Overview
Demonstration of safe and efficient practice in the application of radiation therapy techniques. Communication, teamwork, self management, quality assurance, patient care, reflective practice.
About this paper
| Paper title | Radiation Therapy Practice II |
|---|---|
| Subject | Radiation Therapy |
| EFTS | 0.5 |
| Points | 60 points |
| Teaching period | 1st Non standard period (6 January 2025 - 13 June 2025) (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $4,792.00 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Limited to
- BRT
- Notes
- Candidates require a clinical placement to have been arranged before enrolling in this paper.
- Contact
- rtenquiries.uow@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
- View more information on the Department of Radiation Therapy's website
- Teaching staff
- Melissa Pitchford
- Textbooks
- Textbooks are not required for this paper.
- 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 do the following across three domains - CT/sim, planning and treatment:
- Apply knowledge and demonstrate safe practice in the workplace
- Recognise patient needs and/or significant changes in patients' condition
- Demonstrate appropriate verbal and nonverbal communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to work in a healthcare team
- Demonstrate appropriate self-management techniques
- Demonstrate the ability to identify problems in the clinical setting
- Develop an increasing awareness of quality assurance
- Demonstrate reflective practice