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1 SECTION A - Curse Infrmatin 1. Curse ID: 2. Curse Title: 3. Divisin: 4. Department: 5. Subject: 6. Shrt Curse Title: 7. Effective Term:: AGHE 65 Veterinary Radigraphy Natural Sciences Divisin Agricultural Sciences Department Agriculture: Animal Health Technlgy Veterinary Radigraphy Summer 2015 SECTION B - Official Curse Infrmatin 1. Recmmended Class Size: a. Maximum Class Size: 24 b. Class Size Apprval Date: 2. Methd f Instructin: Lecture Labratry þ Lecture and Labratry Wrk Experience, Occupatinal Wrk Experience, General Open Entry/Exit Independent Studies Distance Learning (Distance Educatin Delayed) fr nline curses. Distance (Hybrid Online) fr nline supprted curses 3. Cntact Hurs fr a Term: Nte: If nt a variable unit/hur curse, enter the hurs in the "Lw" clumn nly. Leave the hurs in the "High" clumn blank. Lw High Lecture: Lab: Lab/Lecture Parity? þ Yes N Activity: Clinical: tal Hurs Credit Units: Unit f credit per eighteen (18) hurs f lecture cntact hurs fr a term 1 Unit f credit per fifty-fur (54) hurs f lab, activity r clinical cntact hurs fr a term 5. Taxnmy f Prgrams (TOPS) Infrmatin: a. TOPS Cde and Curse Prgram Title: Page 1 f 6

2 *Veterinary Technician (Licensed) b. Curse Cntrl Number: ( be entered by the Instructin Office Only.) 6. SAM Pririty Cde:(Select One) þ Apprenticeship Curses ffered t apprentices nly. Advanced Occupatinal Curses taken in the advanced stages f an ccupatinal prgram. Each B level curse must have a C level prerequisite in the same prgram area. Clearly Occupatinal Curses taken in the middle stages f an ccupatinal prgram. Shuld prvide the student with entry-level jb skills. Pssibly Occupatinal Curses taken in the beginning stages f an ccupatinal prgram. Nn-Occupatinal 7. Please place this curse int the apprpriate discipline by selecting frm the drp dwn list. The discipline placement indicates what preparatin is needed t teach the curse. Discipline faculty may place their curses int mre than ne discipline as apprpriate: Agricultural Prductin Registered Veterinary Technlgy 8. General Curse Infrmatin a. Curse Credit Status: b. State Transfer Cde: c. State Classificatin Cde: d. Basic Skills Status/Level: e. Sprts/Physical Educatin Curse: D Credit Degree Applicable B Transferable, CSU/Private I Career-Technical Educatin N Nt a Basic Skills Curse Yes ( Only check here if the curse is a physical educatin curse.) f. Grading Methd: g. Number f repeats allwed: Letter Grade Only Nn-repeatable Credit (equates t 0 repeats) h. Overlap/Duplicate Curse: 9. Curse Preparatin: Nte: If this curse has a new requisite, a cntent review supplemental frm must be cmpleted. þ Prerequisite AGHE 86 and frmal admittance t the registered veterinary technlgy prgram Page 2 f 6

3 Crequisite Advisry Nne 10. Curse Special Designatrs 11. Curse Prgram Status þ Prgram Applicable Stand-alne 12. Funding Agency Categry: þ Nt Applicable Primarily develped using ecnmic develpment funds Partially develped using ecnmic develpment funds SECTION C - Transfer Status Baccalaureate Status is granted by the Educatinal Design General Educatin and Baccalaureate Level Subcmmittee. þ CSU Transferable Apprval Date: UC Transferable SECTION D - General Educatin Request Mt. San Antni Cllege and CSU General Educatin curse apprval are submitted t the Educatinal Design GE and BL Subcmmittee fr apprval. 1. The Articulatin Officer submits the curse directly t the CSU Chancellr fr apprval. 2. Upn receiving apprval, the curse is apprved fr the Mt. SAC Assciate Degree GE and placed in the area(s) CSU apprval indicate(s). Yes þ N Apprved fr inclusin n Mt. SAC and CSU General Educatin List? 1. Mt SAC General Educatin Applicability: 2. CSU General Educatin Applicability (Requires CSU apprval): 3. IGETC Applicability (Requires CSU/UC apprval): Page 3 f 6

