| COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY
Career Studies Certificate MEC
Purpose: This career studies certificate in Computed Tomography
(CT) is designed as an enhanced-competency module to provide
expertise in computed tomography to registered technologists.
This curriculum will prepare registered technologists for employment
as computer tomographers in hospitals and imaging centers. Courses
will fulfill professional continuing education (CEU) requirements,
including the American Society of Radiologic Technologists’ ECE
program.
Eligibility: All students must be graduates of an approved radiologic
technology program and be registered or registry eligible according
to the standards provided by the American Registry of Radiologic
Technologists. Radiographers must be registered in Radiography
for one year prior to being eligible to sit for the Computed
Tomography Registry.
Program Requirements: All students must hold a current CPR-C
certification. Students must maintain a C average in all courses.
A career certificate will not be awarded until a grade of C or
better is obtained in all didactic and clinical components.
Clinical Requirements: Students will be required to locate an
imaging center/hospital to complete the clinical component of
this course. An NVCC Preceptor Agreement must be presented to
the clinical staff. The contract must be signed and filed in
the radiography offices prior to beginning clinical rotations.
Days and hours of clinical assignments will be agreed upon by
the preceptor and the students. Students must complete the specified
clinical hours by the end of the semester.
One Semester
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ENG |
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Elective |
3 |
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RAD |
242 |
CT Procedures and Instrumentation |
2 |
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RAD |
243 |
Clinical Internship in Computed |
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Tomography |
1 |
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RAD |
247 |
Cross-sectional Anatomy |
3 |
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Total Credits/Semester |
9 |
Total credits for the Computed Tomography Career Studies Certificate
= 9.
Students graduating from the CT and MRI certificate
programs must meet the additional requirements specified by the
American Registry of Radiologic Technologists to be eligible
for the certification examination. Please see specific examination
requirements posted on the ARRT website: www.arrt.org.
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