The curriculum for the Program’s clinical practicum is designed so the courses are taken 
to build on the experience and expertise you will learn throughout the Program.  The
didactic material presented in the classroom is applied in the clinical setting as you
rotate throughout the various areas of Fairview's  Radiology Departments. 

General Education Requirements 38 credits

BIOL 1141 Human Anatomy (4 credits)
BIOL 1142 Human Physiology (4 credits)
CHEM 1050 Chemistry for the Health Sciences (3 credits)
COMM 1111 Interpersonal Communication (3 credits)
ENGC 1101 Composition I (4 credits)
ENGC 1102 Technical Writing (3 credits)
HLTH 1010 Health Professions Terminology ( 3 credits)
PHYS 1060 Physics for Health Technologists (4 credits) Effective Fall 07
PSYC 1108 Psychology of Death and Dying (3 credits)
PSYC 1110 General Psychology (4 credits)
Humanities At least 3 credits from MnTC Goal 6 (3 credits)

* A grade of "C" or higher is required for the General Education Requirement course work for Radiologic Technology.

Specialized Career Program Requirements 34 credits

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
RADT 1140 Principles of Radiography I  6 cr  
Students will gain a thorough understanding of medical terminology and the principles of x-ray exposure by correlating basic rules with practical application. The factors affecting radiographic density and contrast will be explored using experiments and classroom applications. Students will be instructed in radiation safety and protection both for the patient and themselves. Fundamentals of electricity relating to radiology equipment will be covered with a radiology engineer. There will be an introductory course designed to to give students basic concepts and procedures relating to the clinical setting. Students will gain knowledge and understanding of anatomical structures in the chest and abdomen and will learn how to obtain diagnostic images of these areas, meeting mandatory clinical competency requirements set by the America Registry of Radiologic Technologists.

FALL  Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Radiologic Technology Program
 
RADT 1141 Principles of Radiography II  6 cr  
Students will continue with the principles of exposure related to sensitometry and radiographic film. Radiation Biology will be covered by a physicist to help the Student understand radiation and its affect on the human body. The upper extremity and lower extremity, radiology procedures anatomy and positioning will be presented. The Student will be given the opportunity for laboratory practice of the information presented, relating to the above anatomy and positioning. This will allow the Student to correlate didactic material with clinical assignments as they rotate through the various clinical areas of the radiology department. The Student will be in the clinical setting to complete competency requirements scheduled for this semester.

SPRING  Prerequisites: RADT 1130 and acceptance into the Radiologic Program
 
RADT 1142 Principles of Radiography III  6 cr  
Anatomy and positioning of the spine and bony thorax will be presented along with laboratory practice. Principles of exposure will be continued and will define image detail and distortion as it relates to the radiographic image. The Systems analysis course will assist the Student in understanding specialty modality equipment i.e. Magnetic Resonance, Computerized Tomography, Ultrasound, Picture Archiving, etc. A physicist will present the basic physics of imaging as it relates to radiology. The Student will be in the clinical setting to complete competency requirements scheduled for this semester.

SUMMER  Prerequisites: RADT 1141
 
RADT 2240 Principles of Radiography IV  6 cr  
Anatomy and position of the skull will be presented along with laboratory practice. The Student will be in the clinical setting to complete the competency requirements scheduled for this semester. Instruction in Pathology will be presented in this semester. This will allow the Student the understanding of how pathology affects imaging and the resulting radiograph. Review of the entire program will be given in this semester to ready the Student for the National Registry which will be completed upon graduation.

FALL  Prerequisites: RADT 1142
 
RADT 2241 Principles of Radiography V  6 cr  
The Systems Analysis course will be presented and will assist the student in understanding specialty modality equipment and physics i.e. Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Computerized Tomography, Ultrasound, Digital Radiography, Picture Archiving, etc. The student will be in the clinical setting four days a week to complete competency requirements scheduled for this semester.

SPRING  Prerequisites: RADT 2231
 
RADT 2242 Principles of Radiography VI  4 cr  
The Student; will be in the clinical setting four days a week rotating through the various clinical sites and completing the mandatory competencies required by the Joint Review Committee on Education for Radiologic Technology. One day a week will be devoted to review of all material covered in the past two years to ready the Student for the American Registry of Radiologic Technology Examination.

SUMMER  Prerequisites: RADT 2232 
 

** The sequence of these classes is subject to change with notice.