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A summary of the working conditions and
physical demands for the Radiologic Technology program is provided below.
This information is provided to assist you in making college and career
decisions. Please note that once you are admitted
to the program you select, you will be required to satisfy the technical
standards in order to successfully complete the program.
The program requires student
to be capable of the following physical activities:
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Assist with lifting/moving patients from wheelchairs, stretchers
and beds to the x-ray table and vice versa.
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Lift, carry, and push/pull bulky, heavy equipment. i.e. several
cassettes, portable x-ray machines, etc.
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Reach overhead
to move the ceiling mounted equipment.
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Audible abilities (with corrective devices) to detect and respond
to verbal communication and acoustic signals on medical devices
and equipment, from a distance of 15 feet.
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Communicate, orally and in writing,
instructions and directions to/from patients and other health care
personnel.
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Manual dexterity
and fine motor skills in
at least one upper limb; eye hand coordination to manipulate equipment,
position patients and handle sterile supplies without compromise.
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Eyesight which is astute enough to
determine subtle differences in gradual changes in blacks, grays and whites
for purposes of assessing images for technical quality. (Corrective
lenses are permitted.)
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Rapid, simultaneous mental and
muscular coordination; to adapt procedures and sequences of
activities to accommodate changing status of a patient's
condition/mobility.
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Tolerance for exposure to
chemicals used in photographic film processing and/or cleaning
materials and to latex products.
Further detailed
information is available at
http://masscis.intocareers.org/info2.aspx?FileID=Occ&FileNum=100129&TopicNum=0,
please follow the instructions below.
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Ignore the "user name" and "password"
section and proceed to enter your city/town (for example,"Worcester")
and the associated Zip Code
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Once logged in, review the following
sections "Working Conditions", "Physical Demands", "Skills & Abilities"
and "Knowledge".
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