Radiation Therapy, AS

INDIANA COLLEGE CORE

• APHY 101 - Anatomy and Physiology I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #
• APHY 102 - Anatomy and Physiology II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #
• PSYC 101 - Introduction to Psychology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• ENGL 111 - English Composition CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• MATH 136 - College Algebra CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #
• BIOL 101 - Introductory Biology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• XXXX XXX - Humanities and Artistic Ways of Knowing  Elective CREDIT HOURS: 3

OTHER INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• IVYT 112 - Student Success - Health Sciences And Nursing CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
• RDTH 243 - Radiation Therapy Capstone Course CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2 ^

PROGRAM SPECIFIC CORE

• HLHS 101 - Medical Terminology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3 #
• RDTH 100 - Introduction to Radiation Therapy CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2
• RDTH 110 - Radiation Therapy Clinical Seminar CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
• RDTH 120 - Sectional Anatomy and Imaging Principles CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2
• RDTH 150 - Patient Care in Radiation Oncology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• RDTH 155 - Clinical Externship I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• RDTH 160 - General Physics for Radiation Therapy CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• RDTH 220 - Techniques and Applications in Radiation Therapy CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• RDTH 223 - Radiobiology and Safety CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2
• RDTH 225 - Clinical Externship II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• RDTH 230 - Pathology and Treatment Principles I CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2
• RDTH 232 - Radiation Therapy Physics CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
• RDTH 235 - Clinical Externship III CREDIT HOURS MIN: 5
• RDTH 240 - Pathology and Treatment Principles II CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2
• RDTH 241 - Treatment Planning CREDIT HOURS MIN: 2
• RDTH 242 - Quality Management in Radiation Oncology CREDIT HOURS MIN: 1
• RDTH 245 - Clinical Externship IV CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3

TOTAL CREDITS: 70

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^ Capstone course

# Courses must be successfully completed before admittance to the program

DEGREE OUTCOMES

• Demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to perform common radiation therapy treatment and simulation procedures.
• Demonstrate competent patient care techniques and meet the physical and mental needs of the patient.
• Demonstrate knowledge of and practice proper radiation safety techniques.
• Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills in treatment delivery and planning.
• Demonstrate professional/ethical decision making in the clinical setting.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the profession.
• Demonstrate effective communication skills in clinical and didactic settings.
• Demonstrate competency in crafting, organizing, and expressing ideas clearly through the written language, and understanding of use of critical thinking and reading in the writing process.
• Demonstrate competency in the interpretation and representation of mathematical forms, and skills to carry out mathematical procedures to solve problems
• Demonstrate knowledge of major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical patterns, or historical contexts within a given social or behavioral domain.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the comprehensive relationship between anatomy and physiology in the human organism, including, not limited to, the structure and function of the human organ systems, medical terminology, and the structural hierarchy and levels of organization of the human body.