Catalog Info
Effective Term
Summer 2014
WebAdvisor Title
Basic X-Ray Techniques
Credit Hours
2.00
Contact Hours Per Week
2 (for 15-week classes)
Course Description
For medical assistants and other health care professionals who will be practicing limited radiography. Covers radiation safety, non-contrast procedures, patient positioning, radiographic projections, and radiology mathematics. Students study and practice performing x-rays using phantom parts under direct supervision.
Pre-requisites
AH 100 with a "C" grade or better; COMPASS Reading test score of 84 or higher or successful completion of ENG-081; COMPASS MATH Pre-algebra test score of 39 or higher or successful completion of MATH-074, MATH-0774 or MATH-100 or MATH-101.
Course Satisfies MACRAO Requirements
No