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• RAD 103: Radiation Protection and Biology

  2.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course is designed to present an overview of the basic principles of radiation protection and the principles of the interaction of radiation with living organisms. Included in this course are the various methods of protecting the radiographer, patient and others from unnecessary radiation exposure and limitation devices used to limit exposure. Factors affecting biological responses are presented including acute and chronic effects of radiation. Basic principles regarding exposure will be discussed. Radiation health and safety requirements of federal and state agencies will also be incorporated.
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• RAD 104: Clinical Education I

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  During this first semester of Clinical Education, students will be assigned to clinical areas in the clinical education center, which coincide with didactic information covered during the semester in Procedures I (RAD 111), Radiographic Exposure and Technique I (RAD 102), and Introduction to Radiography (RAD 100). Students will be oriented to ethics and laws as they pertain to imaging, clinical rules and regulations, the department of radiology to which they are assigned, and the clinical education handbook. Students will attend clinical education for 15 hours per week. This course is subject to a course fee.
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• RAD 105: Radiographic Physics and Imaging Equipment

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course is designed to establish a basic knowledge of atomic structure and terminology. The nature and characteristic of radiation, x-ray production and the fundamentals of photon interactions with matter are included. Students will establish a knowledge base in radiographic, fluoroscopic, and mobile requirements along with design. Basic quality control measures to imaging equipment and accessories will also be discussed. Demonstrations and student experimentation will be included in the application of the theory. This course is subject to a course fee.
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• RAD 106: Radiographic Image Production and Analysis

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course is designed to provide the student with entry level knowledge needed to formulate the applicable factors that influence the production of radiographic images. Discussions throughout the course will include the basics of the image acquisition process, computer processing and the display of the image. Quality management techniques and programs will also be discussed throughout. Students will learn to identify and apply the appropriate factors that will result in an optimum diagnostic image with the minimum radiation exposure to the patient. Demonstrations and student experimentation will be included in the application of the theory assisting the student in being able to associate the impact of the image processing parameters to the appearance of the radiographic image. This course is subject to a course fee.
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• RAD 111: Radiographic Procedures I

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  Radiographic Procedures I is designed to provide the knowledge base necessary to perform standard radiographic procedures. This course combines didactic coursework along with laboratory demonstration, simulation and practice. Students will learn radiographic procedures of the chest, abdomen and upper extremity and shoulder girdle. This course is subject to a course fee.
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• RAD 114: Clinical Education II

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This clinical course is a continuation of Clinical Education I. Emphasis is placed on clinical rotations where students can observe, practice and perform those examinations learned and simulated in the Radiographic Procedures I and II course. Students will be required to perform competency examinations, image evaluations and proper patient care procedures. This course is subject to a course fee.
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• RAD 121: Radiographic Procedures II

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  This course is a continuation of the Radiographic Procedures I (RAD 111) course. This course is designed to prepare the student to perform certain radiographic procedures of the lower extremity and spine that are of optimal diagnostic quality. Laboratory experience combined with simulations and clinical experience are used to complement the didactic portion of the course. This course is subject to a course fee.
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• RAD 214: Clinical Education IV

  4.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  The student will observe, assist and perform radiographic examinations at the Clinical Education Centers that correlate with the didactic courses in those areas. Special attention during this semester will be given to fluoroscopic procedures as well as imaging of the skull and sinuses. This course is subject to a course fee.
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• RAD 221: Radiographic Procedures III

  3.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  As a continuation of Radiographic Procedures, this course will provide the student with the knowledge to perform standard radiographic procedures of the skull, sinuses and contrast media studies. Special studies including venography, angiography, mammography, CT, MRI and vascular imaging will be included. Coursework will also include pharmacology and cross sectional anatomy. Laboratory simulations as well as student practice will be emphasized in this course. This course is subject to a course fee.
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• RAD 224: Clinical Education V

  4.00 Credits

  Montgomery County Community College

  
  As the last of the clinical education series, students will be completing their clinical competency examinations and will have the opportunity to rotate to various specialty areas in the radiology department. In addition, program officials and/or designees will be completing terminal competency examinations with each student to assure program competency. Terminal competency evaluations must be successfully completed by each student in order to be eligible for graduation and professional practice. This course is subject to a course fee.
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