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Feb 05, 2025
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2024-2025 Yavapai College Catalog
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RAD 158 - Radiographic Image Production
Description: Essential knowledge about the role of a radiologic technologist in image production. Fundamentals of atomic structure, terminology, and the key factors that influence the image production process. Inclusive of technique chart development, quality assurance, and maintenance.
Credits: 2
Lecture: 2
Lab: 0
Course Content:
- Exposure factors & formulation
- Image acquisition
- Image acquisition errors
- Computer processing
- Image display
- Technique charts
- Quality management
- Image informatics and archiving
- Downtime procedures
Learning Outcomes:
- Explain exposure factors and their effect on the final image. (1)
- Describe the image acquisition process. (2)
- Describe associate image acquisition errors. (3)
- Discuss computer processing, pre- and post-processing. (4)
- Summarize the image display process. (5)
- Create fixed kVp technique charts. (6)
- Explain quality management techniques and programs. (7)
- Recognize the mechanisms for transfer, storage, and remote assessment of medical images. (8)
- List common downtime procedures for radiologic technologists.(9)
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