Radiation Therapy Clinical Practice 3

Course aim

To develop practical and professional skills in radiation therapy treatment and planning to an intermediate level.

Course content

Clinical skills development in external beam radiation therapy treatment and planning to a level of thorough knowledge and understanding of the technical skills of treatment and planning; patient care and communication; safety; professional behaviour; team working; self motivation, self-directed learning, quality assurance and legal and ethical issues, quality assurance, resource utilisation; 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 3040	Radiation Therapy Clinical Practice 2
RADY 3032	CT and PET Imaging
RADY 4023	Specialised Medical Radiation

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Clinical	225 hours x -
Workshop	24 hours x -

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

Assessment

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.