Radiologic Technology

• Description: Overview of Radiologic Technology as a career. Radiographic terminology, positioning for abdomen, vital sign assessment, introduction to x-ray protection and production, radiographic image formation, patient care, and radiation protection. Overview of program structure and student services. Intended for students in the Radiologic Technology Program; enrollment is limited to students accepted in the program.
• Prerequisite: Prerequisites: AHS 52; BIOL 40A, 40B and 40C or equivalent; R T 200L.
• Corequisite: R T 53.
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• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 2 hours lecture per week. 24 hours total per quarter.
• Foothill GE Area:
• Transferability: CSU
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

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• Description: Orientation to radiation sciences, with emphasis on clinical participation. Intended for students in the Radiologic Technology Program; enrollment is limited to students accepted in the program.
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• Corequisite: R T 50.
• Advisory:
• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 150 hours lab per quarter. This is a 7 week clinical laboratory course.
• Foothill GE Area:
• Transferability: CSU
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

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• Description: First of four courses that includes clinical participation and application of basic positioning, patient care, equipment manipulation, radiation protection, and image analysis. Emphasis is placed on chest, abdomen, and upper and lower extremity radiography. A clinical presentation is also required with the same emphasis. Intended for students in the Radiologic Technology Program; enrollment is limited to students accepted in the program.
• Prerequisite: Prerequisites: COMM 2 and R T 53.
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• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 176 hours lab per quarter. This is an 11 week course - 16 hours clinical laboratory per week.
• Foothill GE Area:
• Transferability: CSU
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

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• Description: Fourth of four courses that includes clinical participation and application of basic positioning, patient care, equipment manipulation, radiation protection, and image analysis. Emphasis is placed on pediatric radiography, venipuncture, and fluoroscopy. A clinical presentation is also required with the emphasis on pathology. Intended for students in the Radiologic Technology Program; enrollment is limited to students accepted in the program.
• Prerequisite: R T 53C.
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• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 320 hours lab per quarter. This is a 10 week course - 32 hours clinical laboratory per week.
• Foothill GE Area:
• Transferability: CSU
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

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• Description: Principles of radiation protection and fluoroscopic equipment, application of special equipment, illumination, anatomy and physiology of the eye and relationship of internal organs. Intended for students in the Radiologic Technology Program; enrollment is limited to students accepted in the program.
• Prerequisite: R T 55C or current certification in Radiologic Technology or Radiation Therapy Technology.
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• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 40 hours lecture per quarter, 15 hours lab per quarter. This course does not meet a full 12 weeks.
• Foothill GE Area:
• Transferability: CSU
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

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• Description: Designed as a practicum in an interventional radiology department. Practical experience is implemented to expose the student to the principles of angiography with emphasis on mastery of the knowledge, insight, and skills required to perform angiographic procedures, with emphasis on the history of angiography, central venous access procedures, genitourinary and gastrointestinal nonvascular procedures and peripheral procedures.
• Prerequisite: Prerequisites: Current ARRT and CRT certification as a Radiologic Technologist; R T 62B and 62C.
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• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 40 hours lab per week. 480 hours total per quarter. This is a clinical laboratory course.
• Foothill GE Area:
• Transferability: CSU
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

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• Description: Principles and practices of intravenous injection. Includes theory, demonstration, and application of venipuncture equipment and solutions, puncture techniques, complications, and post-puncture care. Meets state of California qualifications for didactic certification in venipuncture for Radiologic Technologists. Intended for students in the Radiologic Technology Program and/or currently certified Radiologic Technologists; enrollment is limited to students accepted in the program.
• Prerequisite: Prerequisites: R T 51C or current Certification in Radiologic Technology; current Health Care Provider CPR card.
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• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 1 hours lecture per week, 1.5 hours lab per week. 30 hours total per quarter.
• Foothill GE Area:
• Transferability: CSU
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

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• Description: This course focuses on patient care, safety, image production and procedures related to computed tomography as well as clinical practicum in a computed tomography department. Practical experience is implemented to expose the post-graduate radiologic technology student to the principles of CT with emphasis on mastery of the knowledge, insight and skills required to perform CT procedures.
• Prerequisite: Prerequisites: Current ARRT and CRT certification as a Radiologic Technologist; R T 62A and 62C.
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• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 16 hours lecture per quarter, 480 hours lab per quarter. 2 hours lecture per week for the first 8 weeks; 40 hours clinical laboratory per week for 12 weeks. This is a clinical laboratory course with 16 hours of didactic content.
• Foothill GE Area:
• Transferability: CSU
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

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• Description: Introduction to the radiological sciences and its role in health care. Focus on the use of ionizing radiation in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and on the health professionals responsible for providing this medical specialty. Discussion of requirements for the Radiologic Technology Program. Three hours hospital observation included.
• Prerequisite: COMM 2.
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• Repeatability: Not Repeatable.
• Hours: 18 hours lecture per quarter.
• Foothill GE Area:
• Transferability: None
• Transfer GE: Information regarding how this course is applied toward CSU GE/Breadth or IGETC certification is available at:
• Foothill Transfer GE Guide

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