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 (17 February 2025 - 13 June 2025) (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $878.85 |
| 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