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Core Competency Areas
The exam tests for 'Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities' (KSAs) in the following core competency areas:
8%The Profession and the Professional
15%The Framework of Radiographic Equipment
5%Essential Mathematics for Limited Machine Operators
12%Foundational Physics for Radiography
8%The Safety Precautions of Radiation
12%Introduction to Anatomical Positioning
2%Image Acquisition & Evaluation
5%Medicolegal Aspects of Radiography
12%Safety Implementation and Infection Control
12%Evaluation of Patients in Acute Situations
5%Drug Administration
4%Bone Densitometry
Topical Breakdown
Use the following topical guide to help you prepare for the exam:
I. Overview of Limited Radiography
a. The Profession and the Professional (8%)
- Radiography
- Limited X-Ray machine operator
- Certification requirements
- Standard duties of a Limited X-ray Machine operator
b. The Framework of Radiographic Equipment (15%)
- X-ray room
- Radiographic table, console control, transformer cabinet
- Positioning of the X-ray tube and beam
c. Essential Mathematics for Limited Machine Operators (5%)
- Fundamental mathematical principles
- Mathematics applied to radiography
II. X-Ray Science and Safety
d. Foundational Physics for Radiography (12%)
- Matter, energy, electromagnetic energy
- Electromagnetic induction and transformers
- X-ray production and digital Imaging
- Formulating X-ray techniques
e. The Safety Precautions of Radiation (8%)
- Fundamental radiation safety
- Radiation quantification
- Effects of radiation exposure
- Radiation safety factors
III. Radiographic Anatomical Positioning and Pathology
f. Introduction to Anatomical Positioning (12%)
- Skeletal positioning of the upper limb, shoulder girdle, lower limb, pelvis, spine, bony thorax, chest, abdomen, skull, facial bones
- Pathological aspects of radiology
g. Image Acquisition & Evaluation (2%)
- Viewing radiographs
- Systematic image review
- Image identification and markers
IV. Patient Care and Professionalism
h. Medicolegal Aspects of Radiography (5%)
- Ethics concepts and values
- Legal considerations
- Professional communication
- Proper documentation of medical records
i. Safety Implementation and Infection Control (12%)
- Workplace safety
- Accidents and incident reports
- Infection control, infectious disease, disease prevention
- Standard precautions and surgical asepsis
j. Evaluation of Patients in Acute Situations (12%)
- Obtaining a medical history
- Acute situations and physiological needs
- Management of patient’s current physical status
V. Additional Clinical Skills
k. Drug Administration (5%)
- The role in medication administration and documentation
- Routes of administration, medication properties, medication adverse effects
l. Bone Densitometry (4%)
- Comparisons of DXA and conventional radiography
- Principles of DXA
- Numerical measurements of Bone Densitometry
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