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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): A grade of "C" or higher in RAD 200; a grade of "C" or higher in RAD 200L; a grade of "C" or higher in RAD 210; a grade of "C" or higher in RAD 240; a grade of "C" or higher in Corequisite(s): RAD 230L; RAD 241; RAD 249; RAD 255. Comment: RAD 230 is offered in the spring semester only. Letter grade only. RAD 230 may not be audited. RAD 230 may not be taken credit/no credit. RAD 230 is a survey of special procedures in radiography and equipment involved. Upon successful completion of RAD 230, the student should be able to: Describe each special radiographic procedure in terms of patient preparation, contrast medium employed, general procedural methods, method of administering contrast media, special equipment utilized, projections required, and anatomy visualized. Describe the special needles, guide wires and catheters required for each special procedure. Label the component parts and explain how each type of changer works in the clinical situation. Describe the procedural steps involved in the Seldinger technique and lumbar puncture. Identify cross-sectional anatomy on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans. Explain the imaging principles of ultrasonography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and nuclear medicine.
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2.00 Credits
6 hours lab per week Prerequisite(s): A grade of "C" or higher in RAD 200; a grade of "C" or higher in RAD 200L; a grade of "C" or higher in RAD 210; a grade of "C" or higher in RAD 240; a grade of "C" or higher in Corequisite(s): RAD 230; RAD 241; RAD 249; RAD 255. Comment: RAD 230L is offered in the spring semester only. Letter grade only. RAD 230L may not be audited. RAD 230L may not be taken credit/no credit. RAD 230L provides laboratory practice in special procedures in radiography and use of equipment involved. Upon successful completion of RAD 230L, the student should be able: Describe each special radiographic procedure discussed in RAD 230 in terms of patient preparation, contrast medium employed, general procedural methods, method of administering contrast media, special equipment utilized, projections required, and anatomy visualized. Identify and describe the special needles, guide wires and catheters required for each special procedure discussed in RAD 230. Observe and explain how each type of changer works in the clinical situation. Observe and describe the procedural steps involved in the Seldinger technique and lumbar puncture. Identify cross-sectional anatomy on computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging scans observed during laboratory sessions. Explain the imaging principles of ultrasonography, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and nuclear medicine. Correctly apply specified quality control measures and tests to radiographic and imaging equipment.
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7.00 Credits
413 total clinical hours Prerequisite(s): A grade of "C" or higher in RAD 142; a grade of "C" or higher in RAD 159 Corequisite(s): RAD 200; RAD 200L; RAD 210; RAD 248. Comment: RAD 240 is offered in the fall semester only. Letter grade only. RAD 240 may not be audited. RAD 240 may not be taken credit/no credit. RAD 240 provides for observation and supervised practice in pediatric radiography andradiography using contrast media. Upon successful completion of RAD 240, the student should be able to: Apply safe, correct radiographic technique and positioning, with emphasis on radiographic examinations using contrast media of the gastrointestinal and urinary system. Correctly adapt technical factors to meet the clinical situation. Correlate anatomy and physiology and radiographic procedures and techniques. Apply basic principles of pediatric radiography. Carry out assigned radiographic procedures in the clinical area with 100 percent accuracy as determined by satisfactory clinical evaluation comments. Correlate anatomy and physiology and assigned radiographic procedures with 100 percent accuracy as determined by satisfactory clinical evaluation comments. Demonstrate professionalism in attendance, attitude, and behavior. Meet clinical objectives.
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6.00 Credits
351 total clinical hours Prerequisite(s): A grade of "C" of higher in RAD 200; a grade of "C" of higher in RAD 200L; a grade of "C" of higher in RAD 210; a grade of "C" of higher in RAD 240; a grade of "C" of higher in Corequisite(s): RAD 230; RAD 230L; RAD 249; RAD 255. Comment: RAD 241 is offered in the spring semester only. Letter grade only. RAD 241 may not be audited. RAD 241 may not be taken credit/no credit. RAD 241 provides for observation and supervised practice in special procedures in radiography. Upon successful completion of RAD 241, the student should be able to: Apply safe and correct radiographic technique and positioning, with emphasis on special radiographic examinations using and imaging techniques studied in RAD 230 and 230L. Correctly adapt technical factors to meet the clinical situation. Correlate of anatomy and physiology and radiographic procedures and techniques. Apply principles of pediatric radiography. Carry out assigned radiographic procedures in the clinical area with 100 percent accuracy as determined by satisfactory clinical evaluation comments. Correlate anatomy and physiology and assigned radiographic procedures with 100 percent accuracy as determined by satisfactory clinical evaluation comments. Meet clinical objectives.
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5.00 Credits
302 total clinical hours Prerequisite(s): A grade of "C" or higher in RAD 230; a grade of "C" or higher in RAD 230L; a grade of "C" or higher in RAD 241; a grade of "C" or higher in RAD 249; a grade of "C" or higher in Corequisite(s): RAD 260. Comment: RAD 242 is offered in the summer only. Letter grade only. RAD 242 may not be audited. RAD 242 may not be taken credit/no credit. RAD 242 provides for hospital clinical experiences with emphasis on experiences in operating room examinations with an advanced level of safe, correct radiographic technique and positioning, adaptation 0 of technical factors to meet the clinical situation, and correlation of anatomy and physiology to radiographic procedures and techniques. It includes rotation in either nuclear medicine or radiation therapy. Upon successful completion of RAD 242, the student should be able to: Apply safe, correct radiographic technique and positioning, with emphasis on operating room examinations. Correctly adapt technical factors to meet the clinical situation. Correlate anatomy and physiology and radiographic procedures and techniques. Apply introductory knowledge of clinical practice in either nuclear medicine or radiation therapy. Carry out assigned radiographic procedures in the clinical area with 100 percent accuracy as determined by satisfactory clinical evaluation comments. Correlate anatomy and physiology and assigned radiographic procedures with 100 percent accuracy as determined by satisfactory clinical evaluation comments. Meet clinical objectives.
