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Radiology 205: Cervical Trauma — At a Glance
| Course | Radiology 205 · 2 CE hours · $40 |
| Faculty | Sandra Norton, DC, DACBR · Diplomate, American Chiropractic Board of Radiology |
| Format | Online, on-demand — start immediately |
| Pricing | $40 for 2 CE hours — $20 per hour; multi-course discounts apply automatically in the cart |
| Approval | PACE Provider #34015544 · TCC co-sponsored |
PACE Provider #34015544 · Co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College · Completions reported to CE Broker
The cervical trauma film is the one a chiropractor cannot afford to misread — and the one where a disciplined search pattern matters most. Radiology 205 opens the trauma lane: a two-hour course that starts from normal cervical radiographic anatomy, sets the imaging indications for the trauma patient, and builds the search patterns and lines of mensuration that turn a lateral film into a systematic read.
Sandra Norton, DC, DACBR, then works through the fractures from the atlas to the spinous process — Jefferson, hangman's, the bow-tie sign of facet dislocation — when a suspected fracture goes to CT, and how the same discipline applies to whiplash-associated injuries.
Where This Course Fits — Three Radiology Lanes
You are here: Lane 2, Radiology 205 — the first trauma course, built on the normal anatomy from 201. Seventeen courses organize into three working lanes: learn normal first, then trauma and degeneration, then the pathologies that change management.
1. Normal Variants — Read Normal First
The foundation of interpretation: knowing the variant that mimics pathology, and the pathology that hides as a variant.
201: Cervical Spine Variants · 202: Thoracic Spine Variants · 204: Lumbar Spine Variants · 207: Introduction to Degenerative Disorders
2. Trauma & Degenerative Disease ◀ You are here
The films your practice generates — acute trauma and the aging spine and extremities.
205: Cervical Trauma · 206: Thoracic & Lumbar Trauma · 203: Joint Degeneration of the Spine & Extremities · 208: Degenerative Conditions of the Pelvis & Leg · 209: Degenerative Conditions of the Upper Extremity
3. Arthropathies, Tumors & the Case-Study Trilogy
The findings that change management, and three case-study courses that train the eye on real films.
211: Rheumatoid Arthritis · 213: Seronegative Spondyloarthropathies · 214: Crystal Deposition Diseases · 216: Primary Bone-Forming Tumors · 218: Pediatric Radiology · 210, 212, 217: Case Studies in Radiology I–III
What You'll Learn
- Comprehensive review of normal radiographic anatomy
- Detailed examination of imaging techniques for trauma
- Exploration of search patterns and lines of mensuration
- In-depth analysis of cervical fractures and whiplash injuries
Reference
Reference: Cervical spine injury. Radiopaedia.org, radiology reference article. https://radiopaedia.org/articles/cervical-spine-injury
Your Faculty
Sandra Norton, DC, DACBR — Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Radiology. She teaches 12 of the 17 courses in this category: the complete normal-variants sequence, both trauma courses, the degenerative series, pediatric radiology and all three case-study courses — a radiologist’s residency curriculum, compressed for the practicing DC.
Also teaching in the category: Wesley Duval, DC, DACBR · Diplomate, American Chiropractic Board of Radiology · joint degeneration, rheumatoid arthritis, the seronegative spondyloarthropathies, crystal deposition diseases and primary bone-forming tumors.
Credit, Reporting & State Rules
Radiology 205 is a 2-hour on-demand course, PACE-recognized and co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College — the approval pathway most boards accept for online chiropractic CE. Its approval list renders at the bottom of this page, straight from the course record; that list is the one to trust.
Radiology coursework is clinical subject matter — imaging interpretation, diagnosis and referral decision-making — which serves the clinical-hour structures many states impose, such as Iowa’s 36-hour clinical case-management minimum, Rhode Island’s 50-of-60 clinical requirement and Vermont’s clinical-focus rule. Most boards also cap the share of a renewal that can be earned online; check how your board counts it before relying on these hours for a specific requirement.
Texas: licensees can verify provider status through the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners. For every other state and province, start at the CE guidelines directory.
Build Your Radiology Block — or Take the Credential
$40 for 2 CE hours — $20 per hour. Take it after 201 (cervical normal variants) and pair it with 206 (thoracic and lumbar trauma) — the two trauma courses are one method applied to the whole spine.
Multi-course discounts apply automatically in the cart — 10% at 6–9 hours, 20% at 10 or more, no promo code. 201 + 205 + 206 is a 6-hour cervical-to-lumbar trauma block: $108 instead of $120.
Building toward the credential? Radiology 201–212 make up the 24-hour Chiropractic Radiology Certification (CRC) bundle — a single $480 checkout, taught by DACBR faculty.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does Radiology 205 cover?
A two-hour review of cervical trauma radiology for chiropractors: normal cervical radiographic anatomy, imaging indications for the trauma patient, the trauma series and which view is taken first, search patterns and lines of mensuration, fractures from the atlas to the spinous process — including Jefferson and hangman's fractures and the bow-tie sign of facet dislocation — when to confirm a suspected fracture with CT, and the radiographic interpretation of whiplash-associated injuries. Also known as cervical spine trauma CE, cervical fracture radiology CE, whiplash imaging CE or chiropractic radiology CE.
Who teaches it, and is it for chiropractors?
Sandra Norton, DC, DACBR, a Diplomate of the American Chiropractic Board of Radiology — the profession’s own imaging specialty board. The course is written for practicing chiropractors who see post-trauma necks and order or read their own cervical films, and it stays inside chiropractic scope: interpretation, differentiation and the referral decision. It is PACE-recognized and co-sponsored by Texas Chiropractic College.
My patient was rear-ended and the ER films were read as negative — what should I be looking for?
The course gives you a method rather than a reassurance: start with the lateral neutral film, the first view in any trauma series, run the search pattern and the lines of mensuration, and know the mechanisms — hyperextension is the most common for the upper cervical spine — and the signs that go with them, such as the bow-tie sign of a unilateral facet dislocation. When plain films raise suspicion of a fracture, the next step is CT, not more plain films. Radiology 205 applies the same discipline to whiplash-associated injuries so a post-collision neck is read systematically before any treatment decision is made.
How is the course delivered, and when do I get my certificate?
Recorded video you can watch on any device, with one year of access from purchase. Pass the short post-test and your certificate is available immediately. For states served by CE Broker, completion is reported automatically.
What should I take after Radiology 205?
Radiology 206 Thoracic & Lumbar Trauma completes the trauma pair with the same method below the neck. If you have not taken it, Radiology 201 Normal Variants of the Cervical Spine supplies the normal anatomy this course reads against. For the aging neck, 203 Joint Degeneration of the Spine & Extremities and 207 Introduction to Degenerative Disorders follow naturally. Radiology 201–212 make up the 24-hour Chiropractic Radiology Certification (CRC) bundle.
State approval and licensing reminder. Approval status for this course is listed below. Online-hour caps, subject classification and scope rules vary by board; confirm your own state’s rules before relying on this course for a specific requirement.
Ready to read the trauma series?
Radiology 205 · 2 CE hours · $40 · instant certificate
CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated November 6, 2026 (CT)