What does a Limited Scope X-ray Technician do?
The Limited Scope X-ray Technician plays an important role as a member of the health care team in a physician’s office or a clinic. Their primary responsibilities include the positioning of the chest, hand, wrist, forearm, elbow, knee, foot or ankle in preparation for X-ray. In addition to being qualified to provide X-ray services, the graduate is also qualified to act as a technical assistant by being qualified to perform electrocardiograms, venipuncture, routine laboratory tests, injections, urinalysis, electrocardiography, X-ray film processing, and related back-office patient care procedures. Please note: The responsibilities listed for X-ray Technician are not the same as the responsibilities of a Radiologic Technologist (RT). An RT (who must be ARRT certified) is different from a Limited Scope X-ray technician in that the RT is allowed to perform other duties, such as X-raying the abdomen. Limited Scope X-ray technician are not enabled to perform these expanded duties, nor are th
