Radiography and CT Imaging: Patient Care, Radiation Safety, and Image Production

This continuing education course provides a comprehensive, multimodality approach to modern diagnostic imaging. This course integrates essential principles of patient care, radiation protection, and image quality with advanced clinical application across both radiography and computed tomography. Learners will strengthen their understanding of communication strategies, patient assessment, contrast administration, dose optimization, and image evaluation while exploring the technical and physical factors that influence image production. Through practical examples and clinically relevant scenarios, technologists will develop the critical thinking skills needed to make informed decisions, optimize protocols, and enhance diagnostic outcomes.

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

• 1Apply effective communication strategies and patient assessment principles in radiographic and CT imaging across diverse patient populations
• 2Describe contrast media administration protocols, including screening for renal function, recognizing adverse reactions, and managing extravasation
• 3Explain radiation physics principles and apply dose optimization strategies using ALARA, CTDIvol, DLP, and shielding techniques
• 4Evaluate image quality factors including spatial resolution, contrast resolution, noise, and exposure indicators in digital radiography and CT
• 5Identify common artifacts and apply post-processing techniques to optimize diagnostic image production across both modalities

Course Outline

• •Patient Care, Communication, and Assessment in Medical Imaging
• •Contrast Media Administration and Patient Safety
• •Radiation Physics, Biology, and Dose Management
• •Image Formation Principles in Digital Radiography and Computed Tomography
• •Image Quality Evaluation and Artifact Recognition
• •Professional Practice, Ethics, and Regulatory Compliance