C Radiology Special Procedures

Catalog description

Completion or concurrent enrollment in HS 147 C and RADT 148 C and RADT 150 C and RADT 153 C , with a grade of C or better. Term hours: 45 lecture and 27 laboratory. This course provides the student with the theory and practice of basic techniques of venipuncture and the administration of contrast media. Emphasis will be placed on the types of contrast agents used for the various radiographic procedures. The student will perform both simulated and live venipuncture for contrast media injection. Basic Pharmacology will be discussed. Special imaging modalities such as: Digital Angiography; Computerized Tomography; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Medical Sonography; Nuclear Medicine; and Radiation Therapy will be surveyed. $22 materials fee payable at registration. (CSU)