1. Theda Clark School of Radiology

2. What does a Registered Radiologic Technologist do?
The Radiologic Technologist (RTR) safely uses x-ray equipment to assist the radiologist in examining patients for broken bones, injuries, diseases, or assessing the functional ability of organs. Many of the exams we perform require needle injections/placement of catheters done by the radiologist.
The RTR may work in hospital or clinic settings.
The work may also involve assisting other physicians in invasive procedures as well as using mobile x-ray equipment in surgery, patient rooms, and ER.
A vital member of the patient care team!

3. Radiologic Technologist Responsibilities:
High patient contact with basic nursing skills
Cleaning patients, evaluation of vitals
Stress level varies
X-ray sick people, forensic imaging (post-mortem)
trauma victims, surgical setting, etc.
Work variety of hours
days, pm’s, weekends, overnights, holidays, on-call (pay differentials)
Median salary nationally is $53-54K
(Bureau of Labor Statistics)
Projected need until 2018
                                                      

4. Theda Clark School of Radiologic Technology:
2 year program, full time, primarily during the day
10-12 students are accepted
No waiting list
if not accepted then need to re-apply for next year
Interviews to get into program
Make yourself stick out from other candidates
Recommendations –CNA, volunteer work, computer knowledge, job shadow ,research the profession

5. Requirements for Acceptance:
GPA: 2.5 minimum
3 hours of job shadow with ThedaCare
Completed Associates Degree (or higher) or Working towards Associates Degree that will be completed in the spring prior to the fall that student will start our Radiology program
In addition to any earned Associates Degree or higher, student must also have college credits for:
Anatomy and Physiology (3 credit)-complete prior to application deadline
Medical Terminology (2 credit or higher)-complete prior to application deadline

6. How did we do it in the past?
A lot slower . Typical exam times are reduced by 30 minutes. Barium enema exam
Patient can tolerate exam much better with less pain.
Detail was good 10 years ago but has dramatically improved

7. What modalities in radiology use technology to create images?
Diagnostic Radiology Interventional Radiology Surgery
MRI
Trauma
Mammography
Computed Tomography
Forensic imaging

8. CT Technology as a diagnostic tool
Appendicitis- CT Kidney stones Rupture spleen from tree stand fall
Sinusitis
Lung tumor

9. career opportunities that work within radiology.
Diagnostic Radiology
Interventional CT
MRI
Mammography
Management
Education
Sales
Applications
Radiation Therapy
Surgical Radiological Technologist

10. Guess what technology and what is wrong?

11. Troy Albrecht MS R.T.(R)(CT)
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Troy Albrecht MS R.T.(R)(CT)
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