Bachelor of Science in Radiography (BS)—Accelerated

The location of MCPHS in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area, as well as its affiliations with premier medical institutions located in the greater Boston area, enable students to learn in healthcare institutions that are among the best in the world.

MCPHS Medical Imaging and Therapeutics students participate in a variety of community-based clinical settings. This opportunity supplements the clinical experience gained in the on-campus program and provides students with a broader insight into the diverse populations they may encounter in future career settings.

Students enrolled in the radiography major complete internships at hospital affiliates in the metropolitan Boston area, including:

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
• Boston Medical Center
• Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Cambridge Health Alliance
• Charlton Memorial Hospital
• Children’s Hospital
• Falmouth Hospital
• Lahey Hospital and Medical Center
• Melrose Wakefield Hospital
• Mount Auburn Hospital
• New England Baptist Hospital
• Signature Healthcare (Brockton Hospital)
• Steward Family Hospital-St. Elizabeth Medical Center
• Tuft’s New England Medical Center
• VA Boston Healthcare System
• Whidden Hospital

To ensure clinical internships are diverse and give all students an equitable and quality clinical education, students will be rotated through a number of different sites. This may involve travel near campus, in the greater Boston area, or at more distant sites. Students are responsible for their own transportation.

• Radiography Program Clinical Orientation Day (Professional Phase of Program)
• Radiography Clinical Orientation Day (Professional Phase of Program )
• Immunizations
• American Heart Association BLS Certification
• Clinical Fees
  • Trajecsys Clinical Management System ($150)
  • Scrubs/Uniform ($50-$100)
  • Lead Right & Left Radiography markers ($25)
  • Cori/Background Check (CastleBranch) ($82)
  • Drug Screening (if applicable $0 fee)
  • AHA BLS fees vary
• Clinical Internship Travel
  • Students are responsible for any travel expenses related to clinical internship rotations

The radiography program is accredited by the Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology

20 North Wacker Drive, Suite 2850
Chicago, IL 60606-3182
312-704-5300
Email: mail@jrcert.org

The program's current award is 8 years.

General program accreditation information and the current accreditation award letter can be found https://www.jrcert.org/programs/mcphs-university-2/

Download the 2025-2026 Radiography Student Handbook [PDF]. 

The MCPHS Radiography Program provides students with a high-quality, learner-centered environment. Students receive state-of-the-art academic and clinical experiences enabling them to become competent entry-level Radiologic Science professionals who are:

• Clinically competent in the performance of radiographic exams stipulated within the Clinical Competency Requirements of the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists
• Provider of safe, ethical, and compassionate patient care in their practice
• Effective communicators
• Radiologic Science Professionals who demonstrate a critical thinking-based, scientifically founded, problem-solving approach in their practice

Program Goals

• Program graduates will be clinically competent entry-level radiographers
• Program graduates will communicate effectively
• Program graduates will utilize problem-solving and critical thinking skills
• Program graduates will demonstrate professional behavior

Student Learning Outcomes

• Students will demonstrate application of knowledge for all radiographic procedures
• Students will apply positioning skills on radiographic procedures
• Students will practice safety in the clinical environment
• Students will demonstrate effective written communication skills
• Students will demonstrate effective oral communication skills
• Students will produce radiographic procedure’s material
• Students will analyze radiographic images to evaluate diagnostic quality
• Students will demonstrate professional behavior attributes
• Students will display professional behavior during interactions in the clinical setting

MCPHS has established the following list of technical standards for the majors of Radiography, Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Therapy. These technical standards conform to the professional technical standards required for the safe and ethical practice of the tasks/skills associated with medical radiography, clinical nuclear medicine technology and clinical radiation therapy. Each student, with or without a reasonable accommodation, must be able to demonstrate that they are able to:

• Reach and manipulate equipment to its highest position (6 feet)
• Move a standard wheelchair and/or stretcher from a waiting area to the imaging/treatment room
• Transfer patients from wheelchairs and stretchers and help them on/off imaging/treatment table
• Lift a minimum of 60 pounds and ensure patient safety
• Perform CPR
• Move from room to room and maneuver in small, enclosed spaces
• Demonstrate manual dexterity to perform necessary manipulations such as drawing doses with a syringe, manipulating locks, putting on surgical gloves
• Use sufficient corrected eyesight to observe patients and evaluate radiographic quality
• Visually monitor patients/charts/machine indicator lights in dimly lit conditions
• Read and apply appropriate information and instructions contained in requisitions, notes and patient charts
• Detect audible alarms and background sounds during procedures to ensure patient and staff safety
• Possess sufficient verbal and written skills to communicate needs promptly and effectively in English
• Communicate in a clear and concise manner with patients of all ages, including obtaining health history and pertinent information
• Understand and apply clinical instructions given by department personnel
• Be able to adapt to changing environments and schedules
• Establish rapport with fellow students, coworkers, patients and families
• Function under stressful conditions
• Endure an eight-hour clinical day with a minimum of four to six hours of standing or walking
• Endure a minimum of two hours of didactic instruction in a normal classroom environment

Working conditions for Radiographers and Radiography students typically involve:

• Possible exposure to ionizing radiation.
• Possible exposure to chemical solutions.

Prior to clinical externships all students must initially undergo the same screening procedures as patients, staff, and visitors in order to enter the scan room. The MRI scan room contains a region of intense magnetic field. Objects that display any form of ferromagnetism are therefore of particular concern for MRI. Contraindications for entering the MRI scan room include, and are not limited to:

• Certain biomedical implants, materials, and devices (e.g., aneurysm clips, brain clips)
• Certain electrically, magnetically, and mechanically activated implants and devices (e.g., cardiac pacemakers, cochlear implants)
• Certain metallic foreign objects (e.g., shrapnel, bullets, metal in eyes)

Note: All Radiography students must fulfill the requirement for CPR certification and for medical terminology before the first Radiography Internship (RAD 201C).