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5.00 Credits
5.00 Credits Prerequisite(s): Program Admission 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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5.00 Credits
5.00 Credits Prerequisite(s): MAT 1111 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, control of high voltage and rectification, x-ray tubes, x-ray circuits, and production and characteristics of radiation.
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4.00 Credits
4.00 Credits Corequisite(s): RAD 134, RAD 138 Provides a review of basic knowledge from previous courses and helps the student prepare for national certification examinations for radiographers. Topics include: image production and evaluation; radiographic procedures; anatomy, physiology, pathology, and terminology; equipment operation and quality control; radiation protection; and patient care and education.
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5.00 Credits
5.00 Credits Prerequisite(s): Program admission Corequisite(s): RAD 103 or RAD 108 Introduces students to the hospital clinical setting and provides an opportunity for students to participate in or observe radiographic procedures. Topics Southwest Georgia Technical College 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 should girdle, and upper extremities. Activities of students are under direct supervision.
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7.00 Credits
7.00 Credits Prerequisite(s): RAD 101, RAD 132 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), and genitourinary (GU), and biliary systems. Execution of radiographic procedures will be conducted under direct and indirect supervision.
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7.00 Credits
7.00 Credits Prerequisite(s): RAD 101 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.
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7.00 Credits
7.00 Credits Prerequisites: RAD 101 Provides students with continued hospital setting work experience. Students continue to develop proficiency in executing procedures introduced in Radiography 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.
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7.00 Credits
7.00 Credits Prerequisite(s): RAD 135 Provides students with continued hospital setting work experience. Students demonstrate in creased proficiency levels in skills introduced in Radiographic Procedures and practiced in previous clinical radiography courses. Topics include: advanced radiographic anatomy; equipment utilization; exposure techniques; sterile techniques; participation in and/or observation of angiographic, interventional, minor special, and special genitourinary system procedures; and participation in and/or observation of special equipment use; patient care; behavioral and social competencies; Execution of radiographic procedures will be conducted under direct and indirect supervision.
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10.00 Credits
10.00 Credits Prerequisite(s): RAD 136 Corequisite: RAD 120 Provides a hospital setting in which students continue to develop proficiency levels in skills introduced in previous Radiographic Procedures courses and practiced in previous clinical radiography courses. Topics include: patient care; behavioral and social competencies; equipment utilization, exposure techniques, and participation in and/or observation of routine and special radiographic procedures. Execution of radiographic procedures will be conducted under direct and indirect supervision.
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10.00 Credits
10.00 Credits Prerequisite(s): RAD 137 Provides a culminating hospital setting work experience which allows the students to synthesize information and procedural instruction provided throughout the program. Topics include: patient care; behavioral and social competencies; equipment utilization, exposure techniques, participation in and/or observation of routine and special radiographic procedures, and final completion of all required clinical competencies. Execution of radiographic procedures will be conducted under direct and indirect supervision.
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