Overview
Medical and radiation therapy terminology, legal and ethical issues, surface and planar anatomy, linear accelerator use and radiation therapy techniques, qualities and skills in establishing healthcare professional-patient relationships, radiobiology.
About this paper
| Paper title | Radiation Therapy Practice I |
|---|---|
| Subject | Radiation Therapy |
| EFTS | 0.0917 |
| Points | 11 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (20 February 2023 - 16 June 2023) (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $806.59 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- BRT
- Contact
- rtenquiries.uow@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
- Billie Mudie
- Textbooks
Washington, C.M. and Leaver, D.T. (2020). Principles and Practice of Radiation Therapy. (5th Edition). Mosby, St Louis, Missouri.
- 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:
- Demonstrate knowledge of medical and radiation therapy terminology
- Demonstrate knowledge of planar anatomy
- Describe and discuss legal and ethical issues related to radiation therapy and patient care
- Describe and discuss linear accelerator use
- Demonstrate routine radiation therapy techniques
- Describe core qualities and skills involved in establishing a healthcare professional-patient relationship in the radiation therapy setting
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- Students enter into clinical space under this paper. VCA checks are all done during the application process and students are not accepted to begin the program if they do not pass this checkWhen is Student Safety Check for this paper is processed? This paper is limited to a programme
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Overview
Medical and radiation therapy terminology, legal and ethical issues, surface and planar anatomy, linear accelerator use and radiation therapy techniques, qualities and skills in establishing healthcare professional-patient relationships, radiobiology.
About this paper
| Paper title | Radiation Therapy Practice I |
|---|---|
| Subject | Radiation Therapy |
| EFTS | 0.0917 |
| Points | 11 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 1 (19 February 2024 - 14 June 2024) (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for 2024 have not yet been set |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- 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
- Billie Mudie
- Textbooks
Washington, C.M. and Leaver, D.T. (2020). Principles and Practice of Radiation Therapy. (5th Edition). Mosby, St Louis, Missouri.
- 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:
- Demonstrate knowledge of medical and radiation therapy terminology
- Demonstrate knowledge of planar anatomy
- Describe and discuss legal and ethical issues related to radiation therapy and patient care
- Describe and discuss linear accelerator use
- Demonstrate routine radiation therapy techniques
- Describe core qualities and skills involved in establishing a healthcare professional-patient relationship in the radiation therapy setting