RA 100 - Radiotherapy Technology I

Credit Hours: 3

During this course the student gains orientation to the principles underlying radiation therapy treatments, radiation oncology, professional ethics and duties of a radiation therapist. Appropriate handling of the radiation patient from clinical, ethical and technical points of view.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

prepare the radiation treatment room;
identify both machine and personnel radiation safety procedures;
differentiate between benign and metastatic neoplasms and identify their characteristics;
identify short term and long term radiation effects and tissue tolerances;
differentiate between various regulatory bodies; and
explain patient rights and ethical conduct as a radiation therapist.

Corequisites: RA 101
F (C)

Three (3) 50-minute classes per week for 15 weeks.