2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog 
    
    Aug 31, 2024  
2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog

RAD 215 - Advanced Imaging Systems


Description: Overview of the diverse fields of medical imaging. Provides the opportunity to observe and assist in various disciplines within the radiology department at the assigned clinical placement.

Prerequisites: RAD 160B  and RAD 185 .

Corequisite: RAD 200A 

Credits: 2
Lecture: 2
Lab: 0

Course Content:
  1. Imaging modalities
  2. Modality principles
  3. Modality integration
  4. Radiation safety

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Interact with the various imaging modalities within a radiology department, report their role within imaging, the energies used to generate images, and the education requirements. (1)
  2. Examine the theoretical principles and practical applications of various specialties within medical imaging. (2)
  3. Analyze modality integration. (3)
  4. Differentiate radiation safety practices within the modalities. (4)