About the course
Course Dates: October 20, 2025 - February 08, 2026
This course is designed to educate technologists in the post-primary practice of computed tomography. Core topics include, but are not limited to, computed tomography procedures and equipment operation, patient care (education, preparation, orientation and positioning), patient history and assessment, contrast media usage, scout image, selectable scan parameters, and image processing and display. The student must sit for the ARRT CT certification exam within 24 months from the date they begin the required 16 didactic hours. Upon completion, students may be eligible to sit for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Computed Tomography Certification Exam.
PREREQUISITES: Registered or registry eligible radiologic technologists, radiation therapists, or nuclear medicine technologists. NOTE: Students may be enrolled in the final semester of a JRCERT approved radiography program but are not eligible to sit for the CT certification exam until they obtain the ARRT R.T. (R) credential.
Required Book(s): Computed Tomography Physical Principles, Patient Care, Clinical Applications, and Quality Control, 5th ed. ISBN: 97803237906365 (cost at CCC Bookstore $106.00)
***RECOMMENDED (NOT REQUIRED)*** Mosby's Exam Review for Computed Tomography, 4th ed. ISBN: 9780323871365 (cost at CCC Bookstore $76.00)
NOTES TO STUDENTS: This is an asynchronous online course. Students are expected to log on each week and complete weekly assignments and tests by the posted deadline. The instructor will provide a scheduled weekly Q&A session for additional assistance. In addition, students will need to complete 125 computed tomography procedures at a clinical site to be eligible to sit for the ARRT Computed Tomography certification exam. Clinical competencies do not have to coincide with the didactic portion of this course. Students may wait and complete clinical competencies after they have completed this didactic course. If students choose to do both didactic and clinical rotations together, they will need to secure a clinical site and document their completed clinical competencies through the ARRT at www.arrt.org. The instructor will provide a clinical exam log sheet to help students stay organized when documenting their completed exams.
