Radiography
School of Health Sciences
Breuder Advanced Technology & Health Sciences Center, Rm. W232 · (570) 320-8007
Pennsylvania College of Technology's Radiography program prepares the student to become a registered medical radiographer (X-ray Technician).
Students receive their training on campus and in the radiology departments of affiliate hospitals. Hospital radiology departments are equipped with state-of-the-art radiographic equipment. On campus, students practice their newly acquired skills in a modern radiographic laboratory and learning center under the direct supervision of qualified staff.
Students receive instruction in mathematics, physics, anatomy and physiology, humanities and social sciences, communications, microcomputer fundamentals, and all radiographic theories and procedures which, when successfully completed, will have prepared the student to sit for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists' (ARRT) registry examination.
Radiography students can take advantage of additional opportunities, such as enrolling in Diagnostic Medical Sonography courses, obtaining a Penn College Ultrasound Competency Credential, or earning a bachelor’s degree in Nuclear Medicine Technology through an articulation agreement with the Nuclear Medicine Institute at the University of Findlay.
Radiography News
Radiography Students Place in Top Five at Technibowl
November 2008
Class of 2009 radiography students Kate Anton, of Julian; Ann-Denise Reed, of Montandon; Aleah N. McNeal, of Williamstown; and Alyson J. Kern, of Mapleton Depot, were selected to compete in the Radiography Technibowl, a competition against other radiography students from across the state, at the Hershey Medical Center on Nov. 11. During the Technibowl, students are asked mock registry questions with a time limit of 15 seconds to answer each one. The team members – who, with nine months of classroom and clinical experience remaining before their August graduation, faced many questions from content areas they have not yet been taught – finished fourth among more than 20 teams from Geisinger Medical Center, Harrisburg Area Community College, Holy Spirit Hospital, Lancaster General Hospital, Misericordia University, Northampton Community College, Reading Hospital and Penn State Schuylkill.Students Present Posters for National Radiologic Technology Week
November 2008
During National Radiologic Technology Week, Nov. 2-8, the students from the Radiography Program designed poster boards to be displayed at their respective hospital sites: Evangelical Community Hospital, Mount Nittany Medical Center and Susquehanna Health. Students compiled information about radiation protection and the physics of radiography. This year’s display focused on the profession of radiography and had a blend of technical information for health-care professionals, as well as some common information for the public relaying how they are protected in the radiology department when being X-rayed. Students also gave the public some education on myths versus truths about radiation. National Radiologic Technology Week commemorates the anniversary of the X-ray, which was discovered Nov. 8, 1895, by Wilhelm Roentgen.Radiography Director Reviews Textbook Manuscript
October 2008
Robert Slothus
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School of Health Sciences Hosts Two Summer Learning Experiences
June 2008
Penn College's School of Health Sciences recently held two summer camps for high school students interested in exploring a career in a health-care profession: the second annual EMT/Paramedic Camp on June 6-8, and the eighth annual Health Careers Camp from June 11-13.( Photos by Nathan D. Smyth, coordinator of matriculation and retention for health sciences)
Agreement With Susquehanna Health Supports Radiography Program
October 2007