RAD125 Radiographic Procedures 2

This course will cover positioning for x-ray examinations in specific imaging procedures. Students will learn patient preparation, equipment capabilities, patient terminology, patient instruction, technique and positioning variations, for adaptations of patient's condition and body habitus. Upon successful course completion, students will learn these specific imaging procedures: C-Spine, T-Spine, L-Spine, Sacrum & Coccyx, Bony Thorax, Cranium, Facial Bones, Paranasal Sinus and be able to: (1) Position another student in all of the radiographic procedures instructed this term, (2) Identify radiographic anatomy on a finished image, (3) Identify sectional anatomy on an image.

Prerequisites

RAD110

Corequisites

RAD132