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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
This course discusses anatomy specifically from an imaging perspective. Students will learn to identify structures and pathology on X-rays, CT and MRI scans and locate landmarks on diagnostic and simulator films.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides the student with an understanding of the clinical signs, symptoms, epidemiology, routes of spread, pathology, staging system, and management approaches of the major tumor sites in the body. Topics covered include diagnostic and staging work-up, prognostic factors, decision-making skills for treatment options and treatment results.
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2.00 Credits
This course deals with relational and cross-sectional anatomy of the head, thorax, abdomen, pelvis, and representative sections of the extremities. In the laboratory component, students will simulate radiation treatment fields of cross-sectional anatomy using C.T., MRI, SPECT, ultrasound, and PET images. This course is designed to move students from a two- to a three-dimensional view of internal and relational anatomy.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a continuation of Treatment Planning I. Students will be responsible for accurate three-dimensional treatment plans for lung, brain, abdomen, pelvis and extremity cancers. Planning will include wedges, blocks, beam weighting, off axis, boost fields and special techniques.
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2.00 Credits
An in-depth study of the rationale, principles, and the methods of quality assurance as they relate to radiation therapy.
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0.00 Credits
This 16-week clinical course takes place at the assigned clinical sites. Students will gain experience in providing psychosocial and emotional care for the cancer patient and family. Effects of radiation and associated side effects are included.
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2.00 Credits
Continuation of RDTP 214B to provide the student with the advanced concepts of dosimetry, treatment planning, and patient simulation. Various external beam techniques and applications, depth dose data, and summation of isodose curves will be applied to simulation procedures. Modalities of treatment, immobilization, patient set-up, dose measurement and verification are discussed and practiced.
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1.00 Credits
Students will be responsible for accurate three-dimensional treatment plans for lung, brain, abdomen, pelvis, and extremity cancers. Planning will include wedges, blocks, beam weighting, off axis, boost fields and special techniques.
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2.00 Credits
Establish a basic foundation of professional practice for the radiation therapist as a part of the radiation therapy team. Ethical behavior for caregivers will be discussed. Legal ramifications, case studies, malpractice and ARRT ethics will also be discussed.
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1.00 Credits
This course will prepare the student to take the National Registry Exam for Radiation Therapy. The course will go into detail on exam questions. Students will learn how to read an evaluate questions for best results. Students will take mock board exams.
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