RA 100 - Radiotherapy Technology I

Credit Hours: 3

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. Nursing procedures related to radiotherapy and basic radiation safety are also stressed.

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

provide basic patient care;
prepare the radiation treatment room;
identify both machine and personal radiation safety procedures; and
differentiate between benign and metastatic neoplasms and identify their characteristics.

Corequisites: RA 101
F (C)

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