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The Radiography Student at The Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Goals of this Presentation
• Educate the prospective applicant about radiography
• Inform the prospective applicant of the types of work radiographers do
• Show the prospective applicant some of the equipment they may expect to work with
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Responsibilities of a Radiographer
• Ensure that the correct exam is done on the correct patient
• Provide top quality images for the physician to use in diagnosing
• Send completed images to PACS archiving system
• Complete patient tracking and charges in computer system
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Responsibilities of a Radiographer
• Educate the patient about preparations for exams as necessary
• Formulate exposure techniques to minimize patient’s radiation dose yet produce optimal images
• Practice radiation safety for patients, self, and co-workers
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Diagnostic & General Radiography
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Diagnostic & General Radiography
• Exposure factors are set on a control panel
• The patient is positioned • X-rays pass through the
patient and are collected on an image receptor (IR)
• Image is digitized and displayed on a monitor
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Diagnostic & General Radiography
• We are a very important part of the Emergency Department team
• Our patients range from ill to critically injured traumas
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Diagnostic & General Radiography
Students practicing positioning skills on each other in our lab
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Fluoroscopy
• Often we do a specialized form of live view X-ray called Fluoroscopy
• Frequently this calls for the administration of contrast to better visualize structures
• The radiologist operates the equipment, we prepare materials and assist the doctor
• Often we take X-ray images when the doctor is finished
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Fluoroscopy
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Fluoroscopy
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Mobile & Portable• Sometimes the patient
is too sick to come to the X-ray department, so we take the equipment to them
• Sometimes we have to take images in the operating room
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Mobile & Portable
Images from WikiCommons.com
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Clinical Instruction
• We have numerous clinical sites at which you can practice your new skills
• Each site has program approved clinical instructors and testers for additional clinical instruction
• Students learn on modern, state-of-the-art equipment
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Clinical Instruction
• The Johns Hopkins Hospital offers clinical radiography training in the areas of– Outpatient– Oncology– Pediatrics– Inpatient – Trauma– Orthopaedics– Operating Room
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Classroom Instruction
• Radiographic Procedures• Image Production and
Evaluation• Radiation Biology• Pathology
•Clinical instruction is supplemented by classroom instruction 1 - 2 days per week•Some of the subjects taught are:
• Medical Terminology• Osteology• Ethics• Patient Care
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Classroom Instruction
Osteology Class
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Why Come to Hopkins?
History & Tradition New & Cutting Edge
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Comfortable & Spacious
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Innovation & Excitement
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Certificate of Completion
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