RAD115 Radiographic Procedures 1

College of Health Science Medical Radiography Department

Course Description: General procedural considerations involved with positioning patients for x-ray examinations and certain specific imaging procedures are presented in this course. Considerations include patient preparation, equipment capabilities, patient terminology, patient instruction and immobilization, technique and positioning variations, such as for trauma or pediatric patients and adaptations for patient's body habitus. The specific imaging procedures presented, (including the positioning, technical factors, anatomy, physiology, and basic pathology) are as follows: chest and abdomen, hand and wrist, forearm and elbow, humerus, shoulder and scapula, clavicle and A.C. joints, toes and foot, os calcis and ankle, tibia and fibula, knee and patella, femur and pelvis.

Credit Hours: 2.00

Prerequisites: RAD110

Corequisites: RAD120