41 courses with the subject RAD, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
RAD 110Radiography Introduction & Patient Care 2 3 03
Course Offering Availability: Fall This course provides an overview of the radiography profession and student responsibilities. Emphasis is placed on basic principles of patient care, radiation protection, technical factors, and medical terminology. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate basic skills in these areas. RAD 111 RAD Procedures I 3 3 0 4 Course Offering Availability: Fall This course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to perform standard radiographic procedures. Emphasis is placed on radiography of the chest, abdomen, extremities, bony thorax, and pelvis. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate competence in these areas. RAD 112 RAD Procedures II 3 3 0 4 Local, BIO 163*** Course Offering Availability: Spring This course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to perform standard radiographic procedures. Emphasis is placed on radiography of the skull, spine, and gastrointestinal, biliary, and urinary systems. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate competence in these areas. 338 2026-2027 VGCC Catalog
This course provides the student with an overview of radiography and its role in health care delivery. Topics include the history of radiography, professional organizations, legal and ethical issues, health care delivery systems, introduction to radiation protection, and medical terminology. Upon completion students will demonstrate foundational knowledge of radiologic science.
This course provides the student with instruction in anatomy and positioning of the chest and thorax, upper and lower extremities, and abdomen. Theory and laboratory exercises will cover radiographic positions and procedures. Upon completion of the course the student will demonstrate knowledge of anatomy and positioning skills, oral communication and critical thinking in both the didactic and laboratory settings.
This course provides the student with concepts of patient care and pharmacology and cultural diversity. Emphasis in theory and lab is placed on assessment and considerations of physical and psychological conditions, routine and emergency. Upon completion, students will demonstrate/ explain patient care procedures appropriate to routine and emergency situations.
This course provides the student with the opportunity to correlate instruction with applications in the clinical setting. The student will be under the direct supervision of a qualified practitioner. Emphasis is on clinical orientation equipment, procedures, and department policies. Upon completion of the course, the student will demonstrate practical applications of specific radiographic procedures identified in RAD 112.
This course provides the student with instruction in anatomy and positioning of spine, cranium, body systems and special procedures. Theory and laboratory exercises will cover radiographic positions and procedures with applicable contrast media administration. Upon completion of the course, the student will demonstrate knowledge of anatomy and positioning skills, oral communication and critical thinking in both the didactic and laboratory settings.
This course provides the student with the opportunity to correlate previous instruction with applications in the clinical setting. Students will be under the direct supervision of a qualified practitioner. Practical experience in a clinical setting enables students to apply theory presented thus far and to practice radiographic equipment manipulation, radiographic exposure, routine radiographic positioning, identification, and patient care techniques. Upon completion of the course, students will demonstrate practical applications of radiographic procedures presented in current and previous courses.
Successful completion of all required previous semester courses.
RAD 125IMAGING EQUIPMENT3
This course provides the student with knowledge of basic physics and fundamentals of imaging equipment. Topics include information on x-ray production, beam characteristics, units of measurement, and imaging equipment components. Upon completion, students will be able to identify imaging equipment as well as provide a basic explanation of the principles associated with image production. ,
This course provides the student with the opportunity to correlate instruction with applications in the clinical setting. Students will be under the direct supervision of a qualified practitioner. Practical experience in a clinical setting enables students to apply theory presented thus far and to practice radiographic equipment manipulation, radiographic exposure, routine radiographic positioning, identification, and patient care techniques. Upon completion of the course, students will demonstrate practical applications of radiographic procedures presented in current and previous courses.
Successful completion of all required previous semester courses.
RAD 135EXPOSURE PRINCIPLES3
This course provides students with the knowledge of factors that govern and influence the production of radiographic images and assuring consistency in the production of quality images. Topics include factors that influence density, contrast and radiographic quality as well as quality assurance, image receptors, intensifying screens, processing procedures, artifacts, and state and federal regulations.
Course Offering Availability: Fall This course introduces patient management and basic radiographic procedures in the clinical setting. Emphasis is placed on mastering positioning of the chest and extremities, manipulating equipment, and applying principles of ALARA. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate successful completion of clinical objectives.
Course Offering Availability: Spring This course provides additional experience in patient management and in more complex radiographic procedures. Emphasis is placed on mastering positioning of the spine, pelvis, head and neck, and thorax and adapting procedures to meet patient variations. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate successful completion of clinical objectives. 339 2026-2027 VGCC Catalog
Course Offering Availability: Summer This course provides experience in patient management specific to advanced radiographic procedures. Emphasis is placed on applying appropriate technical factors to all studies and transitioning to mastering positioning of advanced studies. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate successful completion of clinical objectives. RAD 211 RAD Procedures III 2 3 0 3 Course Offering Availability: Fall This course provides the knowledge and skills necessary to perform standard and specialty radiographic procedures. Emphasis is placed on radiographic specialty procedures, advanced imaging, radiographic pathology and image analysis. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of these areas. RAD 231 Image Production III 1 3 0 2 Course Offering Availability: Fall This course is designed to continue to develop the concepts and principles in the field of radiologic technology. Emphasis is placed on complex imaging production and principles, quality control and quality assurance in the imaging sciences. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of advanced radiographic equipment and quality control programs.
