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Welcome to RAD TECH - A

Introduction

To

Radiologic Technology

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RAD TECH A

Tuesdays 4:00- 7:10PM & Wednesdays 6:00pm – 9:10pm

Introduction to Radiologic Technology

El Camino College

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RTEC A INSTRUCTOR

• MINA COLUNGA, B.S.,RT., C.R.T.

Instructor, minacolunga@yahoo.com or mcolunga@elcamino.edu

WEB page: www.elcamino.edu/faculty/mcolunga

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http://www.elcamino.edu/faculty/mcolunga/

Office: PHYS 117-D

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How to access the webpages

How to download

Power points and Notes

Free: msn.com PowerPoint download

Word Documents …..

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TEXTBOOKS FOR Fall 2010 RTEC A (keep for the Program)

RAD TECH A BOOK: Introduction to Radiologic Sciences and Patient Care

Adler & Carlton New this FallPublished 2007

4th Edition• ISBN: 1416031944

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On Reserve in Library

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Classroom – Lab Rules

• NO eating or drinking in class– CLOSED water only

• Cell phones, etc OFF• When class is FULL

– keep book bags on the floor – not on seat next to you

• Lab – NO sandals allowed– Must wear closed toed shoes

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Studying Tips

• Review Terms

• End of chapter questions

• 4th edition – at back of book

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Where to get Help

• Student Services Center

• FINANCIAL AID– GRANTS – CAL, PELL

• EOPS

• Special Resources

• Academic strategy courses

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Academic Strategies

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Communication is Essential

• Theater Arts

• Beginning acting

• PE 254 – aide for adaptive PE

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Success skills

• Review lectures (power points) & reading assignments BEFORE CLASS!

• REWRITE your notes after class

• Keep up with assignments & homework

• Make a new friend (Get some contact #’s in class)

• Find the best time for YOU to study

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Review of Syllabusand Reading Schedule

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Class / Lab Conduct

• You are expected to come to class fully prepared and able to participate. – Absences and tardies will affect your grade

• You are also expected to practice courtesy and respect at all times. 

• No children can be brought to class and they cannot sit outside of the classroom (ed code)

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Disruptive Behaviors• Behaviors that disrupt the learning process

will not be tolerated.  These include:

– Talking to others during lectures, demonstrations, quizzes or exams

– Sleeping or laying head down during class

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Disruptive Behaviors

– Checking cell phone messages, text messaging, or answering phone calls

– Wearing headphones and listening to music

– Swearing and rude or disrespectful behavior

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Disruptive Behaviors

• Arriving late & leaving early

• Entering & exiting classroom excessively– Breaks are given at reasonable intervals

• Working on other assignments not related to the class you are in

• Using a laptop for other than class notes– (game playing, checking email,etc)

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Disruptive or Disrespectful Behavior

If not corrected, can result in the instructor asking you to leave the classroom, and it will be counted as an absence

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Attendance

Per school policy • “ A student may be dropped from

class when the number of hours absent exceeds

the number of units assigned to the course”.

(1 class = 3 hours)

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How will tardies, leaving early and absences affect my grade?

• Absences– 2 pt penalty

• Tardies & leaving early– 1 pt penalty

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Drop Policy

• It is the student’s responsibility to formally withdraw from a class.

• If a formal drop is not submitted– You will receive a “F”

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Academic Honesty

• Plagiarism, cheating or furnishing materials to other student.

– Violates Section 1.B.1 of ECC Board policy, Standards of Student Conduct

– Will result in a zero for that exam, quiz, or assignment

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Examples of Cheating or Plagiarism are:

• Obtaining copies of:– notes

–exams or exam questions • Copying

• Photographing

• Removing exam from classroom

• WITHOUT PERMISSION

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PICTURES

• NO PHOTOS CAN BE TAKEN

• Violation of rules of conduct

• Violation of colleagues privacy

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Make up examinations

• Must call or email instructor before class time

• Exam must be made up before next class

• 10% penalty

• Labs and quizzes WILL NOT be made up nor can they be done ahead of time

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Late Work

10% penalty for every day late

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Overview of Types of Radiologic Technology Programs

• University-based

• College-based

• Hospital-based

• Military

• Commercial Schools

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RT Program Stats + AwardsJRCERT May 2007

TOTAL RADIOGRAPHY PROGRAMS = 612

Type of School AA Cert BA

• 4 yr = 59 4 29 • CC = 225 2 • Technical = 52 22 • Hospital = 182 3 • Military = 0 5 • Proprietary = 22 3 1• Consortium= 1 2

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El Camino College

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37 years

assisting

Imaging Professionals

To reach their goals!

