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Courses Applicable to Each Department

The following two generic course descriptions are available to each department listed on this page.

Department Prefix 888 (Course Name) 1-6 cr. hrs.

Designates a course taken at another institution and accepted for transfer credit by the department. This course number is used whenever no comparable course exists in the college catalog. This course number may appear more than once on a student transcript.

Department Prefix 998 (Course Name) Variable Credit

Designates a new course offered by the department which is being evaluated as to the appropriateness of the course to the major and/or the interest of students in enrolling in this particular topic. This course number may appear more than once on a student transcript.

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Abbreviations

(C) City Campus
(N) North Campus
(S) South Campus
F Fall
S Spring
F/S Fall and Spring
SS Summer Session
F+ Offered every other Fall
S+ Offered every other Spring
N Non-Credit

Course Descriptions by Curriculum

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Radiology Technology

 
RA-100
RADIOTHERAPY TECH I
Orientation to handling the radiotherapy patient from the ethical, clinical, and technical points of view. Professional ethics, hospital and departmental organization, principles underlying radiation therapy treatment, and the duties of radiotherapy technologist, are presented. Nursing procedures related to radiotherapy, elementary radiation safety, and basic radiotherapy, are also stressed. F (C)
 
RA-101
LAB CLINICAL I
Orientation to the radiotherapy department of the affiliating hospital. Supervised and selected clinical observation and experience applying the principles of radiotherapy technology. Supervised clinical experience in the radiotherapy department of the affiliating hospital. F (C)
 
RA-200
RAD. THERAPY TECH II
Medical terminology, radiographic theory and methods, dark room procedures, basic nutrition, emphasis on radiotherapy treatment planning. Topics include Q.A. patient position, localization films, planning physics, treatment charts and dosage, calculations, contours, isodose charts, wedges, and moving beam therapy. Prerequisite: RA 100. S (C)
 
RA-202
LAB CLINICAL II
Appropriate supervised clinical experience in patient positioning and set up procedures will be carried out in the treatment facilities of the affiliating hospital. Students will rotate through the physics and mold room selections of the department as well as the treatment units. Prerequisite: RA 101. S (C)
 
RA-300
RAD-THERAPY TECH III
This course covers various methods of diagnosing and treating malignancies. Topics include: early signs of cancer, Radiotherapeutic methods, surgery, chemotherapy and radium handling. Biological and radiobiological rationals for radiotherapy and methods of treatments for various sites are presented. Prerequisite: RA 200. F (C)
 
RA-302
LAB CLINICAL III
Clinical experience providing students with supervised practice. This includes rotation through planning, mold, and radium rooms, as well as treatment units. Active participation in radiotherapy departments of affiliated hospitals. Prerequisite: RA 202. F (C)
 
RA-400
RAD. THERAPY TECH IV
This course covers various methods of diagnosing and treatment malignancies. Topics include early signs of cancer, radiotherapeutic methods, surgery, chemotherapy, and radium handling. Biological and radiobiological rationals for radiotherapy and methods of treatment for various sites are presented. Prerequisite: RA 300. S (C)
 
RA-402
LAB CLINICAL IV
Appropriate supervised clinical experience in all aspects of radiotherapy technology. Introduction to cross-sectional anatomy. Also, application of all previously learned skills in the clinical setting of the radiotherapy departments of affiliated hospitals. Prerequisite: RA 302. S (C)
 
RA-501
SUM CLINICAL I
Rotations through the radiotherapy departments of affiliated hospitals. Four hundred & seventy-two hours. Prerequisite: RA 202. SS (C)
 
RA-551
SUM CLINICAL II
Rotations through the radiotherapy departments of affiliated hospitals. Four Hundred & Eighty Hours. Prerequisite: RA 402. SS (C)