Topic 1 - Ch 1

• Radiography


  A specialty within the field of radiologic technology
• Radiographers


  Medical imaging professionals who use x-rays and digital image receptors to acquire diagnostic images
• Job of radiographers:

  Provide images of the body that can be used for diagnosis
• Radiologic technology


  • An allied course that assists with therapeutic treatment (cancer)
  • One of the key components of the medical field because it assists in diagnosing and treating patients
• Code of ethics


  Ethical standard with varieties of rules and regulations, including attention to radiation safety and public education
• Professional Regulation Commission


  Regulates all of the professions in the Philippines
• R.A. no. 7431 - Radiologic Technology Act of 1992


  Mandates the Professional Regulatory Board of Radiologic Technology to look into conditions affecting the practice of radtech and x-ray tech in the Philippines
• Articles of the RA

  • Article 1 - Responsibility to the Public
  • Article 2 - Responsibility to Patients
  • Article 3 - Responsibility to Colleagues, Allied Health Professionals, and Health Institutions
  • Article 4 - Responsibility to self
• Patient


  The key individual in the health care setting, a customer and guest
• How to treat the patient

  • Respectful without being familiar
  • Empathetic without being maudlin
  • Considerate without being solicitous
  • Professional without being cold and clinical
• Accreditation


  A process of external quality control where a non-governmental agency attests to the adequacy of an institution or program in meeting established standards
• Forms of educational attainment

  • Institutional Accreditation - overall quality and integrity of the whole institution
  • Programmatic Accreditation - addresses educational endeavors at the program level
• JRCERT- Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology


  an international education, approved to evaluate the quality and integrity of individual radiologic technology programs
• The Joint Commission


  They accredit more than 20,000 US healthcare programs and organizations, ensuring programs adhere to nationally-developed professional education standards
• Wilhelm Conrad Roentgen - father of diagnostic radiography
• Discovery of x-ray

  November 8, 1895
• In 1944, x-ray technology became the fifth health occupation to establish standards of education and program accreditation
• JRCERT

  Accredits more than 700 radiography, radiation therapy, medical dosimetry, and magnetic resonance educational programs
• JRCERT standards


  • Required to meet for accreditation
  • Composed of input from professional organizations, educators, practitioners, students and other communities of interest
  • Developed through consensus building
• JRCERT standards for accredited educational programs(requirements)

  • Mission and Goals
  • Integrity
  • Program organization and administration
  • Curriculum and academic practices
  • Resources
  • Students
  • Radiation and Safety
  • Program assessment and effectiveness
• Maintenance of JRCERT accreditation

  Requires a self-study, site visit, maintain adherence to standards, and interim reports
• Failure to comply with established JRCERT maintenance standards will result in the program being placed on probation
• Importance of JRCERT accreditation

  • Ensures acceptable educational quality as defined by the profession
  • Provides public assurance that graduates met minimum level of competency
  • Assures students they will meet expectations of employers nationwide
  • Continuing improvement of the program
• Radiography Curriculum

  Written by the American Society of Radiologic Technology, covering areas such as:

  • Patient Care
  • Anatomy and Physiology
  • Pathology
  • Radiation Biology and Protection
  • X-ray Production
  • Image Acquisition and Evaluation
  • Venipuncture
  • Radiographic Positioning & Procedures
  • Imaging Technology
  • Medical Ethics and Legal Issues
  • Clinical Education
  • Quality Assurance
• Clinical competency evaluation


  A method of standardizing the evaluation of a student radiographer's performance in the clinical setting
• Radiography organizations in the Philippines

  • ARRT - American Radiology for Radiologic Technology
  • PART - Philippine Association of RT (mother)
  • SPERT - Society of Privately Employed RTs (Private)
  • PSGRT - Philippine Society of Government RTs (Public)
  • PADFOCORTI - Philippine Association of Deans and Faculty of Colleges of Radtech, Inc. (educator)
  • ISRRT - International Society of Radiographers and RTs
• Continuing education and qualifications

  Mandatory by ARRT, requirement of 24 CE credits per biennium or passing an additional certification, exam every 10 years, as well as performing self-assessment and earning CPD/CPE units
• Accreditation began with American Medical Association and is deligated to American College Radiology
• Requirements for allegations of non-compliance to accreditation: in writing, signed, and address standards
• Clinical Participation:

  • Cognitive - theoretical
  • Affective - emotional
  • Psychomotor - both should coordinate with one another