Delaware rad tech license: x-ray and sonographer rules

Delaware rad tech license: an x-ray technologist needs a state certificate, a sonographer none; 2 programs.

The state rules apply where you take the images

Example: Delaware· change any figure to see your own result

Delaware: state license for an x-ray technologist

Yes

Yes, a state certificate · sonographer: no state license

Radiologic technologist (radiography)Yes, a state certificate
Sonographer (ultrasound)No state license
Limited x-ray operatorYes: a limited certificate
Other licensed modalitiesCT, nuclear medicine, cardiac and vascular interventional, radiation therapy, radiologist assistant, bone densitometry
AgencyDelaware Authority on Radiation Protection
Programs reported to IPEDS (2023-24)1 radiography, 1 sonography

Rule from the ASRT state table, read on November 13, 2026; the site of Delaware Authority on Radiation Protection refused our reader, so ask the agency before you apply.

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Delaware issues certificates rather than licenses, and for an unusually long list of modalities: radiography, limited operators, CT, nuclear medicine, cardiac and vascular interventional work, radiation therapy, bone densitometry and radiologist assistants, according to the ASRT table. Sonography is not on it. The state’s page refused our reader. Delaware Technical Community College is the one school reporting imaging graduates: its Dover campus awarded associate degrees in both radiography and sonography, at $4,965 a year in tuition and fees for Delaware residents and $11,828 for others. Of Delaware’s neighbors, Maryland and New Jersey also license radiographers; Pennsylvania does not. By awards in 2023-24, the largest programs were Delaware Technical Community College-Terry in Dover (radiography, 29) and Delaware Technical Community College-Terry in Dover (sonography, 18).

How to get the Delaware rad tech license

Apply to the Delaware Authority on Radiation Protection, through the Office of Radiation Control, for the certificate of each modality you will perform, with the national exam it accepts. Ask the office for the current fee, which we could not read. Also credentialed here: CT, nuclear medicine, cardiac and vascular interventional, radiation therapy, radiologist assistant, bone densitometry.

Delaware: imaging modalities with a state rule (ASRT table, read November 13, 2026)
ModalityState credential
RadiographyCertificate
CTCertificate
Nuclear medicineCertificate
Cardiac and vascular interventionalCertificate
Radiation therapyCertificate
Limited x-rayCertificate
Radiologist assistantCertificate
Bone densitometryCertificate

Delaware rad tech and sonography schools

Delaware: the largest of 1 radiography and 1 sonography programs; public in-state median $4,965 and $4,965 a year (IPEDS 2023-24)
SchoolCityProgramAwards 2023-24In-state tuition and fees
Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDoverRadiography29$4,965
Delaware Technical Community College-TerryDoverSonography18$4,965

Tuition and exam: becoming a technologist in Delaware

Example: sonography, 2 years in Delaware· change any figure to see your own result

Sonography in Delaware: tuition and exam

$10,505

$4,965 a year × 2 + ARDMS SPI and one specialty $575

Median public in-state tuition and fees in Delaware$4,965 a year (2023-24)
Years of study2
Exam fees$575
State licenseNo state license
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What does Delaware require from a radiologic technologist?

A state certificate for radiography, according to the ASRT table we read, with separate certificates for limited operators, CT, nuclear medicine, radiation therapy and other modalities. The agency’s site refused our reader, so confirm the details with the Office of Radiation Control.

Where can I study radiography in Delaware?

In the IPEDS files for 2023-24, Delaware Technical Community College is the only Delaware school reporting radiography and sonography graduates. Its in-state tuition is shown in the table on this page; nearby programs in other states are an option too.

How much does rad tech or sonography school cost in Delaware?

Yearly tuition and required fees for residents in 2023-24, from the IPEDS charges file: Delaware Technical Community College-Terry in Dover, $4,965 ($11,828 for nonresidents). Multiply by the length of the program, one to four years depending on the award. On top come the national exam fees, the same in every state: $225 for the ARRT application, or $575 for the ARDMS SPI and one specialty.

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State tables, agency pages, fee pages and federal files behind this page (4)

Each form number, fee, length and signer list was read on these official documents on November 13, 2026.

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The answers apply the ASRT state table and the agency pages read on November 13, 2026, and the IPEDS files for 2023-24. Rules change: your state agency decides.