school for ct?

954heat · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 73 Location: south florida

im in school now for x ray and i wanna be a ct tech. so i obviously i finish this first. and ive heard to do ct you can either cross train or go back to school and learn. ive also heard its better to go back to school for the obvious reasons. so my questions: where can i find a school for this? i checked the arrt website for accredited programs but they seem to have none for ct....so any help with that would be GREAT. how long are ct programs? and has anyone gone to a ct program? if so, how was it? any info would be great. thanks!!

papa · Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:00 am Post subject:

i went back to school for ct, and regret none of it Smile

personally, there's so much to learn about CT, that unless you've got a book and an instructor guiding you about everything regarding ct, the ct registry will most likely be difficult. ARRT i believe will start requireing CT techs to be ct registered by 2010 (not sure, but somewhere around there).

as far as the schools, check with the local community colleges in your area, and check with your current instructors. unless i'm mistaken, ARRT doesn't really regulate the CT classes as much as the Radiology program. i know when i did my classes, i only got a certificate saying that i completed the classes. ARRT may just consider those classes CEU credits.

all this being said, you may also want to look into the CT CrossTrainer offered by MIC. people in both the places i work currently have purchaced this book/class and are very happy with it. i've also heard many good things online about this course. the few pages i've checked out personally lead me to believe that this is a very good, very detailed learning tool. downside is that it runs around $250 to $300. however, it seems that you definately get your money's worth
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954heat · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 73 Location: south florida

THANKS ALOT! i looked into some local community colleges and found a ct program that starts in jan which is great because i graduate in october.

antirem · Joined: 15 Oct 2009 Posts: 2

let us know how it went for you!

954heat · Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 73 Location: south florida

VIS_Imaging · Joined: 29 Nov 2009 Posts: 12

congrats, all the best to you!