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ECC’s Program

• 2 year Associates Degree Program– Not including prerequisites– Starts last week of August and completes mid

October - 26 months later.

• 2-3 courses on campus each semester and 24 – 35 hours per week of internship training in the affiliated hospitals per semester

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Upon Graduation from ECC

• Associates Degree in Science

• Certificate of Completion from an Accredited Radiologic Technology Program - Accredited by JRCERT

• ARRT Approved

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LICENSURE

–Graduation from an accredited

Radiologic Technology program

–Passing board exam with 75% or better.

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LICENSE ELIGIBLITY

• ARRT – American Registry of Radiologic Technology (RT)

• Radiologic Technologist (R.T.) (R)

• California – State Dept of Health –RHB

• C.R.T (R,F) – RADIOGRAPHY & FLUOROSCOPY CERTS

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Questions to ask about a Program

• What is your pass rate?

• Average scores on ARRT exam

• Length of Program

• Limited XT vs. Fully Accredited R.T

• Job Outlook/Prospects- Pay Rate

• Accreditation Status

• Cost

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RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY

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HIGH TECH – HIGH TOUCH

PROFESSION

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WHY CHOOSE RADIOGRAPHY?

Isn’t it dangerous?

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Is this a safe profession?

Why do you want to do this?

Why are you taking this class?

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Radiation is all around us

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Natural or Background Radiation

• Occurs spontaneously through nature

• Examples:– Sun – Planetary bodies– Earth

• Radium• Uranium

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Human or Man Made Radiation

• Nuclear industry– Fallout from weapons testing– Nuclear plant accidents– Disposal of by-products

• Radionuclides– Comes from products containing radioactive elements– Radio pharmaceuticals

• Medical and Dental exams

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• Electromagnetic waves – everyday exposure

• Radiation comes from all directions

• It comes from:– your local and far away radio and TV stations. – local power lines, telephone lines,

international satellites orbiting the earth, and the personal computer.

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$$$ HOW MUCH $$$

NEW GRADS = R.T.• $45,000 TO $ 60,000 per year (AS

degree)

• IS IT WORTH THE EFFORT? YOU BET!

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Historical Perspectives– November 8,

1895:• Wilhelm Conrad

Roentgen discovered x-rays

– German Physicist

– University of Wurtzburg

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• Wilhelm Roentgen in 1895 - discovered x-rays

• Working with Crooke’s vacuum tube

– He found invisible rays were produced. – These new rays could go through skin and

flesh – Give a picture of a person's bones.

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First Radiograph

• Anna Bertha Roentgen

• 30 minute exposure

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X-rays – the Basic Radiological ToolX-rays – the Basic Radiological Tool

Roentgen’s experimental apparatus -Crookes tube

Taken 22 Dec. 1895

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Collaborative Events

• Crookes tube– Air evacuated glass tube– Cathode side– Anode side– Electrical supply

• Screen or board painted with barium platinocyanide

• Low light work area

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“Willie Roentgen”

• Honored in 1901 with the first Nobel prize in physics for his efforts.

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• X rays began to be used in industry and medicine

• Years later, they noticed it can be harmful

• They could be harmful to:

– living tissue

– even cause cancer if the exposures were too great or too prolonged

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Early measurement of Radiation

• Skin dryness & erythema• Ulcers formed

• Cataracts• Cancers• “Invisible RAYS”

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Radiologic Technologists

Practices

RADIATION SAFETY

TO SELF

AND

OTHERS

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More imaging technology in Radiology

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Fluoroscopy

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Cassette with film CR with PSP plate

•CR replaces existing film

• PSP plate captures the photons

•Changes them into a digital signal

• Sent to a monitor for viewing

“FILMLESS”

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Darkroom (only red light)low visibility - smelly

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Radiology 1895 Radiology 2001

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Post processing with CR or DR

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Questions ?