This course provides a basic understanding of the concepts of disease and provides the knowledge to evaluate image quality. Topics include evaluation criteria, anatomy demonstration and image quality with emphasis placed on a body system approach to pathology. Upon completion students will identify radiographic manifestations of disease and the disease process. Students will evaluate images in the classroom, laboratory and clinical settings.
This course provides students with the opportunity to correlate previous instruction with applications in the clinical setting. Students will be under the direct supervision of a qualified practitioner. Practical experience in a clinical setting enables students to apply theory presented thus far and to practice radiographic equipment manipulation, radiographic equipment manipulation, radiographic exposure, routine radiographic positioning, identification, and patient care techniques. Principles of computed tomography and cross-sectional anatomy will be presented. Upon completion of this course, students will demonstrate practical applications of radiographic procedures presented in current and previous courses.
Successful completion of all required previous semester courses.
RAD 224CLINICAL EDUCATION V8
This course provides students with the opportunity to correlate previous instruction with applications in the clinical setting. Students will be under the direct supervision of a qualified practitioner. Practical experience in a clinical setting enables students to apply theory presented thus far and to practice radiographic equipment manipulation, radiographic exposure, routine radiographic positioning, identification, and patient care techniques. Principles other imaging modalities will be presented. Upon completion of the course, students will demonstrate practical applications of radiographic procedures in current and previous courses.
Successful completion of all required previous semester courses. Southern Union State Community College 2021-22 Catalog
RAD 227REVIEW SEMINAR2
This course provides a consolidated and intensive review of the basic areas of expertise needed by the entry level technologist. Topics include basic review of all content areas, test taking techniques and job seeking skills. Upon completion the student will be able to pass comprehensive tests of topics covered in the Radiologic Technology Program. Credits 2
This course will provide the radiographer with concepts of patient care including patient preparation, patient education, assessment and monitoring, IV procedures for contrast agents and medications, pharmacology, emergency care, radiation safety and biological considerations, safety precautions, and general procedural considerations for CT, MRI, Mammography, Cardiovascular Interventional Technology Sonography.
Course Offering Availability: Fall This course provides the opportunity to continue mastering all basic radiographic procedures and to attain experience in advanced areas. Emphasis is placed on equipment operation, pathological recognition, pediatric and geriatric variations, and a further awareness of radiation protection requirements. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate successful completion of clinical objectives.
This course provides the radiographer with knowledge of anatomy of the human body in cross-section. Topics included advanced sectional anatomy as demonstrated by computed tomography, magnetic resonance, and medical sonography. Upon completion, the student will be able to identify cross sectional anatomy from CT, MRI, and medical sonography.
Course Offering Availability: Spring This course is designed to enhance expertise in all radiographic procedures, patient management, radiation protection, and image production and evaluation. Emphasis is placed on developing an autonomous approach to the diversity of clinical situations and successfully adapting to those procedures. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate successful completion of clinical objectives. RAD 271 Radiography Capstone 2 3 0 3 Course Offering Availability: Fall This course provides an opportunity to exhibit problem-solving skills required for certification. Emphasis is placed on critical thinking and integration of didactic and clinical components. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate the knowledge required of any entry-level radiographer. 340 2026-2027 VGCC Catalog
State, RAD 251 State, Take All: RAD 211, RAD 231, and RAD 251
Corequisite
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RAD 263CT IMAGING PROCEDURES5
This course provides a knowledge of computed tomography imaging procedures. Emphasis is on head, chest, spine and pelvis. Upon completion, students will demonstrate and/or explain specific CT imaging procedures relative to the head, chest, spine, and pelvis.
This course provides the essential clinical experiences for development of skills and competencies of CT imaging procedures, data acquisition, and image processing.
This course provides knowledge of magnetic resonance physical principles of image formation. Emphasis is on instrumentation, fundamentals, artifacts, and quality control to include sequence parameters and options. Upon completion, students will demonstrate a knowledge of basic MRI physics. Credits 5
This course provides knowledge of magnetic resonance imaging procedures. Emphasis is on the essential theory and experiences for development of skills and competencies of MR imaging procedures, data acquisition, and processing. Credits 5 Prerequisite Courses RAD 250, RAD 251, RAD 250, RAD 251