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1.00 Credits
1 hour lecture per week Prerequisite(s): A grade of "C" or higher in RAD 142; a grade of "C" or higher in RAD 15Corequisite(s): RAD 200; RAD 200L; RAD 210; RAD 240. Comment: RAD 248 is offered in the fall semester only. Letter grade only. RAD 248 may not be taken credit/no credit. RAD 248 may not be audited. RAD 248 is a problem-based seminar and focuses on advanced film critique stressing common procedures using contrast material as well as pediatric radiography. Upon successful completion of RAD 248, the student should be able to: Recognize and describe the prime factors of radiography and the factors that affect the radiographic quality of a film. Discuss specific changes that could be made to the prime factors of radiography and the factors that affect radiographic film quality to improve the quality of specific films. Correlate knowledge gained in lecture classes with factors that affect radiographic quality of a film. Correlate knowledge of anatomy and physiology, including cross-sectional anatomy, with radiographic procedures performed during RAD 240. Apply the knowledge gained in advanced radiographic procedures to critique radiographs. Correlate basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, cross-sectional anatomy, and pathology with radiographic technique. Recognize the difference between diagnostic and poor quality radiographs. Use a film evaluation procedure to explain how to improve the diagnostic quality of a radiograph. Discuss radiographs based on factors governing recognition and differentiation.
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1.00 Credits
1 hour lecture per week Prerequisite(s): A grade of "C" or higher in RAD 200; a grade of "C" or higher in RAD 200L; a grade of "C" or higher in RAD 210; a grade of "C" or higher in RAD 240; a grade of "C' or higher in Corequisite(s): RAD 230; RAD 230L; RAD 241; RAD 255. Comment: RAD 249 is offered in the spring semester only. Letter grade only. RAD 249 may not be taken credit/no credit. RAD 249 may not be audited. RAD 249 is a problem-based seminar, focusing on advanced film critique stressing films made during special procedures. 1 Upon successful completion of RAD 249, the student should be able to: Recognize and describe the prime factors of radiography and the factors that affect the radiographic quality of a film. Discuss specific changes that could be made to the prime factors of radiography and the factors that affect radiographic film quality to improve the quality of specific films. Correlate knowledge gained in lecture classes with factors that affect radiographic quality of a film. Correlate knowledge of anatomy and physiology, including cross-sectional anatomy, with radiographic procedures performed during RAD 241. Apply the knowledge gained in special radiographic procedures to critique radiographs. Correlate basic knowledge of anatomy, physiology, cross-sectional anatomy, and pathology with radiographic technique. Identify the elements of thorough radiographic image evaluation. Correctly assess image quality as optimal, diagnostic, or needs to be repeated. Demonstrate self-confidence in personal abilities as a radiographer.
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1.00 Credits
1 hour lecture per week Prerequisite(s): A grade of "C" or higher in RAD 200; a grade of "C" or higher in RAD 200L; a grade of "C" or higher in RAD 210; a grade of "C" or higher in RAD 240; a grade of "C" or higher in Corequisite(s): RAD 230; RAD 230L; RAD 241; RAD 249. Comment: RAD 255 is offered in the spring semester only. Letter grade only. RAD 255 may not be audited. RAD 255 may not be taken credit/no credit. RAD 255 focuses on synthesis and correlation of imaging techniques as related to basic principles of radiography and implications of emerging technology. Upon successful completion of RAD 255, the student should be able to: Describe all aspects of radiographic imaging principles and procedures. Describe the impact of emerging technology in diagnostic imaging on radiologic technology. Demonstrate proficiency in all areas of radiologic technology by satisfactory performance on simulated registry examinations.
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2.00 Credits
4 hours lecture per week for eight weeks Prerequisite(s): A grade of "C" of higher in RAD 230; a grade of "C" of higher in RAD 230L; a grade of "C" of higher in RAD 241; a grade of "C" of higher in RAD 249; a grade of "C" of higher in Corequisite(s): RAD 242. Comment: RAD 260 is offered in the summer only. Letter grade only. RAD 260 may not be audited. RAD 260 may not be taken credit/no credit. RAD 260 focuses on effects of ionizing radiation in biologic systems; application to radiography, radiation therapy, and nuclear medicine; importance of minimizing exposure and proper techniques. Upon successful completion of RAD 260, the student should be able to: Describe the effects of ionizing radiation in a given biologic system. Explain the importance of minimizing radiation exposure. Cite the importance of specific proper techniques in minimizing exposure. Knowledgeably discuss applications of radiobiology to radiography, radiation therapy, and nuclear medicine. 2
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3.00 Credits
3 hours lecture per week Recommended Preparation: Qualification for ENG 100, ENG 160, or ESL 100. REL 150 is a survey of the major religious traditions of the world. The course is designed to provide students with an understanding and appreciation of these traditions, and to enable students to think sensitively and critically about the religious world. Upon successful completion of REL 150, the student should be able to: Identify the essential characteristics that distinguish the major religious traditions. Describe the basic components of each major religious tradition, such as its myths, rituals, doctrines, ethics, and artistic expressions. Describe religious conflicts and trends in the modern world. Explain the relationship between one's own religious background and that of the surrounding community. Express ideas and opinions clearly in writing.
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