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Basic Physics of Digital Radiography, The Patient

ARRT® AcceptedAHRA ApprovedCategory ANMTCB AcceptedCA Digital Radiography
2
CE Credits

This continuing education course reviews the many aspects of patient care to be considered when taking an X-ray given the individuality and uniqueness of each patient and each examination. Physical and biological aspects of the interaction of the radiation with the patient's anatomy are addressed. The purpose of this course is to develop an understanding of the mechanisms and consequences of the absorption and scattering of radiant energy in the image formation process.

Approvals & Acceptance

California technologists

This course counts toward the 4-hour digital radiography requirement for California CRTs (and XTs with digital authorization).

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    AHRA Approved, Category A
    Accepted by the ARRT® toward your CE requirement
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    NMTCB Accepted
    Counts for NMTCB credential holders
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    California
    Accepted for CRTs, XTs, Supervisors and Operators
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    Florida
    Approved for Technical Category A for Florida technologists
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    Texas: Directly Related
    Counts toward the directly related hours Texas MRTs need (at least 12 of 24)
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    We Report for You: Florida, Texas, Kansas and New Hampshire
    Completions are reported in the first week of each month for the previous month: Florida directly to the Florida Department of Health, Bureau of Radiation Control; Texas, Kansas and New Hampshire to CE Broker. Your state license number must be entered in your dashboard for us to report your credits.
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    All other states
    Accepted

Applicable Disciplines

Bone Densitometry (BD)Cardiac Interventional (CI)Computed Tomography (CT)Nuclear Medicine (NMT)Radiologist Assistant (RA)Radiography (RAD)Radiation Therapy (THR)Vascular Interventional (VI)

Learning Objectives

  • 1Identify patient care considerations unique to digital radiographic examinations
  • 2Explain the physical and biological interactions of radiation with patient anatomy
  • 3Describe the mechanisms of absorption and scattering of radiant energy in image formation
  • 4Apply principles of patient-specific factors to optimize digital radiographic image quality

Course Outline

  • •Patient Care Considerations in Digital Radiography
  • •Radiation Interaction with Patient Anatomy
  • •Absorption of Radiant Energy
  • •Scattering Mechanisms in Image Formation
  • •Biological Effects and Patient Safety
  • •Optimizing Image Quality for Individual Patients
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Credits:2 CE
Category:A
Approving Body:AHRA
Format:Online Self-Study