406 CT Scanning (including Practicum)

The Computerized Tomography option will teach the student to operate and utilize computerized tomography scanners to produce images of patients’ internal structures. This will include twenty online lectures and twenty weeks of at least eight hours per week of clinical experiences at one of the affiliated clinical education settings. This course will prepare graduates to possess

the knowledge, skill, and affect to meet the demands of an entry-level position in CT Scanning. This course will include radiation protection, and will provide discussion on pathology that will be encountered and protocols and patient care techniques for that pathology. The contrast media that will be taught is specific to CT Scanning. Theory and clinical experiences will prepare students to participate in the ARRT CT Scanning Certificate Examination and for employment as an entry level CT Scan Imager.

60 hours theory
240 hours of clinical

Pre-Requisite: RAD 301, BI 342