RDGY30470

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, the successful student will be able to:
1. Understand basic principles of radiation protection and their role within this.
2. Understand the principles of recognising and interpreting radiographic image appearances
3. Differentiate between normal radiographic anatomy and features of commonly encountered pathologies of the skeletal system, chest and abdomen
4. Be able to define and recognise the image appearances of a range of disease processes on a number of specified modalities
5. Understand what modalities to request for patients for specific clinical indications and be able to critically evaluate these depending on patient presentation
6. Summarise the findings of radiographic image evaluation accurately and concisely

Student Effort Hours:

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Assessment Strategy

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Group/class feedback, post-assessment, together with provisional component marks, will be provided for the continuous assessment. As much as possible of this will be available in advance of the end of module examination. Group/class feedback, post-assessment, will be provided on the end of module examination following the completion of the grading process. Individual student feedback, post release of the group/class feedback, will also be available.