Student Learning Outcomes

• Explain positioning techniques, projections, and procedural steps for the vertebral column, bony thorax, cranium, digestive system, and urinary system.
• Identify anatomical structures demonstrated on routine radiographic images, including organs, bones, bony processes, and bony depressions.
• Apply radiation safety principles for patients, self, and others, including appropriate use of shielding, collimation, beam restrictors, grids, and technical factors.
• Demonstrate effective patient communication, preparation, and adaptation of procedures based on patient needs.
• Demonstrate professional behavior, including proper use of lead markers and safe operation of radiographic equipment in the lab setting.
• Describe and select appropriate positioning aids and equipment necessary for radiographic procedures.
• Analyze radiographs for positioning, centering, anatomy, and overall diagnostic quality, and determine corrective measures for non-diagnostic images.
• Select appropriate image receptor, grid, and technical factors (kVp, mAs, SID) to produce diagnostic-quality radiographs with minimal radiation exposure.