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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