|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Course Criteria
Add courses to your favorites to save, share, and find your best transfer school.
-
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 and digital image acquisition. Topics include: beam limiting devices, beam filtration, scattered/secondary radiation, control of the remnant beam, technique formation, and exposure calculations.
-
4.00 Credits
(Prerequisite: RAD 116) 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/PACS, monitoring and maintenance, and state and federal regulations.
-
3.00 Credits
Provides the student with an introduction to the concepts of disease. Pathology and disease as they related to various radiographic procedures are discussed. Topics include: pathology fundamentals, trauma/physical injury, systemic classification or disease and medical terminology.
-
5.00 Credits
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, maximum permissible dose (MPD), agencies and regulations, introduction to radiation biology, cell anatomy, radiation/cell interaction, and effects of radiation.
-
5.00 Credits
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.
-
4.00 Credits
Provides a review of basic knowledge from previous courses and helps the student prepare for national certification examinations for radiographers. Topics include: principles of radiographic exposure, radiographic procedures, anatomy, physiology, pathology, and terminology, radiologic science and equipment, radiation protection, and patient care techniques.
-
5.00 Credits
(Corequisites: RAD 101, RAD 108) Introduces students to the hospital clinical setting and provides an opportunity for students 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, and upper extremities. Activities of students are under direct supervision.
-
3.00 - 21.00 Credits
Continues introductory student learning experiences in the hospital setting. Topics include: equipment utilization, exposure techniques, participation in and/or observation of routine projections of the lower extremities, pelvic girdle, spine, and bony thorax, and participation in and/or observation of procedures related to the gastrointestinal (GI), genitourinary (GU), and biliary systems. Execution of radiographic procedures will be conducted under direct and indirect supervision.
-
3.00 - 21.00 Credits
Provides students 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, and participation in and/or observation of cranial and facial radiography. Execution of radiographic procedures will be conducted under direct and indirect supervision..
-
3.00 - 21.00 Credits
Provides students with continued hospital setting work experience. Students continue to develop proficiency in executing procedures introduced in Radiographic Procedures. Topics include: patient care; behavioral and social competencies; sterile techniques, participation in and/or observation of minor special procedures, special equipment use, and genitourinary system procedures, and participation in and/or observation of cranial and facial radiography. Execution of radiographic procedures will be conducted under direct and indirect supervision.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Privacy Statement
|
Terms of Use
|
Institutional Membership Information
|
About AcademyOne
Copyright 2006 - 2025 AcademyOne, Inc.
|
|
|