Limited Scope X-ray Technician

What Does Our Limited Scope X-ray Technician Program Offer You?

• Theory and practical application in the fundamentals of anatomy and physiology
• The fundamentals radiographic physics
• Introduction to specific disease processes and trauma that affect the various body systems, with emphasis placed on the respiratory and skeletal systems
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certification
• Training in the x-ray lab with regard to positioning of the chest, hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, knee, foot and ankle
• The skills to perform venipuncture, injections, urinalysis, electrocardiography and x-ray film processing
• Patient care and basic office administrative procedures
• An externship in a medical facility

What Kind of Work Do We Prepare You To Do?
Upon graduation, you will be eligible to take the Colorado State Competency Evaluation for a Limited Scope X-ray Technician. After passing this evaluation, you will be qualified to work as a Limited Scope X-Ray Technician in clinics, physicians' offices and diagnostic imaging centers. Your primary responsibilities include x-raying the chest, hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, knee, foot or ankle. Plus, your education at Cambridge will qualify you to perform electrocardiograms, venipuncture, routine laboratory tests, injections, urinalysis, electrocardiography and x-ray film processing.
Please note: The responsibilities for a Limited Scope X-ray Technician are not the same as those for a Radiologic Technologist (RT). An RT (who must be ARRT certified) is allowed to perform other duties, such as x-raying the abdomen. Limited Scope X-ray Technicians are not able to perform these expanded duties, nor are they offered ARRT certification.