Radiation Therapy Clinical Practice 2

Course aim

Develop intermediate practical and professional skills in radiation therapy.

Course content

Clinical skills development in external beam radiation therapy treatment and planning, with the main emphasis on the development of more complex technical skills of treatment and planning, patient care and communication, safety, professional behaviour, team working, self directed learning and clinical reasoning, including observing and reporting medically urgent findings; applied information management; national protocols published on safety and quality in health care.

Textbook(s)

Hoskin P (ed) 2019, Radiotherapy in Practice: External Beam Therapy, 3rd, Oxford University Press, Oxford

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
RADY 3029	Radiation Therapy Studies 2
RADY 2015	Radiation Therapy Clinical Practice 1

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Clinical	337.5 hours x -
Workshop (Preclinical)	24 hours over x 1 week

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Clinical assessment/OSCE/OSCA, Essay, Placement

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.