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Describe basic principles of related imaging modalities
Assessment Strategies
Oral, written, graphic and/or skill assessment
Criteria
you describe nuclear medicine procedures
you describe MRI procedures
you describe ultrasound procedures
you describe radiation therapy procedures and dosimetry
you describe vascular imaging procedures
you describe mammography procedures
you describe bone density procedures
you describe cardiac interventional procedures
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Describe components of the CT imaging system
Assessment Strategies
Oral, written, graphic and/or skill assessment
Criteria
you describe the structure and function of the equipment to perform CT procedures
you describe the structure and function the Gantry
you describe the structure and function of the computer
you describe the structure and function of the operator console
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Examine the CT image processing steps
Assessment Strategies
Oral, written, graphic and/or skill assessment
Criteria
you describe the image acquisition process in CT
you describe the steps in image processing
you identify the steps for image reformatting and reconstruction
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Analyze CT images
Assessment Strategies
Oral, written, graphic and/or skill assessment
Criteria
analysis includes positioning, centering and appropriate anatomy
analysis includes density and contrast
analysis includes image resolution
analysis includes artifacts
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Identify radiation protection for CT
Assessment Strategies
Oral, written, graphic and/or skill assessment
Criteria
you describe methods for reducing radiation dose to the patient
you describe methods for reducing the radiographer's and other health care workers exposure to scatter radiation
you explain technical adjustments for children
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Identify anatomic planes and positions
Assessment Strategies
Oral, written, graphic and/or skill assessment
Criteria
identification includes transverse, sagittal, and frontal planes
identification includes anatomical positions located throughout the body
identification includes directional terms used in anatomy, body cavities, and abdominal regions
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Identify selected neck and head anatomical structures in gross and cross-sectional views.
Assessment Strategies
Oral, written, graphic and/or skill assessment
Criteria
identification includes bones, muscles, nerves, and vessels within the head
identification includes the arterial blood supply to the brain
identification includes relationships of the internal jugular vein, external jugular vein, internal carotid artery and external carotid artery to each other and to other surrounding structures
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Identify selected thoracic anatomical structures in gross and cross-sectional views.
Assessment Strategies
Oral, written, graphic and/or skill assessment
Criteria
identification includes the bones and boundaries in the thoracic region
identification includes the pericardial sac, pericardium, and the pericardial cavity
identification includes the skeletal components, muscles, blood vessels, and viscera of the thorax in transverse, sagittal, and coronal sections
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Identify selected abdominal and pelvic anatomical structures in gross and cross-sectional views.
Assessment Strategies
Oral, written, graphic and/or skill assessment
Criteria
identification includes the boundaries and regions of the abdomen
identification includes tracing the pathway of blood through the abdominal region
identification includes the location and relationships of structures in relationship to organs in the abdominal area