FREQUENTLY
ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT
INTRODUCTORY RADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE
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Who is this course
designed for?
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Do I need any previous
experience to take this course?
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Is this course
appropriate for experienced x-ray techs?
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How long is the course?
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Why is this course this length?
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Is this a "chiropractic"
course?
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Is it reasonable to think that
enough can be learned in 48 hours?
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What are the state requirements
for x-ray techs?
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Can I use this training
to work in a chiropractic office?
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Can I use this training to
work in a private medical or osteopathic office?
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Can I use this training to
work in a hospital?
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What else do I need to do
to start taking x-rays?
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What am I called when I finish
the course and complete my registration process?
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Do these hours
count for chiropractic x-ray technician CE credit?
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Do these hours count for DC
re-licensure CE credit?
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Do these hours count for
AAMA CE re-certification?
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I can't attend the next
seminar. When is the following seminar?
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Is there
anything I should do to prepare for the course?
Anyone
who wants to take x-rays in a chiropractic office or a private medical
practice. This course is useful for a
technician working in a private healthcare office who needs to know how
to take skeletal and chest x-rays that are of good quality and that are
produced in a safe manner. It also provides
excellent review of x-ray technology for any one who needs to improve
their x-ray quality. Personnel from
any health care specialty may attend.
No. The course is designed to start from the
beginning so that a newcomer can learn the necessary material.
Yes. Experienced techs are universally surprised at
what they learn by attending. Many limited
x-ray techs function by rote and do not really understand how to
control film quality. No
one is bored in this class!
48
hours, held over three weekends.
In 1991
the Washington state Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission (CQAC,
the chiropractic licensing board) enacted a 48-hour training
requirement for chiropractic x-ray technicians.
The
development of seminars to provide training for chiropractic x-ray
technicians was necessary to meet the terms of Washington state CQAC
law. Such
courses to provide this required training are the only available source
of a condensed course in x-ray technology, short of a full 2-3 year
college program.
No, not
specifically. X-ray is generic to all of
health care, and the course is taught to cover the x-ray needs of all
specialties. All necessary material for
chiropractic x-ray technicians is covered, however, including upright
patient positioning.
The
course covers plain film x-ray technology for the skeleton and chest. Other states would term this a "limited
permit." The course has been taught by Dr.
Vlasuk for many years and is tightly-packed, highly refined, and covers
just the material needed in practical usage. It
is amazing what can be learned in just 48 hours if those 48 hours are
done well, as they are in Dr. Vlasuk’s seminars.
Classroom
academic material is supplemented by required homework assignments
designed to familiarize the student with their equipment and to provide
practice in patient positioning.
Students must have access to x-ray equipment, and
they must do their homework assignments !
In 1991
the Washington Chiropractic Quality Assurance Commission (CQAC, the
chiropractic licensing board) enacted a 48-hour training requirement
for chiropractic x-ray technicians.
Chiropractic x-ray technicians must complete the entire 48 hours of
classroom training and pass a test given at the end of the class.
Washington
state law does not currently specify any educational requirements for
limited x-ray technicians who work in medical, osteopathic,
naturopathic, and podiatric practices.
Hospitals,
radiology labs, and some larger group practices require that their
x-ray personnel be fully-trained radiologic technologists (minimum 2-3
year college training program) and ARRT (American
Registry of Radiologic Technologists) certified.
This is done as a job
requirement (and often for accreditation purposes), but not because
state law requires it.
Yes.
Yes.
Probably
not in most cases. (See above answer on state requirements for x-ray techs.)
Complete
all course homework assignments which are designed for equipment
orientation and practice in patient positioning !
This
course provides the necessary 48 hours of classroom training in x-ray
technology and safety. A certificate of
attendance is provided for the actual number of hours attended.
X-ray
technicians from all health care specialties need to complete training on the topic of HIV / AIDS
before they can begin to take x-rays. This
is a separate WA state requirement offered by independent agencies and is
not a part of this course.
Chiropractic
personnel need to be certain to attend all 48 hours and must take and
pass an examination given at the end of the class.
Chiropractic
personnel need to submit an application to the WA Chiropractic Quality
Assurance Commission, after they have their certificate of 48 hours of
instruction, their successful test score, and their separate HIV
training.
Personnel
from fields other than chiropractic need to register with the WA
Department of Health.
X-ray technician.
(The
term “radiologic technologist” is reserved for individuals who complete
a 2-3 year college training program in radiologic technology and are
ARRT certified.)
Yes.
Chiropractic x-ray technicians can use any 6 out of the 48 hours for
their required continuing education credit; however, Dr. Vlasuk also
offers separate 6-hour x-ray CE courses twice
each year that are designed for more advanced training.
Experienced
x-ray techs from all specialties, as well as doctors, are welcome to
attend these 6-hour x-ray CE courses, but they are not
designed for the beginning student.
Yes. So do the 6-hour x-ray CE
courses; however, Dr. Vlasuk also offers
separate 12-hour courses specifically
designed for doctors.
All of
these seminars are automatically approved for Washington and Oregon.
All of
these seminars are applied for and approved each year for Alaska.
Yes.
So do the 6-hour x-ray CE courses.
This
course is offered every January, May, and September.
Dates are announced a year in advance and are listed on this website.
While
these courses are designed for beginners, it helps reduce the burden of
learning a large amount of new material in the short period of 48 hours
if a prospective student first reviews skeletal anatomy, familiarizes
himself/herself with the x-ray equipment in the office, and observes
x-rays being taken in the office. This is
not an absolute prerequisite, but it just makes it easier on the
student.
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