Clinical competencies are to be successfully completed in the areas mentioned above. This course introduces the students to the technical skills involved in the procedures and positioning of the vertebral column, skull, sinuses and gastro-intestinal flouroscopic studies. It is designed to enhance the student s creativity, positioning, and critical thinking skills, by allowing hands-on experience in an energized lab. The student is provided with clinical experience involving radiographic positioning of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder and pelvic girdles, IVP examinations and fluoroscopic examinations. Further instructions provide the student with the opportunity to obtain experience with procedures involving the skull, vertebral column and the bony thorax.
Clinical competencies are to be successfully completed in the areas mentioned above.
This course introduces the student to the use of electromagnetic radiation in imaging. This course introduces the student to advanced techniques of patient care and assessment required in the performance of trauma, mobile and fluoroscopic studies and in examinations requiring the use of contrast agents. Handling medical emergencies, radio-pharmacology and drug administration are also covered. This course is designed to expand the students positioning skills, independent judgement and creativity by allowing hands-on experience in positioning, documentation and charting, and advanced patient care techniques. The student is provided with clinical experience involving radiographic positioning of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder and pelvic girdles, biliary tract, fluoroscopic examinations, skull, vertebral column and the bony thorax.