Curricular information is subject to change.
On completion of this module, students should have acquired an understanding of the principles of radiobiology and its importance in the areas of diagnostic imaging and radiation oncology physics. The student should also have acquired an appreciation of the professional issues encountered in the role of the medical physicist, the importance of effective leadership and also the ethics considerations in the profession.
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Specified Learning Activities | 48 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 48 |
| Lectures | 24 |
| Total | 120 |
Not applicable to this module.
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exam (In-person): End of trimester exam. In-person exam at the exam centre. | End of trimester Duration: 2 hr(s) |
Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 50 |
No |
| Report(s): Report on the analysis of colony formation assay and LQ survival analysis in Radiobiology. | Week 6 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 10 |
No |
| Group Work Assignment: Group presentation on the role of the current and future role of the Medical Physicist. | Week 10 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
No |
| Group Work Assignment: Group presentation and discussion on Research Ethics Applications. | Week 12 | Standard conversion grade scale 40% | No | 20 |
No |
| Resit In | Terminal Exam |
|---|---|
| Summer | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
Not yet recorded.
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Dr Irene Hernandez Giron | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Assoc Professor Luis Leon Vintro | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Dr Brendan McClean | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Tues 11:00 - 11:50 |
| Spring | Lecture | Offering 1 | Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 | Wed 10:00 - 11:50 |