Mastering Fluoroscopy: Procedures, Equipment, and Clinical Applications for the Radiologic Technologist

Mastering Fluoroscopy gives the radiologic technologist a comprehensive working understanding of fluoroscopy as it is practiced in modern imaging departments. The course covers the equipment that defines the modality, the radiation safety principles that govern its safe use, and the clinical procedures that make up the daily fluoroscopy schedule. Topics include the X-ray tube, image intensifier and flat-panel detector technology, automatic brightness control, pulse rate selection, dose metrics and SRDL thresholds, operator and patient protection, and the geometric and magnification factors that drive dose.

Approvals & Acceptance

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  ASRT Approved, Category A

  Accepted by the ARRT^® toward your CE requirement
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  ARDMS Accepted

  Counts for ARDMS credential holders
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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

Learning Objectives

• 1Describe fluoroscopic equipment design, including the X-ray tube, image intensifier and flat-panel detector technology, and automatic brightness control
• 2Apply radiation dose management principles including pulse rate selection, collimation, magnification effects, dose metrics, and SRDL thresholds
• 3Explain the performance of common fluoroscopic procedures including upper GI, small bowel follow-through, barium enema, esophagram, and modified barium swallow
• 4Identify patient care considerations for pediatric, geriatric, cognitively impaired, and critically ill patients undergoing fluoroscopy

Course Outline

• •Fluoroscopic Equipment and the Image Chain
• •Radiation Dose Management and Operator Protection
• •Dose Metrics, SRDL Thresholds, and Skin Injury
• •Upper GI Series and Small Bowel Follow-Through
• •Barium Enema
• •Esophagram and Modified Barium Swallow
• •C-Arm Fluoroscopy in the Operating Room
• •Interventional Radiology and Angiography
• •Pediatric Fluoroscopy
• •Specialty Procedures: HSG, Myelography, Arthrography, T-Tube Cholangiography
• •Special Patient Populations
• •Documentation, Quality Improvement, and Future Directions