The X-ray Technician plays an important role as a member of the health care team in a physician's office or a clinic. Their primary responsibilities include the positioning of the chest, hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, knee, foot or ankle in preparation for x-ray.
In addition to being qualified to provide x-ray services, the graduate is also qualified to act as a technical assistant by being qualified to perform electrocardiograms, venipuncture, routine laboratory tests, injections, urinalysis, electrocardiography, x-ray film processing, and related back-office patient care procedures.
Please note: The responsibilities listed for X-ray Technician are not the same as the responsibilities of a Radiologic Technologist (RT). An RT (who must be ARRT certified) is different in that the RT is allowed to perform other duties, such as x-raying the abdomen. X-ray Technicians are not enabled to perform these expanded duties, nor are they offered ARRT certification.
The X-ray Technician program offers
* Theory and practical application in the fundamentals of anatomy and physiology
* The fundamentals radiographic physics
* Introduction to specific disease processes and trauma that affect the various body systems, with emphasis placed on the respiratory and skeletal systems
* Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification
* Training in the x-ray lab with regard to positioning of the chest, hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, knee, foot and ankle
* The skills to perform venipuncture, injections, urinalysis, electrocardiography and x-ray film processing
* Patient care and basic office administrative procedures
* An externship in a medical facility
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