Postgraduate - UnitMMR4002 - Medical radiations science 2

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2014 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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12 points, SCA Band 2, 0.250 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational Unit	Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2014 (Off-campus)
Coordinator(s)	Ms Catherine Osborne and Mr Paul Lombardo

Synopsis

This is the first of three units dealing specifically with the principles and applications of medical radiations in the assessment and treatment of disease and injury. The unit will cover protocols and operating procedures, radiation safety, occupational health and safety, infection control, documentation procedures, sectional anatomy and pathophysiology.

Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:

Describe and explain a range of medical radiations applications;
Define the positive patient identification technique and explain its application;
Describe procedural techniques, including rationale, patient preparation and care, patient positioning, optimization of equipment and materials, images and/or data obtained, documentation and results;
Explain how patient images and data are acquired and optimized for diagnosis and therapy;
Recognise anatomic structures and pathophysiology in multiple planes on medical images;
Describe relevant radiation & occupational health and safety standards;
Describe the theories of communication and reflective practice in relation to the professional role of the medical radiation science practitioner.

Assessment

Three hour examination (50%)
One hour image recognition examination (20%)
Two, 3000 word assignments (30%)
Hurdle requirements:
All elements of assessment must be passed to pass the unit: and
Successful completion of the Clinical Orientation Workbook.

Chief examiner(s)

Ms Caroline Wright

Co-requisites

MMR4001, MMR4003