Times
The 48-hour IntroRad seminar is held over three weekends. The days of the week and hours of the day are always the same.
The specific dates of the class are listed on the previous page.
Session I - 20 hours
Friday 9:00 - 12:00 1:30 - 6:00
Saturday 9:00 - 12:00 1:00 - 5:00
Sunday 8:30 - 1:30
Session II - 16 hours
Saturday 9:00 - 12:00 1:00 - 6:00
Sunday 8:00 - 12:00 1:00 - 5:00
Session III - 12 hours
Saturday 9:00 - 12:00 1:00 - 6:00
Sunday 8:30 - 12:30
Followed by exam
Chiropractic x-ray techs must attend all 48 hours and earn a passing grade on the exam.
Medical x-ray techs are not required to take the exam but are welcome to do so.
Content
| SESSION I |
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Friday 9:00 to 6:00
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- introduction; history; status of x-ray operators
- anatomy and health care terminology
- properties of radiation
- image formation
- tube, generator
- digital vs. film image acquisition
- collimation; heel effect
- compensating filters, grids
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Saturday 9:00 to 5:00
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- radiographic density
- scale of contrast
- radiographic definition
- distortion
- equipment, supplies, services
- ethics and etiquette
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Sunday 8:30 to 1:30
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- quality critique: visualization of "duds" to see what went wrong
- introduction to spine positioning
- projects to accomplish before 2nd class
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| SESSION II |
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Saturday 9:00 to 6:00
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- review of all material covered in Session I
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Sunday 8:00 to 5:00
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- radiation safety: exposure levels, patient and operator safety, site planning, inspection
- preparing an exposure technique chart
- quality critique
- projects to accomplish before 3rd class
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| SESSION III |
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Saturday 9:00 to 6:00
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- patient positioning: extremities
- patient positioning: spine
- patient management (procedures, common questions, etc.)
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Sunday 8:30 to 12:30
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- brief overview of alternative imaging methods
- review
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12:45 - prox 1:30 for exam
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