Chapter 6: Radiography Education: From Classroom to Clinic Flashcards
- The key individual in the health care setting is the _
- the recipient of the many services provided in medical facilities.
patient
program designed to train students how to operate medical imaging equipment such as X-rays, CT scanners, MRIs, sonogram machines, and 3D medical imaging programs among other computer and web-based software programs.
Bachelor of Science in Radiologic Technology
allowed schools to offer a ladderized curriculum for the BS RadTech program
The Commission of Higher Education (CHED)
The subjects in the BS RadTech curriculum are divided into three main categories:
General Education Courses, Major Courses, Professional Courses
the study of the structure and function of the human body
Human Anatomy and Physiology
deals with various concepts and principles in the provision of basic health care
Community and Public Health
deals with various medical nomenclatures and their usage as applied to specific system, disease processes and injuries.
Medical Terminology
This course pertains to actual writing of the first two chapters of the thesis manuscripts.
Thesis Writing I
This course is the actual data gathering and completion of chapters of the entire thesis.
Thesis Writing II
designed to introduce the student with Radiology Technology as a profession.
Introduction to Radiologic Technology with STS
deals with the basic concepts and theories of electricity, magnetism, motors, generators, transformers, and rectifiers.
Radiologic Physics Equipment and Maintenance I
deals with the study of the physical principles of x-ray, its characteristics and properties, interaction with matter, and application in radiological sciences.
Radiologic Physics Equipment and Maintenance II
A study of the principles involving the actions of x-rays on different radiographic recording media, the latent image formation, and the processing of the image.
Radiographic Technique, Film Processing and Analysis I
Study of the proper selection, computation, generalization, and applications of different technique factors in controlling image quality
Radiographic Technique, Film Processing and Analysis II
The study specializes on radiographic examinations with application of contrast media to enhance and/or visualize different organ and body structures.
Radiologic Contrast Examinations
Study of the general foundation of positioning technique to obtain radiographic demonstration of anatomical structure of interest as well as specialized radiographic examinations of the different body structures and organs without contrast media.
Radiographic Positioning and Radiologic Procedures I
This includes study of radiographic landmarks, exposure technique, structures demonstrated, and evaluation criteria of examinations of the different organs and body structures, particularly the skull and breast examination.
Radiographic Positioning and Radiologic Procedures II
Study of the elements of patient care and management in relation to radiography.
Patient Care and Management
Study of the Physical foundation of ultrasound including physics, instrumentation, and the concept of frequency, depth, and gain effect in relation to the images produced.
Ultrasound
deals with the effects of ionizing radiation on the cells which form the human tissue, their qualitative response and sensitivity
Radiobiology and Radiation Protection
designed to introduce concepts related to disease and disease classifications
designed to introduce concepts related to disease and disease classifications
Study of the principles involve in utilizing ionizing radiation to produce cross-sectional, transaxial, coronal and sagittal images of the human body.
Computed Tomography Scan
designed to provide the student with a comprehensive overview of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Study of the principles involved in digital subtraction angiography and interventional radiology.
Interventional Radiology
Deals with the organization, function, supervision and budgetary outlet of a radiological facility and the accepted ethical principles and legal aspects of the profession.
Department Administration, Ethics & Jurisprudence
It is the study of the precise application of ionizing radiation in the treatment of neoplastic growth. A complete and effective treatment plan as well as patient care of oncology cases.
Radiotherapy
provides the students an opportunity to develop a fundamental concept of the skill needed to competently, proficiently, safely perform intravenous contrast media administration.
Venipuncture
This course is designed to provide the student with a comprehensive study of Nuclear Medicine Imaging.
Nuclear Medicine
accomplished through positioning demonstration and return demonstration.
Clinical competency
a method of standardizing the evaluation of a student radiologic technologist’s performance in clinical setting.
Clinical Competency Evaluation
Three specific aspects of learning are provided in this evaluation performance:
Cognitive Learning
Affective Learning
Psychomotor Learnin
refers to classroom lectures and demonstration of theories, as well as to the facts and background information necessary to understand a specific body of knowledge.
Cognitive Learning
involves attitudes, values, and feeling.
Affective Learning
the actual hands-on phase – the application of previously learned material.
Psychomotor Learning
put to actual use in the clinical situation.
Didactic Information
the integration of the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor aspects of radiologic technology education.
Clinical participation
Assists the practicing radiologic technologist and observes each detail of the radiographic procedure.
Passive Participation
- Identify procedures to be performed.
- Identify mode of transportation to the clinical area.
- Pronounce patient’s name.
Evaluation of Requisition.
- Provide clean table.
- Exhibit orderly cabinets and storage space.
- Turn the machine on and be prepared for exposures.
- Turn tube in necessary position for the examination.
Physical Facilities Readiness.
- Assist the patient to the radiographic table.
- Keep the patient clothed or draped for modesty.
- Have the patient gowned properly.
- Follow proper isolation procedure when appropriate.
Patient-Technologist Relationship.
- Position the patient correctly on the table.
- Align center of the anatomical part to the center of image receptor.
- Angle the central ray to the center of image receptor.
- Restrict the size of radiation field.
Positioning Skills
- Turn the tube from horizontal to a vertical angle.
- Move Bucky tray and locks.
- Insert and remove cassettes from the Bucky tray and spot-film device.
- Select factors at control panel.
- Direct the mobile unit.
Equipment Manipulation.
