Available in 2024
Course code

MRSC2270

Units

10 units

Level

2000 level

Course handbook

Description

This course provides students with the opportunity to further develop professional knowledge, skills, attitudes and experience, by participating in professional skill labs at university and by attending a professional placement at an accredited radiation therapy clinical centre. The labs and professional placement will increase confidence and competence in undertaking and participating in professional procedures of increasing difficulty or complexity. The labs must be passed to be allowed to attend professional placement, and pass the course. This Course recognises the Professional Capabilities developed by the Medical Radiation Practice Board of Australia. The document `Professional Capabilities for Medical Radiation Practice outlines via Domains the requirements of a Competent Practitioner. Domain 1: professional and ethical conduct Domain 2: professional communication and collaboration Domain 3: evidence-based practice and professional learning Domain 4: radiation safety and risk management and, Domain 5: practice in medical radiation science: 5c: practice in radiation therapy.


Availability2024 Course Timetables

Callaghan

  • Semester 2 - 2024

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of the course students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a broad and current knowledge of treatment planning and of all imaging and treatment modalities used in current standard breast and abdomen pelvis techniques of a mid level complexity.

2. Evaluate plans against ICRU criteria and ensure that they meet recognised and accepted criteria (ICRU 50/62/83.

3. Apply and participate in mid level complexity radiation therapy treatment, planning and simulation procedures.

4. Demonstrate a professional attitude towards members of the public and other health care workers.

5. Demonstrate clear, sensitive and effective communication with members of the public and other health care workers, patients/clients and their family, such as information gathering, active listening and explaining techniques and procedures. Display appropriate professional behaviour in patient/client interactions, including empathy.

6. Practice within an ethical and legal framework. This includes practising in a way that engenders the trust and confidence in the patient/client.

7. Demonstrate clinical reasoning/management.

8. Apply the skills and knowledge necessary to employ an evidenced based approach to decision making in healthcare practice.

9. Engage in critical self reflection and evaluate the critique his or her role during the clinical period and integrate new experience and knowledge into their own practice.


Content

  1. Radiation Therapy of the Pelvis
  2. Radiation Therapy of the Breast
  3. Radiation Therapy of the Abdomen
  4. Electron Radiation Therapy
  5. Conventional and Conformal Radiation Therapy in simulation treatment and planning.
  6. ICRU Report 50, Report 62 and Report 83 - Prescribing, Reporting and Recording External Beam Therapy.
  7. 3D conformal planning and plan evaluation including visual assessment, statistical assessment, dose volume histogram assessment, biological models of dosing.
  8. Patient assessment with regard to quality of life, living with illness, and treatment toxicity criteria.
  9. QA and auditing in Radiation Therapy.

Review of Progress

This course is a compulsory program requirement and is monitored for academic progress purposes. The course must be completed to progress in the program or meet other program requirements.

Failure or withdrawal from this course will result in students being considered under the Student Academic Progress Procedure.


Requisite

Students must be concurrently enrolled in MRSC2250, have successfully completed MRSC2200 and MRSC2220, and be active in the Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Radiation Therapy) [40010] program to enrol in this course.


Assumed knowledge

MRSC2200 Radiation Therapy Methods IIA

MRSC2220 Radiation Therapy Professional Practice IIA


Assessment items

Tutorial / Laboratory Exercises: Laboratory Preparation Lectures
Compulsory Requirement: Submit 100% of assessment components - Must submit 100% of the assessment components to pass the course.

Tutorial / Laboratory Exercises: Professional Skills Simulation Labs
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.

Practical Demonstration: Practicum / Placement
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement 50% - Must obtain 50% in this assessment item to pass the course.


Compulsory Requirements

Compulsory Placement and WHS Requirements:

  • NSW Health Verification Requirements - Mandatory NSW Health Verification Requirements must be met.

Contact hours

Semester 2 - 2024 - Callaghan

Clinical-1
  • Face to Face Off Campus 40 hour(s) per week(s) for 5 week(s)
  • Compulsory Requirement: Students must meet the compulsory attendance requirement.
Laboratory-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 4 hour(s) per week(s) for 8 week(s) starting in week 1
  • 2 hours per week supervised lab and 2 hours per week independent practice lab
  • Compulsory Requirement: Students must meet the compulsory attendance requirement.
Seminar-1
  • Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 1 week(s)
  • Pre-clinical briefing Seminar

Course outline