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Advanced Placement: Radiation Therapy

Please note special requirements for Advanced Placement options. Note the following adjustments in curriculum for certain programs:

Course adjustments are made in two-year Multicompetency programs with repeat courses.
A Review Seminar is taken in the final semester of AP or MC programs with an MRI , Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy or Radiography option.
ICVT students proceeding from the Multicompetency Cardiac Sonography option will take RS313, RS341 and RS342 in lieu of RS311, RS312 and RS322.
Independent Study courses may vary from 1 to 4 semester credits.
The Department of Radiologic Sciences reserves the right to make adjustments to the curriculum as necessary.

Semester I	Credits
RST401 Cross-Sectional Anatomy I	3
RST409 Radiation Therapy Principles and Procedures I	4
RST412 Clinical Radiation Therapy I	6
RST435 Radiation Therapy Physics I	2
RST437 Introduction to Radiation Oncology and Patient Care	2
RST439 Radiation Protection	1
RST440 Introduction to Radiobiology	2
Semester I Total	20
Semester II
RST402 Cross-Sectional Anatomy II	3
RST413 Clinical Radiation Therapy II	6
RST415 Clinical Radiation Oncology	2
RST416 Principles of Radiation Dosimetry	1
RST419 Radiation Therapy Principles and Procedures II	4
RST436 Radiation Therapy Physics II	2
Semester II Total	18
Semester III
RST414 Clinical Radiation Therapy III	8
RST429 Radiation Therapy Principles and Procedures III	3
RST441 Radiation Therapy Physics III	1
RST473 Radiation Therapy Review Seminar	2
Semester III Total	14
Program Total	52

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