RAD 363: Senior Review for the ARRT Certification Exam
Program: Peconic Bay School of Radiologic Technology
Course Number/Title: RAD 363: Senior Review for ARRT Certification Exam
Instructor’s Name: Frank A. Zaleski, LMSW, MBA, BS, RT ( R )
Meeting Times: Tuesdays, 1:00 – 3:00PM – Quarter #7, Various Thursdays – Quarter #7, Time TBD - Quarter #8
Prerequisite: All 1st Year Fall and Spring Courses & 2nd Year Quarters #5, #6
Course Hours: 30 Hours – Quarter #7, 75 Hours – Quarter #8
Semester: Spring 2026 & Summer 2026
Contact Phone #: 631-548-6183 Contact Email: fzaleski@northwell.edu
Course Description: This course provides preparatory measures for the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Certification Examination in Radiography. The student will take simulated exams and be required to pass three (3) of them with a minimum grade of 80. The student will also review each course with the faculty.
Required Textbooks: Mosby’s Comprehensive Review of Radiography: The Complete Study Guide and Career Planner, 8th Edition. Callaway, William J. 2022.
Additional Textbooks: (None)
Required Materials: Pens, pencils, notebook, calculator
Methods of Instruction: Lectures and diagrams
Course Objectives:
1. The student will review the ARRT Content Specifications (Effective January 1, 2022) distributed with the syllabus. The breakdown of the exam is as follows:
· Patient Care (33 Questions)
· Safety (50 Questions)
· Image Production (51 Questions)
· Procedures (66 Questions)
· 30 Unscored Pilot Questions (You will not be able to determine/distinguish the pilot questions from content questions).
TOTAL = 230 Questions
2. The student will review Safety – Radiation Physics and Radiation Biology (21 Questions on ARRT Certification Exam).
3. The student will review Safety – Radiation Protection (29 Questions on ARRT Certification Exam).
4. The student will review Image Production – Image Acquisition and Evaluation (26 Questions on ARRT Certification Exam).
5. The student will review Image Production – Equipment Operation and Quality Assurance (25 Questions on ARRT Certification Exam).
6. The student will review Imaging Procedures, including Anatomy, Positioning, Procedures, Pathology and Terminology.
a. Head, Spine and Pelvis Procedures (18 Questions on ARRT Certification Exam)
b. Thorax and Abdomen Procedures (20 Questions on ARRT Certification Exam)
c. Extremity Procedures (28 Questions on ARRT Certification Exam)
7. The student will review Patient Care – Patient Interactions and Management (33 Questions on ARRT Certification Exam.