Ethics and Quality Assurance (RAD 214)

Term: 2009-2010 AY - Spring Semester

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Description

This course is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the critical elements of quality assurance and continuous quality improvement in the diagnostic imaging clinical practice. Students will explore quality control tests performed in imaging departments. Emphasis will be on the importance of optimal image standards, discussion of problem-solving techniques for image analysis and the factors that can affect image quality. Radiographic images will be included for image analysis. Students will also analyze a variety of ethical and legal issues found in clinical practice. Prerequisites: RAD131, Coreq: RAD220.