Current through Register Vol. 24-18, September 15, 2024
(1) Alternative training for a therapeutic
radiologic technologist may be obtained with the following:
(a)
(i) A
baccalaureate or associate degree in one of the physical, biological sciences,
or allied health care professions;
(ii) Three clinical years supervised practice
experience in therapeutic radiologic technology as provided in subsection (2)
of this section; and
(iii)
Completed course content as provided in subsection (3) of this section;
or
(b)
(i) Meet the requirements of this chapter for
certification as a diagnostic radiologic technologist or nuclear medicine
technologist;
(ii) Three clinical
years supervised practice experience in therapeutic radiologic technology as
provided in subsection (3) of this section; and
(iii) Completed course content as provided in
subsection (2) of this section.
(2) Verified supervised clinical practice
experience, with at least 50 percent of the clinical practice experience in
operating a linear accelerator, in the following:
(a) Orientation to radiation therapy
technology;
(b) Medical ethics and
law;
(c) Methods of patient
care;
(d) Computer applications;
and
(e) Medical
terminology.
(3)
Verified formal education in the following:
(a) Human anatomy and physiology - 100
contact hours;
(b) Oncologic
pathology - 22 contact hours;
(c)
Radiation oncology - 22 contact hours;
(d) Radiobiology, radiation protection, and
radiographic imaging - 73 contact hours;
(e) Mathematics (college level algebra or
above) - 55 contact hours;
(f)
Radiation physics - 66 contact hours;
(g) Radiation oncology technique - 77 contact
hours;
(h) Clinical dosimetry - 150
contact hours;
(i) Quality
assurance - 12 contact hours;
(j)
Hyperthermia - 4 contact hours; and
(k) Sectional anatomy - 22 contact
hours.
(4) Individuals
participating in the therapeutic radio-logic technologist alternative training
program must annually report to the department the progress of their supervised
clinical hours. Notification must be made in writing and must include the
street and mailing address of their training program and the names of the
individual's direct and indirect supervisors.
(5) Individuals educated or credentialed to
practice as a therapeutic radiologic technologist in another country must
provide official documentation of their education and training proving that
they meet or exceed alternative training requirements.
(6) To meet the ARRT or NMTCB clinical
experience requirements to sit for a computed tomography examination, a
therapeutic radiologic technologist shall meet the following:
(a) Hold a current therapeutic radiologic
technology certification issued by the secretary;
(b) Notify the department in writing of their
intent to begin a training program for the purposes of meeting the clinical
experience requirements for either the ARRT or NMTCB computed tomography
examination, which must include:
(i) The
street and mailing address of the training program;
(ii) The names of the designated training
program supervisor or supervisors; and
(iii) The designated time frame within which
the individual is working to qualify for a computed tomography
examination;
(c) Report
annually to the department the progress of their training including the number
of clinical hours dedicated to computed tomography training and the number of
computed tomography procedures performed and reported to either the ARRT or
NMTCB; and
(d) Complete the
clinical experience requirements within the time period set by the ARRT or
NMTCB as reported under (b)(iii) of this subsection. If the individual does not
meet the clinical experience requirements within the designated time period,
the training program is no longer valid and the individual must initiate a new
training program.
Statutory Authority:
RCW
18.84.040. 06-01-103, § 246-926-120,
filed 12/21/05, effective 1/21/06. Statutory Authority:
RCW
18.84.040 and
18.84.080. 92-05-010 (Order 237),
§ 246-926-120, filed 2/7/92, effective 2/19/92. Statutory Authority:
RCW
43.70.040. 91-02-049 (Order 121), recodified
as § 246-926-120, filed 12/27/90, effective 1/31/91. Statutory Authority:
RCW
18.84.040. 89-01-015 (Order PM 802), §
308-183-110, filed 12/9/88.
