RA 102 - Lab/Clinical II

Credit Hours: 4

Students under appropriate supervision at the clinical sites will participate in positioning and setting up the patient for the treatment procedure; developing and labeling x-ray films; and producing custom shielding devices. Students will rotate through the exam room and planning/simulation areas as well as the treatment areas.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this lab/clinical the student will be able to:

produce custom shielding and immobilization devices;
correctly identify, assist and position the patient, pre-/post-treatment;
develop and accurately identify and label patient x-ray films or CT images;
using the hand controls set machine and treatment bed parameters;
operate the treatment and simulation machine and bed controls; and
identify the area of treatment and the radiation reactions.

Prerequisites: RA 101
Corequisites: RA 120
S (C)

Two (2) eight-hour days per week for 15 weeks.