RAD 20A Advanced Clinical Laboratory

Units: 8
Hours: 432 hours LAB
Grade Options: Letter Grade
Prerequisites: RAD 10B Intermediate Clinical Laboratory with a grade of “C” or better.
Corequisites: RAD 20, RAD 21, and RAD 22.
Limitations on Enrollment: Admission to the Radiologic Technology Program.
This course is designed to emphasize positioning techniques and technical factor calculation. An introduction to positioning of the skull, facial bones, mastoids, and the thorax is included. The student participates in specialized radiographic procedures including myelography, sialography, hysterography, arthrography, arteriography, and other specialized procedures requiring sterile and aseptic techniques. (CSU)