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Radiology 206: Thoracic & Lumbar Trauma — At a Glance
| Course | Radiology 206 · 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
Below the neck, the trauma film changes scale — ribs, vertebrae, sacrum and pelvic ring on the same series — and the discipline stays the same. Radiology 206 is the second trauma course: a two-hour review that starts from normal thoracic and lumbar radiographic anatomy, sets the imaging indications for the trauma patient, and builds the search patterns and lines of mensuration that make the read systematic.
Sandra Norton, DC, DACBR, then works the fractures from the rib to the pelvic rim — which mechanism injures the spine most often, which column makes a fracture unstable, and how fracture assessment folds into everyday radiographic interpretation.
Where This Course Fits — Three Radiology Lanes
You are here: Lane 2, Radiology 206 — the second trauma course, the thoracic and lumbar companion to 205. 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
- In-depth review of thoracic/lumbar spine trauma and normal radiographic anatomy
- Comprehensive guide to imaging for trauma, including important search patterns and lines of mensuration
- Detailed examination of traumatic injuries to the thoracic cage, spine, and pelvic region
- Integration of fracture assessment into radiographic interpretation, from rib fractures to pelvic ring fractures
Reference
Reference: Lumbar spine fracture. Radiopaedia.org, radiology reference article. https://radiopaedia.org/articles/lumbar-spine-fracture-2
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 206 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 with 205 (cervical trauma) — the two trauma courses are one method applied to the whole spine — after the normal-variants sequence that gives them their baseline.
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 206 cover?
A two-hour review of thoracic and lumbar trauma radiology for chiropractors: normal radiographic anatomy, imaging indications for the trauma patient — including the study the ACR Appropriateness Criteria favor first after blunt trauma without neurologic signs — search patterns and lines of mensuration, the mechanisms that injure the spine, three-column stability, and fracture assessment from rib fractures through the vertebrae to pelvic ring fractures. Also known as thoracolumbar trauma CE, spinal fracture radiology CE, rib and pelvic fracture 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 backs and order or read their own thoracic, lumbar and pelvic 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 had a fall with mid- or low-back pain and no neurologic signs — what imaging comes first, and what am I looking for?
The course anchors the first step in the ACR Appropriateness Criteria as taught: for a possible thoracic or lumbar injury after blunt trauma without neurologic symptoms, conventional radiographs of the region come first. From there the method takes over — search patterns, lines of mensuration (Meyerding’s grading for a spondylolisthesis among them), the mechanism of injury (flexion is the most common in spinal injury), and the three-column model, where a fracture involving the middle column is typically considered unstable. Radiology 206 builds that read so the unstable injury is recognized and referred 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 206?
If you have not taken it, Radiology 205 Cervical Trauma is this course’s companion with the same method above the neck, and 204 Normal Variants of the Lumbar Spine supplies the baseline it reads against. For the aging spine, 203 Joint Degeneration of the Spine & Extremities and 207 Introduction to Degenerative Disorders follow; for the pelvis specifically, 208 Degenerative Conditions of the Pelvis & Leg. 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 for the thoracolumbar trauma film?
Radiology 206 · 2 CE hours · $40 · instant certificate
CCEDseminars · PACE Provider #34015544 · Reviewed by Monte Horne, DC · Last updated November 6, 2026 (CT)