CLLRT Technician Study Guide

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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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