Radiography Course Descriptions
ORIENTATION & RADIATION PROTECTION
This course is designed to give the student better insight into the career of radiology and its relationship to the medical field. The student will learn about the concepts of customer service excellence as well as continuous quality improvement in order to become a vital member of the medical team. During orientation, the student will learn about the potential danger of radiation exposure as well as the methods/principles of protecting the patient and the occupational worker. Students will also complete an American Heart Association Basic Life Support class, receiving a two-year certification.
PROFESSIONAL ETHICS
This course is designed to make the student more aware of the responsibilities entailed by becoming a member of the medical profession. The student will learn about the proper standards of behavior and conduct with the patient as well as with other medical personnel. The parameters of the legal responsibilities in the medical profession are also a very important part of this course.
NURSING PROCEDURES & PATIENT CARE
This course is designed to acquaint the student with nursing procedures and techniques used in the general care of the radiology patient. Many specific exams involving direct patient care, universal precautions, and infectious diseases, like AIDS and tuberculosis will be discussed in detail. Students will have demonstrations and practice many of these principles and procedures. Also included in the nursing course is a section on venipuncture.
DARKROOM CHEMISTRY & PROCESSOR QUALITY ASSURANCE
This course is designed to help the student develop the skills and knowledge necessary for thorough and efficient darkroom procedures. The student will learn about the development of radiographic film, the chemical constituents of the processing solutions and their functions, and the various types of processing equipment and accessories. Quality Assurance will discuss the methods and instrumentation used to properly maintain and monitor the processing conditions of the automatic processor.
ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY FOR RADIOGRAPHERS I & II
This course is designed to give the student a good working knowledge and understanding of the skeletal structures, organs, and functions of the human body, especially as they apply to radiology. This will help the student to interpret requests for radiographic procedures, to properly position the area, and to recognize the structures and organs visualized on the radiographs.
ELECTRICAL & RADIATION PHYICS I & II
This course is designed to help the student understand the field of science, which deals with the fundamentals of nature, properties, and production of x-rays. Electrical physics will also address the principles of operation for the radiographic equipment and the electric circuit.
PRINCIPLES OF RADIOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE I & II
This course is designed to give the student a working knowledge of the technical factors essential for the production of a quality radiograph. The student will learn the methods of controlling the quality and quantity of x-rays, as well as many other factors in producing acceptable images for the different exams, patient sizes, and pathological conditions, to name a few. The student will also learn about the applications of computers and computerized imaging within the Radiology Department.
RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONING I, II & III
This course is designed to help the student acquire the skill in positioning the various parts of the body for the proper demonstration of the structure of interest. The student will learn the many different projections required for producing radiographs of the many body parts of the patient. The principles of geriatric, pediatric, trauma, and portable radiography will be covered.
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY
This course is designed to help the student master the many different terms applied in the medical field especially as they pertain to radiology. The student will understand their meanings, proper usage, and spelling. The student will be expected to demonstrate the proper usage of the terminology when addressing others in the medical profession.
RADIOGRAPHIC PATHOLOGY
This course is designed to provide an introduction to the many different diseases and conditions that can afflict the human body, especially as they apply to radiology. The classifications of the diseases will also help the student provide more informative patient histories and radiographs.
RADIATION BIOLOGY
This course is designed to give the student a thorough knowledge of the potential hazards of radiation exposure with concern to the different biological injuries. Also, the student will learn the proper methods of protecting the patient and personnel during radiographic procedures, as well as the many regulatory guidelines associated with radiation protection.
SPECIALIZED IMAGING
This course is designed to acquaint the student with the more specialized and technical procedures performed in radiology. The course will cover the use of special equipment, specialized contrast media, and the indications for these exams. The student will also become familiar with the other imaging modalities associated with the radiology field. Cross sectional anatomy will be included in this area of study.
CLINICAL EDUCATION I
The student is introduced and becomes familiar with the clinical setting during their first semester. The student will begin their participation in the Medical Imaging Department in a limited capacity, as their initial clinical rotations will primarily involve observation of procedures and tasks. Following successful completion of didactic material and laboratory evaluation, the student will gradually begin to perform some exams and duties under direct supervision of a technologist. This progressive approach is a necessary feature of developing competency-based clinical education for the student.
CLINICAL EDUCATION II
This is a continuation of Clinical Education I, and the student is expected to demonstrate a higher level of participation in the Medical Imaging Department through the routine performance of procedures and tasks. Following successful completion of didactic material and laboratory evaluation, the student will gradually begin to perform more difficult exams under direct supervision of a technologist. The student will also begin clinical competency testing to establish proficiency for certain procedures. This progressive approach is a necessary feature of developing competency-based clinical education for the student. Following successful completion of a clinical competency evaluation for an exam, the student may begin performing these procedures with indirect supervision from a technologist.
CLINICAL EDUCATION III
This is a continuation of Clinical Education I and II, in which the student is expected to demonstrate a more advanced level of participation in the Medical Imaging Department. The student continues the clinical competency testing process, and with the successful passing of these tests, will allow them to perform many procedures with indirect supervision from a technologist.
CLINICAL EDUCATION IV
This is a continuation of Clinical Education I, II, and III. The student will begin to develop independent decision-making skills to prepare them for the role of a technologist. The student continues the clinical competency process and should now be performing many exams with indirect supervision from a technologist.
CLINICAL EDUCATION V
This is a continuation of Clinical Education I, II, III, and IV. The student should be developing and establishing their decision-making skills to a high level. The student will be performing most exams with indirect supervision from a technologist, and develop a degree of independence.
CLINICAL EDUCATION VI
This is the final section of clinical education. The student will complete the clinical competency process, all required clinical competency exams, and the terminal competency process. The student will fine-tune all of the skills to prepare to enter the work force as an entry-level radiologic technologist!
FILM CRITIQUE I, II, & III
This course is designed to help the student evaluate his or her own films. Thus, the student will learn from their radiographs in an effort to improve their skills in the performance of the exams. Also, the students will evaluate and present films of interesting pathological, technical, and/or positional cases.
PHARMACOLOGY FOR IMAGING PROFESSIONALS
This course is designed to enhance the knowledge base of the student in the area of pharmacology and drug therapy. This course will present the basic knowledge, and prepare the student for the health professional’s role in the assessment, planning, implementation and administration of various drugs. Legal and ethical issues are also visited.
FINAL REVIEW
This course is designed to prepare the student for the Registry Examination given by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Passing of the exam enables the graduate to become both certified by the ARRT and licensed by New York State department of Health.
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