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| what are the four postgraduate education programs |
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| radiation therapist, nuclear medicine, sonography, special procedures |
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| what does the radiation therapist do? |
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| deliver prescribed doses of ionizing radiation to people with tumors |
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| what does the nuclear medicine tech do? |
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| uses a scintillation or gamma camera on a patient injected with a radionuclide |
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| the use of high frequency sound waves to produce images to monitor heart disease, pregnancy, and cancer |
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| short term or included in a long term (4 year) program |
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| what does an angiographer do? |
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| imaging of blood vessels under the direction of a radiologist |
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| what are the requirements to become a radiologist assistant |
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| ARRT-certified, 1 year of experience, and any pre-requisites by the program your in |
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| what are the responsibilities of the radiologist assistant |
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| patient assessment/management, get consent, clinical history, pre/post procedure evals, fluoro, monitor exams, relay reports, feeding tube placement, periperal venous procedures |
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| the ideal radiology administrator has: |
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| a combined technical and management background |
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| the radiologic technologist-educator must: |
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| demonstrate curriculum competency, design a model program, outlines, lesson plans, textbooks, and other course materials |
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| program director requirements: |
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| masters, 3 years experience, 2 years teaching experience, ARRT certificate |
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| requirements for a clinical coordinator |
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| baccalaureate degree, 2 years experience, 1 year teaching experience, ARRT certificate |
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| requirements for a clinical instructor |
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| 2 years experience, ARRT certificate |
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| a process that a health care institution undergoes to demonstrate compliance with standards set by JCAHO |
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| what does the quality assurance tech do? |
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| makes sure that equipment meets JCAHO standards |
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| what does the radiation safety officer do? |
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| oversees the safe use of all ionizing radiation; personnel exposure, reports, proper handling/disposal of radioactive materials |
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| the safety officer and fluro |
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| checks all equipment, dose rate, filtration, collimation |
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| maintenance of all equipment, high mechanical aptitude, knows computers, preventative maintenance |
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| ARRT continuing education |
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| 24 credits every 2 years (biennial) |
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| attendance documentation is the techs responsibility, must have 24 credits, must be A or A+, relevant to radiology, can't use same activity twice |
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| alternative means to meet CE requirements |
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| enrolling in additional disciplines |
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| CE credits for multiple disciplines |
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| you only need 24 credits total, not 24 for each discipline |
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| if you don't meet the CE requirements |
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| probation for 6 months then you are no longer registered |
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