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Radiation Therapy Technology -
Advanced Placement

Curriculum Description

The Radiation Therapy Technology curriculum is designed to train students to work in conjunction with nurses, physicists, and physicians in the application of prescribed doses of ionizing radiation for the treatment of disease, primarily cancer.

Course work includes physics, anatomy and physiology, dosimetry and clinical oncology. The student will be skilled in treatment management, administration of prescribed radiation treatment, and provision of patient support.

Graduates may be eligible to sit for the National Radiation Therapy Exam, given by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists. Employment opportunities can be found in hospitals and freestanding cancer centers.

The following represents one way in which the program of study can be completed. Students who aren’t able to follow this plan should consult their academic advisor to be sure that they take courses in the best order for their success.

Associate in Applied Science

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POS Approved: Fall 2011

Fall Semester

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
RTT 121 Special Imaging 2 0 0 2
RTT 150 Rad Therapy Orientation 3 0 0 3
RTT 221 Clinical Oncology I 3 0 0 3
RTT 230 General RAD THRY Physics 3 0 0 3
RTT 238 RTT Clinical Ed III 0 2 15 6
  Total: 11 2 15 17

Spring Semester

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
RTT 210 Radiobiology 2 0 0 2
RTT 222 Clinical Oncology II 3 0 0 3
RTT 231 Dosimetry 3 0 0 3
RTT 239 RTT Clinical Ed IV 0 2 18 7
  Total: 8 2 18 15

Summer Term

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
RTT 232 Rad Therapy Procedures 2 0 0 2
RTT 246 RTT Clinical Ed V 0 0 18 6
  Total: 2 0 18 8

Total Credit Hours: 40

Additional Information

Advanced placement into the Radiation Therapy Technology program is available to graduates of Radiography programs accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology. Individuals from these programs must have equivalent college transfer credit or complete the necessary general education course work required for the degree. These courses include:

BIO 163   Basic Anat & Physiology   5 credit hours
    or
 
BIO 165 Anatomy and Physiology I  
4 credit hours
    or    
BIO 168 Anatomy and Physiology I 4 credit hours
ENG 111 Expository Writing 3 credit hours
ENG 115 Oral Communication 3 credit hours
MAT 140 Survey of Mathematics 3 credit hours
    or    
MAT 161 College Algebra 3 credit hours
PSY 150 General Psychology 3 credit hours
  Humanities/Fine Arts Elective  
3 credit hours

General Education Courses 

Written Communication:

COM 120, ENG 111, ENG 112, ENG 114

Oral Communication:

COM 231, ENG 115

Behavioral and Social Science:

PSY 118 PSY 150

Humanities and Fine Arts:

ART 111, ENG 131, ENG 231, HUM 110, HUM 115, HUM 120, MUS 110, PHI 215, PHI 240, REL 110

Mathematics:

MAT 140, MAT 161

Sciences:

BIO 163, BIO 165/166, BIO 168/169

Technology:

RTT 238, RTT 239

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