TO202 — COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (II) ADVANCED
Computed Tomography (II) Advanced will reinforce Patient Care and Safety related topics for the proper administration of Radiation Dose and Contrast medias that are used in Computed Tomography. The course will also build from the previous course (Computed Tomography (I) Introduction) and deliver more in-depth physics and imaging related topics. Specific Topics: Patient Care and Assessment, Immobilization, Monitoring, Heart Rhythm and Cardiac Cycle, Medical Devises, Lab Values and Contraindications, Venipuncture, Contrast Media and Dose Calculations, Adverse Reactions, Image Processing and Display, Informatics, Image Quality and Artifact Recognition, Quality Assurance, Hounsfield Units and Display, 3-D Reconstruction, Calibration Checks, and Spatial and Contrast Resolution. 2 Credits Corequisite: TO 215
Prerequisites: TO201