 194 Provides instruction on the principles of cell radiation interaction. Radiation effects on cells and factors affecting cell response are presented. Acute and chronic effects of radiation are discussed. Topics include: radiation detection and measurement, patient protection, personnel protection, absorbed dose equivalencies, agencies and regulations, introduction to radiation biology, cell anatomy, radiation/cell interaction, and effects of radiation.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: MAT 190 or MAT 191 Introduces the concepts of basic physics and emphasizes the fundamentals of x-ray generating equipment. Topics include: atomic structure, structure of matter, magnetism and electromagnetism, electrodynamics, and control of high voltage and rectification, x-ray tubes, x-ray circuits, and production and characteristics of radiation.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite/Co-requisite: RAD 134 and RAD 138 Provides a review of basic knowledge from previous courses and helps the student prepare for the national certification examination for radiographers. Topics include: principles of radiographic exposure, radiographic procedures, anatomy, physiology, pathology, terminology, radiologic science and equipment, radiation protection and patient care techniques.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite/Co-requisites: Provisional admission and RAD 103 or RAD 108 Introduces the student to the hospital clinical setting and provides an opportunity to participate in or observe radiographic procedures. Topics include: orientation to hospital areas and procedures, orientation to mobile/surgery, orientation to radiography and fluoroscopy, participation in and/or observation of procedures related to body cavities, the shoulder girdle, extremities, and bony thorax. Student activities are under direct supervision.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: RAD 101, RAD 132 Provides the student with continued hospital setting work experience. Topics include equipment utilization, exposure techniques, participation in and/or observation of routine projections of the extremities, pelvic girdle, spine, and bony thorax, and participation and/or observation of procedures related to gastrointestinal (GI), genitourinary (GU), and biliary systems. Execution of radiographic procedures will be conducted under direct and indirect supervision.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: RAD 101 Provides the student with continued hospital setting work experience. Students improve skills in executing procedures introduced in Radiographic Procedures and practiced in previous clinicals. Topics include: equipment utilization, exposure techniques, participation in and/or observation of gastrointestinal (GI), genitourinary (GU), and biliary system procedures, participation in and/or observation of cranial and facial radiography. Execution of radiographic procedures will be conducted under direct and indirect supervision.
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