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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

Radiologic technologists (or radiographers) are health care professionals who create medical images of the body to help health care providers diagnose and treat illness and injury. As a student in the Radiologic Science program, you will learn about X-ray production and the safe use of radiation to provide images for examination of the tissues, organs, bones, and vessels of the body in our state-of-the-art simulation center.


CLINICAL OBLIGATION

At СÖíÊÓÆµ, we believe that learning is not confined to the classroom, which is why our Radiologic Science Program includes clinical practicum courses in seven semesters of the program.

Students must be prepared to travel to clinic sites within a 40-mile radius of СÖíÊÓÆµ.

During the regular school year, students are in clinic 2-3  days/week, 8 hours/day.

During the summer terms, students are in the clinic for 5 weeks, Monday - Friday, 8 hours/day.

Some rotations require students to work an evening shift.

Current Clinical Affiliates:

  • Beacon Orthopedics – East, Erlanger, Summit Woods 
  • Cincinnati Children’s Hospital    
  • Mercy Health – Anderson, Clermont, Fairfield, Jewish Hospital    
  • Mercy Orthopedics – Anderson, Eastgate    
  • OrthoCincy – Florence, Edgewood, Highland Heights    
  • St. Elizabeth – Dearborn, Florence, Edgewood, Fort Thomas, Grant Co., Covington    
  • St. Elizabeth Imaging Center – Hebron 
  • St. Elizabeth Physicians – Florence, Crittenden

Health Requirements for Radiologic Science

Direct patient contact within the Radiologic Science Program makes it necessary for all students entering the program to provide verification of specific immunizations.  In addition, certain technical standards must be met due to the physically demanding nature of radiation therapy.


All candidates who receive acceptance must provide proof of immunizations and/or immunity for the following communicable diseases*:

  •  MMR– measles, mumps, rubella
  • Varicella Zoster (if no documented history of chicken pox)
  • Hepatitis B
  • A QuantiFERON Gold/T-spot blood test or two-step tuberculosis (TB) test
    (PPD) (annual requirement)
  • TDAP – Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis
  • Influenza, seasonal flu vaccine (annual requirement)

*Note:  this list could change based on circumstances out of our control (i.e., COVID pandemic); students will be notified of any such changes should they arise.

Note:  The annual radiation dose limits for individuals under the age of 18 is 1/10 that of the dose limit for adults. For this reason the program has an age restriction of at least 18 prior to entering the program.

CAREER PATHS

The Radiologic Science program at СÖíÊÓÆµ provides students the opportunity to enter into a rapidly advancing field, full of cutting edge scientific progress, utilizing state of the art equipment, in a growing profession that offers a fulfilling and promising future. 

Graduates find employment in hospitals, clinics, physicians’ offices and various other healthcare settings. Career advancement opportunities include computed tomography (CT), mammography, cardiovascular/interventional and management, to name a few.

Program Contact Information

Jason Applegate, RT(R)(CT), CNMT
Director of the Radiologic Science Program

School of Allied Health

Health Innovation Center | HE 417
859-572-6578

radtech@nku.edu
or
applegatej5@nku.edu

Accreditation

The radiography program is accredited by the

Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL  60606-3182
312-704-5300
Email:  mail@jrcert.org

The program’s current accreditation award is 8 years. General program accreditation information and the current accreditation award letter can be found .ÌýÌý

Program effectiveness data (pdf)

CLINICAL EXPERIENCES

Our Radiologic Science program includes clinical practicum courses in each semester.

While at the hospital, students perform radiographic examinations on patients under the supervision of registered technologists employed by the hospitals. The Radiologic Science program is affiliated with 10 hospitals in the Northern Kentucky/Greater Cincinnati area.  The program also maintains affiliations with area orthopedic offices and outpatient imaging centers to provide students with experience in these types of setting.