• Diagnostic Imaging Modalities

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HISTORY REVIEW

• WHO

• WHAT

• SERIES OF EVENTS

• WHEN

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CAREERS IN RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGY

• Radiologic Technologist– Radiographer– X-ray Technologist

• RadiologicTechnician– Limited License tech

• Radiologist– Doctor

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RADIOGRAPHY

• Diagnostic Radiology– Technologist– Radiographer– Technician (Limited Licensure)

– Specializing in the use of x-rays to create3 images of the body including the skeletal system,chest and abdomen

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Early years in Radiologic Technology

• Nurses or nurses aides taught how to “take an x-ray”

• NO special education

• Only “ON THE JOB” training

• Experience the best teacher

• The first Technologist is credited to be EDWARD C. JERMAN.

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An early therapy session

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In 30 years

• Developed from a technical trade to one of a professionalism

• Once thought that anyone could be trained to quickly = “push the buttons’

• To now where it is considered a profession that requires analytical thinking and problem solving

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ARRTarrt.org

• 275,000 Registered RT (R)

• 2007: 15,285 exams – 89% Radiography– 3.6 % Nuclear Med– 7.1 Radiation Therapy

National Certification

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National Inconsistencies

• Everything from requiring fully accredited programs to 8 hours of education to become a general operator.

• Some have stated that in their states during the initial grand fathering that their family pet could have qualified.....

• No chance for nationally consistent state-licensure laws......

97As of Sept 2001- 16 states have no licensure lawsAs of Sept 2001- 16 states have no licensure laws

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Diagnostic Radiologic Technologist

Aka: Radiographer

Not a “Technician”

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Diagnostic Radiology

• Portable (Mobile) Radiography

• Pediatric

• Geriatric

• Surgery

• Trauma

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Uses Ionizing Radiation tocreate images of the human body

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TECHNOLOGIST

• Fluoroscopy

• Contrast Media (X-ray dye)

• Mina Colunga, R.T. (R)

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FLUOROSCOPY- XRAYS IN MOTION

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ADVANCED SKILL LEVELS

• ULTRASOUND (RDMS)

• NUCLEAR MEDICINE (NM)

• MANAGEMENT (BS)

• EDUCATION

• (BS,MEd, PhD EDD)

• CAT SCAN (CT)

• MRI (MR)

• ANGIOGRAPHY (CIT) (CV)

• RADIATION THERAPY (T)

• MAMMOGRAPHY (M)

• PET (BD)

• Bone Densitometry

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Types of Powerpoints

1) Complete lecture

2) Incomplete Lecture

3) Skeleton Lecture

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Complete Lecture

• Everything is there

• You have to take few notes because you can refer back to it at a later date

• It’s your lucky day if you miss class

• Much like todays lecture

• Lecture goes fast- because you have all the information you need on the PP.

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Incomplete lecture

1. Bits and ________

2. Must __________to get all information.

3. You should _______ powerpoints, take_____ to fill in the spots missing or bring ________ or ___________.

4. _________ is _____-pace giving you enough time to take ______ and ______ to lecture.

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Incomplete lecture (Slide 123)1. Bits and pieces

2. Must attend class to get all information.

3. You should print powerpoints, take notes to fill in the spots missing or bring a laptop or digital recorder. – Don’t have to print entire PP only the sheets that need filling in– Or use the page numbers as a reference to which bullet points need to

be filled in

4. Lecture is mid-pace giving you enough time to take notes and listen to lecture.

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Skeleton Lecture

• Topics

• Note taking

• Class

• Speed

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Skeleton Lecture (Slide 126)

• Topics– The main points are listed

• Note taking– Elaboration of these topics will be given and you must take notes

on these topics

• Class – If you are not in class you will not get the information unless you

have a buddy that takes excellent notes

• Speed– Lecture is slower so that you can take notes better, concepts are

reviewed and explained in more detail

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FINAL vs. DRAFT

• Final:– Safe to print– No changes will be made

• Draft– Small changes will be made– May be best to wait to print