This course will provide theoretical foundations and clinical applications of ultrasound physics and instrumentation, necessary for laboratory and clinical scanning, including an introduction to Doppler principles, performance testing,artifacts, and bioeffects. Offered fall semester. Prerequisites: Admission to the diagnostic medical sonography major or cardiovascular sonography major. Corequisite: RIU 321.
Fall 2026 - Online
This course will cover the principles governing production of radiation, interaction of radiation with matter, protection of the radiation worker and patient from exposure, and use of various types of radiation (ionizing, sound, radio) to create radiologic, sonographic, and magnetic resonance images. Offered winter semester. Prerequisite: Admission to diagnostic medical sonography - general concentration.
Theoretical foundations and clinical applications of applied Doppler diagnostic medical sonographic physics and instrumentation for abdominal, obstetric-gynecology, echocardiography, vascular, and breast imaging. Quality assurance testing and introduction to bioeffects are included. An emphasis on the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers’ examination is part of this course. Offered winter semester. Prerequisites: RIU 320 and RIU 321.
Winter 2026 - Online
A course in diagnostic medical sonographic physics and instrumentation that explores diverse problems in ultrasound physics from a framework of previous physics courses, clinical experiences, other sonographic didactic coursework, and expectations students have for national ARDMS examinations in physics, as well as their future professional career plans. Offered fall semester. Prerequisite: RIU 320 or RIU 324.
Winter 2026 - Online Fall 2026 - Hybrid Winter 2027 - Online
