CT Technologist Case Study

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The first modality that I researched is CT. According to the ASRT, “a CT technologist is a healthcare professional that performs scans of different body regions while administering radiation to the patient for diagnosis, therapeutic, or research purposes” (ASRT). The physician has to order CT images and a radiologist must interpret them (ASRT). Before becoming a CT technologist I first have to become a radiologic technologist with the credentials of R.T.(R). As of 2015, the ARRT required that in order to become a radiologic technologist, I have to at least earn an associate’s degree and receive education through a school approved by the ARRT (ARRT). The educational program must include the clinical aspect. I must be competent in the program’s …show more content…

Also, there is a 200 dollar fee. If I pass my boards, I can be an R.T.(R). To become a CT technologist, it is not necessary to go to school because and R.T.(R) can learn on the job. Certification for a CT technologist is granted through the ARRT and NCCA after the requirements that the ARRT have listed are completed. In order to take my CT boards, I have to complete 16 hours of education, 24 months before applying for certification and registration (ARRT). It can be through continuing education (the credits a radiologic technologist earns during a biennium,) and the topics must be at least one hour in patient care, safety, images production, and procedures (ARRT). There are also clinical requirements that consist of 59 procedures in the six different categories. They are head, spine, musculoskeletal; neck, chest; abdomen, pelvis; additional procedures; image display, post-processing; quality assurance (ARRT). Also, I must complete and document a minimum of three and a maximum of five repetitions for each chosen procedure (ARRT). A minimum of 125 repetitions total is required (ARRT). Before I take my boards I will have to swear and pledge ethical

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