Jan 04, 2025  
2024 - 2025 Eastern Iowa Community Colleges Catalog 
    
2024 - 2025 Eastern Iowa Community Colleges Catalog
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RAD 120 - Radiographic Procedures I


Credit(s) 3.00
Lecture Hours: 2.50
Lab Hours: 1.00
This course introduces the first semester student to patient positioning and procedures performed in the radiology department. Procedures to be studied and simulated in the energized laboratory are chest, abdomen and the distal upper extremity. Each procedure includes anatomy review, procedural guidelines, projections, and image evaluation.

Prerequisite(s): A minimum grade of C in BIO 168 BIO 173 HSC 113 . A minimum grade of C in MAT 110  or HSC 137  or MAT 156 . A minimum grade of C in PSY 111  or SOC 110 . A minimum grade of C in SPC 112  or ENG 105 
Recommended and Non-Course Requisites: Acceptance into the Radiology Technology program.
SLOs:
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

  • Model radiographic procedures of the chest, abdomen and distal upper extremity.
  • Select appropriate general procedural guidelines such as patient histories, patient positions, central ray (CR) placement, collimation, markers, radiation protection, and patient instructions for each procedure.
  • Follow routine procedure flow.
  • Evaluate radiographic images at the beginner level.
  • Modify routine exams for non-routine patients.



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