The course accompanies Radiographic Processing and Exposure 109. This student will perform experiments to enhance instruction in radiographic exposure and processing. Special emphasis is placed on critical thinking, problem-solving techniques and radiographic processing. The student is provided with clinical experience involving radiographic positioning of the upper and lower extremities, shoulder and pelvic girdles. Further instructions provide the student with an opportunity to obtain experience with IVP and fluoroscopic examinations.
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.