PRC RadTech study plan
PRC RadTech · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Radiologic Physics, Equipment and Maintenance & Radiographic Positioning and Radiographic Anatomy
Diagram the x-ray tube components and trace electron flow from filament to target.
Differentiate photoelectric, Compton, and coherent interactions in a three-column comparison table with patient-dose implications.
Identify standard projections for the chest and abdomen, stating patient position, centering point, and SID for each.
Recite body planes and positioning terminology (supine, prone, decubitus, oblique) without notes.
Your checkpoint
Two hand-drawn set-up sheets (chest PA/lateral, abdomen AP supine) labeled with centering point, CR angle, and SID, cross-checked against a positioning reference.
Radiologic Physics, Equipment and Maintenance & Radiographic Positioning and Radiographic Anatomy
Trace the x-ray circuit from incoming power through step-up/step-down transformers to rectification, stating each component's function.
Solve 10 mAs, mA-time, inverse-square, and density-maintenance problems in under 10 minutes with 90% accuracy.
Position upper extremity and shoulder projections and list the evaluation criteria for each.
Compare single-phase, three-phase, and high-frequency generators by output waveform and effect on exposure.
Your checkpoint
Closed-book 40-item self-quiz on physics and equipment scored at 80% or higher, with every miss rewritten as a corrected statement.
Radiographic Image Production and Evaluation & Radiographic Positioning and Radiographic Anatomy
Compare computed radiography and direct radiography from receptor exposure through image display.
Predict the effect of each exposure factor on brightness, contrast, and receptor exposure in a written exercise.
Position lower extremity and pelvic projections and list the anatomy that must be demonstrated on each.
Calculate repeat or acceptance decisions from given exposure index values.
Your checkpoint
Worked worksheet of 10 technique adjustments and 5 exposure-index decisions, each with a one-sentence rationale.
Radiographic Image Production and Evaluation & Radiographic Positioning and Radiographic Anatomy
Classify common artifacts by appearance and cause, then prescribe the corrective action for each.
Explain how SID, OID, focal spot size, and motion control spatial resolution, magnification, and distortion.
Position cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine projections and apply alignment evaluation criteria.
Apply an image-critique checklist to ten projected images and rank the needed corrections.
Your checkpoint
Image-critique log of 10 projections with corrective actions plus a Domain 3 quiz score of 75% or higher.
Radiographic Positioning and Radiographic Anatomy & Radiologic Physics, Equipment and Maintenance
Position skull and facial bone projections and outline contrast media types with contraindications.
Adapt positioning technique for mobile, trauma, pediatric, and surgical radiography scenarios.
List eight equipment quality-control tests, naming the tool, tolerance, and frequency for each.
Describe the equipment and image-formation basics of fluoroscopy, mammography, CT, and MRI.
Your checkpoint
One-page quality-control summary table covering eight tests with tool, tolerance, and frequency, verified against a reference for at least seven of eight entries.
Radiation Protection and Radiologic Technology Laws, Ethics and Professional Practice
Apply time, distance, and shielding to staff, patient, and public scenarios using ALARA reasoning.
State and apply occupational, public, and embryo/fetus dose limits to given case values.
Distinguish stochastic from deterministic effects and describe dose-response relationships.
Select collimation, shielding, and technique factors that minimize patient dose in five written scenarios.
Your checkpoint
Twenty-scenario dose-limit and protection worksheet scored at 80% or higher, with every error annotated with the correct rule.
Radiation Protection and Radiologic Technology Laws, Ethics and Professional Practice & Radiologic Physics, Equipment and Maintenance
Outline the Philippine regulatory and licensure framework governing radiologic technology practice, including the profession's governing law and its implementing rules.
Summarize professional ethics, patient rights, informed consent, and confidentiality obligations.
Classify case vignettes as negligence, malpractice, or consent breach and justify each classification.
Complete a half-length timed mock exam and tally misses by domain.
Your checkpoint
Half-length timed mock exam (100 items) finished within the time limit, with a domain-by-domain tally of missed items.
Radiologic Physics, Equipment and Maintenance & Radiographic Positioning and Radiographic Anatomy & Radiographic Image Production and Evaluation & Radiation Protection and Radiologic Technology Laws, Ethics and Professional Practice
Re-work every missed item from weeks 1 through 7 into corrected one-line notes and re-quiz on them.
Complete two full-length timed mock exams under exam-day conditions.
Drill recall-heavy lists (dose limits, QC tolerances, positioning criteria) to 90% unaided recall.
Plan exam-day logistics, pacing checkpoints, and an anxiety-control routine.
Your checkpoint
Two full-length mock exams with an improving score trend and a one-page final review sheet covering the 30 highest-risk facts.
Milestones
Week 2: Score 80% or higher on the closed-book physics and equipment self-quiz without notes.
Week 4: Score 75% or higher on the image production quiz and submit a complete 10-image critique log.
Week 6: Score 80% or higher on the protection and dose-limit worksheet with every miss corrected.
Week 8: Score 80% or higher on both full-length timed mock exams, with no single domain below 70%.