PRC RadTech

It is a PRC licensure examination. PRC's official listing of professions covered by online requests for a Certificate of Board Rating and Passing includes both RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGIST and X-RAY TECHNOLOGIST, with coverage beginning November 2010 to date. Applications, schedules and requirements are handled through PRC's own services, not through this site.

Four areas: radiologic physics, equipment and maintenance; radiographic positioning and radiographic anatomy; radiographic image production and evaluation; and radiation protection plus radiologic technology laws, ethics and professional practice. Treat them as one connected body of knowledge rather than four separate subjects, because positioning decisions and image evaluation both rest on physics.

We do not publish item counts, time limits or passing rates, because those figures change between examinations and we will not carry an unverified number forward. Check the current PRC examination schedule and your Notice of Admission for the authoritative details for your batch.

Use PRC's online application portal and review PRC's published list of requirements before lodging anything. PRC warns that appointment slots are free, that you should create your own online profile, never share your password, and pay only through the authorised payment channels listed on its website. Beware of fixers offering to secure a passing result.

PRC's retake rules, including any limits and the requirements for reapplication, are set by the Commission and its Professional Regulatory Board and are not stated in the source material behind this page. Confirm the current policy directly with PRC or its regional offices before planning a retake.

Passers covered from November 2010 to date must secure an online appointment before requesting the Certificate of Board Rating and Passing, and select a designated appointment place. Those who passed before that period are advised to make the request as walk-in clients at any PRC regional office or service centre.

PRC accepts a CPD undertaking for renewal of the Professional Identification Card until December 31, 2026. Executing that undertaking is not a waiver of CPD compliance: the compliance itself must still be completed in the next renewal cycle. Plan your CPD units early rather than relying on the undertaking each time.

Start with physics and equipment, since exposure factors, beam quality and receptor behaviour explain most of what follows. Move to positioning and anatomy together, mapping each projection to the structures it demonstrates. Finish with image production and evaluation drills, then protection and jurisprudence, which are largely recall-based and benefit from being fresh.

Three patterns recur in study: memorising projections without the underlying anatomy, so unfamiliar wording defeats the candidate; treating image evaluation as opinion rather than a checklist of density, contrast, distortion and positioning accuracy; and leaving protection and ethics to the last week, where dose limits, licensing rules and professional obligations blur together.

PRC provides online verification of rating and verification of licence services through its official portals. Use only PRC's official websites and its official Facebook page; PRC has publicly disclaimed a number of unofficial board-result sites and pages that use its logo without authorisation.