MRSC3220Radiation Therapy Professional Practice 3A

Course handbook

Description

This course allows students to refine their basic to advanced professional skills by participating in skill labs at university and by attending a professional placement at an accredited 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.

Availability2024 Course Timetables

Learning outcomes

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

1. Compare and contrast, and describe and apply, 3D conformal radiation therapy, Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT), and Volumetric Arc Therapy (VMAT) approaches to radiation therapy including: immobilization strategies and techniques; CT/MRI/PET simulation data acquisition; plane design and development of patient data sets, dose calculation, plan evaluation and quality assurance; and treatment implementation

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

3. Demonstrate their transition from an advanced beginning practitioner to a competent practitioner by actively participating in mid level to high level radiation therapy treatment, planning and simulation procedures

4. Demonstrate a professional attitude towards members of the public and other health care workers, and demonstrate effective communication with members of the public and other health care workers

5. Demonstrate clinical reasoning and reflective thinking skills with regard to safe, ethical and effective patient management; patient quality of life assessment; technology assessment and implementation

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

7. Reflect upon, and evaluate and critique, their professional experience during placement to inform their learning and development into the future

Content

1. 3DCRT, IMRT and VMAT immobilisation, simulation, planning and treatment approaches to radiation therapy
2. Radiation Therapy and Oncology of the Thorax
3. Radiation Therapy and Oncology of the Abdomen
4. Radiation Therapy and Oncology of the Head & Neck
5. Radiation Therapy and Oncology of the Brain
6. Dosing techniques and plan evaluation including visual assessment, statistical assessment, dose volume histogram assessment, biological models of dosing
7. Patient assessment with regard to quality of life, living with illness, and treatment toxicity criteria
8. Imaging for oncology and 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 MRSC3205, have successfully completed MRSC2250 and MRSC2270, and be active in the Bachelor of Medical Radiation Science (Honours) (Radiation Therapy) [40010] program to enrol in this course.

Assumed knowledge

MRSC2250 Radiation Therapy Methods IIBMRSC2270 Radiation Therapy Professional Placement IIB

Assessment items

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

Portfolio: Professional Skills / Clinical Competence Portfolio
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass this assessment item to pass the course.

Professional Task: Practicum/Placement
Compulsory Requirement: Pass requirement - Must pass 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.
• First Aid Certificate - students must complete a First Aid Certificate issued by an approved provider.

Contact hours

Semester 1 - 2024 - Callaghan

Course outline

• MRSC3220 - Semester 1, 2024 (Callaghan) (PDF, 333.5 KB)