Overview
Types of radiation, machine calibration, quality assurance systems, radiation detection and measurement, treatment and imaging technology, radioactive materials.
About this paper
Paper title | Radiation Technology II |
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Subject | Radiation Therapy |
EFTS | 0.1333 |
Points | 16 points |
Teaching period | Semester 2 (8 July 2024 - 8 November 2024) (On campus) |
Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $1,205.30 |
International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- RADT 127
- Limited to
- BRT
- Contact
- rtenquiries.uow@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View more information on the Department of Radiation Therapy's website
- Teaching staff
- Textbooks
Vosper, M., England, A., Major, V. (2020). Graham's Principles and Applications of Radiological Physics. (7th Edition). Elsevier
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete the paper will be able to:
- Describe the processes of machine calibration and quality control.
- Describe radiation detection and measurement.
- Discuss quality assurance systems in radiation therapy.
- Discuss treatment and imaging technologies in radiation therapy.
- Discuss the use of radioactive materials in radiation therapy.