Have you always wanted to work in a medical field but didn’t know where to start? Do you love to work with people and enjoy the challenge of a job that’s different every day? Wouldn’t you like to train for a job that’s always in demand, pays well and has virtually limitless specializations?
You may not know Radiologic Sciences by name, but if you’ve ever had an X-ray, you’ve met a radiologic technologist. Radiologic technologists are the medical personnel who perform diagnostic imaging examinations and administer radiation therapy treatments.
A career in Radiologic Sciences can lead in many directions, since demand is high in today’s world of increasingly sophisticated health care. You could specialize in dozens of clinical areas ranging from prenatal care to orthopedics. You might manage an entire radiology department, including budget and personnel, or you could teach.
Specializations include mammography, computer tomography (CT) scans, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), cardiovascular-interventional technology and nuclear medicine.
Whether you consider yourself technically adept or not, you can study Radiologic Sciences. That’s because the field is part science, part art.
In your training, you’ll study scientific subjects such as anatomy, biology, physics and radiation safety. You’ll learn to use computers to acquire and manipulate images. But you’ll also learn how to communicate with patients, solve problems and work with other members of the health care team.
Because this comprehensive program also includes clinical rotations in area hospitals and medical centers, you’ll have a hands-on opportunity to practice your patient care skills and technical knowledge working side-by-side in radiology departments with doctors, nurses and experienced radiologic technologists.
Whether producing an X-ray image to detect a broken bone or delivering radiation therapy to destroy a tumor, radiologic technologists provide the care that leads to diagnosis, treatment and cure.
What are you waiting for? Find out more today about Radiologic Sciences — a career that really makes a difference in people’s lives!
Radiologic Sciences Degree
Radiologic Sciences is a two-year, 72-credit-hour program leading to an Associate in Applied Sciences degree and preparing you to become a professional radiologic technologist with a specialty in radiography.
Program graduates are eligible to take the national registry examination administered by the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT). Successful completion of the exam leads to licensing by the Texas Department of Health as a Certified Medical Radiologic Technologist with the right to use the designation RT(R).
Brookhaven College and El Centro College offer an Associate in Applied Sciences degree in Radiologic Sciences. Each college’s degree plan is somewhat different.
Accreditation
El Centro’s program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee in Radiologic Technology (JRCERT), the only agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education to accredit educational programs in radiography and radiation therapy. El Centro’s program was recently accredited by JRCERT for its highest accreditation period of eight years.
Brookhaven’s program, established more recently, is in the accreditation process with JRCERT.
El Centro and Brookhaven colleges are also both accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), a regional accreditation agency for an 11-state region, to award the associate degree.
Other Degree and Certificate Options
The Dallas County Community College District offers nearly 350 career and technical degrees and certificates, plus 36 academic degrees. For more information, see a chart of our degree plans by location.