4 SECTION E - Curse Cntent 1. Curse Descriptins a. Catalg Descriptin Cncepts and skills f veterinary psitining f canine, feline, avian, reptilian species, and livestck fr radigraphy; prcessing f the radigraph; radiatin safety; technique and instrumentatin; cntrast radigraphy, dental radilgy and advanced imaging such as ultrasund, MRI, CT scan, nuclear istpes scans. Emphasizes perfrmance f x-ray prcedures fr the veterinary practitiner. b. Class Schedule Descriptin: Yes þ N Is a curse descriptin t be printed in the Class Schedule? 2. Curse Outline Infrmatin a. Lecture pical Outline: - X-ray prductin and radiatin physics - X-ray machine - Radiatin safety - Expsure factrs and radigraphic quality - Image receptrs and film prcessing - Radigraphic technique - Quality assurance, technical artifacts and errr - Frmulating a technique chart - Principles f x-ray psitining - Small animal frelimb, pelvis and hind limb - Small animal skull and spine - Small animal sft tissue (abdmen and thrax) - Special prcedures - cntrast studies and prcedures - Avian radigraphy - Extic animal radigraphy - Alternate imaging techniques: MRI, CT scan, ultrasund, nuclear istpe scans - Equine and large animal radigraphy - Dental radilgy - Digital radigraphy - Final exam b. Lab pical Outline: Page 4 f 6

5 - Identifying parts and functins f the x-ray machine - Practicing techniques used t enhance radigraphic quality - Film prcessing - manual and autmatic prcessr - Creating a technique chart - Practicing radiatin safety - Cntrlling quality f the expsure prcess - Psitining and expsure f hind limb in small animals - Psitining and expsure f pelvis in small animals - Psitining and expsure f skull and spine in small animals - Psitining and expsure f the small animal thrax - Psitining and expsure f the small animal abdmen - Psitining and expsure f the frnt leg in small animals - Psitining and expsure fr avian and extic species - Perfrming alternate imaging techniques - ultrasund - Perfrming cntrast radigraphs- cystgram, upper gi series, pyelgram - Perfrming ultrasund - Perfrming equine limb x-ray and large animal x-rays - Final exam 3. Curse Measurable Objectives: 1. Identify parts f the x-ray machine. 2. Demnstrate the prper applicatin f radilgic safety apparel. 3. Explain the film prcessing prcedures fr the autmatic develper and wet tank develper. 4. Cmpare the different types f film cassette screens used in small animal radigraphy. 5. Identify radigraphic artifacts. 6. Differentiate between psitive and negative cntrast agents; demnstrate techniques fr cntrast radigraphy. 7. Demnstrate prper psitining technique fr skull and spine in canine and feline; demnstrate prper psitining fr avian species. 8. Demnstrate prper techniques fr psitining and use f ultrasund. 9. Demnstrate prper technique fr dental x-rays and film develpment. 4. Curse Methds f Evaluatin: Categry 1. Substantial written assignments fr this curse include: If the curse is degree applicable, substantial written assignments in this curse are inapprpriate because: This class evaluates students n prblem slving exercises n technique charts and radigraphic prcedures that prepares the students fr the state veterinary technician examinatin. Categry 2. Cmputatinal r nn-cmputatinal prblem slving demnstratins: - cvering radigraphic safety, psitining techniques and the radigraphic machine - Technique chart exercises Categry 3. Skills Demnstratins: - Lab practical final based n apprpriate x-rays and develpment f a given psitining technique. - Demnstrate prper psitining fr a variety f species Categry 4. Objective Examinatins: - Multiple chice questins n radiatin safety - Multiple chice questin n the radigraph machine - Multiple chice questin n animal radigraphic psitins - Shrt answer questin n ultrasund - Match calculatins n technique charts Page 5 f 6

6 5. Sample Assignments: 1. Submit 5 different written technique charts including thrax, abdmen, extremity, spine and extic fr a 15 cm measurement. 2. Evaluate ne thracic radigraph and determine if it is t dark r t light and submit a written 1 page paper f which setting wuld be changed and by what percentage. 3. Calculate and fill in the given technique chart fr the abdmen chart starting with 18 cm with ma=300 time=1/60 sec and kvp=80 6. Representative Text: Bk 1: Authr: Title: Publisher: Date f Publicatin: Editin: Lavin Radigraphy in Veterinary Elsevier technlgy th editin Page 6 f 6

Agriculture: Animal Health Technology. o Work Experience, General. o Open Entry/Exit. Distance (Hybrid Online) for online supported courses

Agriculture: Animal Health Technology. o Work Experience, General. o Open Entry/Exit. Distance (Hybrid Online) for online supported courses SECTION A - Curse Infrmatin 1. Curse ID: 2. Curse Title: 3. Divisin: 4. Department: 5. Subject: 6. Shrt Curse Title: 7. Effective Term:: AGHE 54 Veterinary Office Prcedures Natural Sciences Divisin Agricultural