Radiation Safety, Radiography and Radiotherapy, and Pathology (2op)

Osaamistavoitteet (Opintojakso)

The student
- knows radiological examinations and is familiar with radiotherapy and radiation safety;
- knows the basics of tumour diseases and cell damage.

Sisältö (Opintojakso)

- radiological examinations, radiation therapy and radiation safety
- pathology: tumour diseases, cell damage, inflammation reactions, tissue healing

Esitietovaatimukset (Opintojakso)

30 ects of initial stage studies must be completed before entering the middle stage studies.

Tenttien ja uusintatenttien ajankohdat

PATHOLOGY (0,5 ECTS)
- exam in Tabula
- instructions and timing will be told in INFO or via e-mail depending on the studying method of the part
RADIATON SAFETY, RADIOGRAPHY AND RADIOTHERAPY (1,5 ECTS)
- exam
Retake
- in case of not passing the exam for the first time, there are two retake possibilities in both of the parts
- timing of the retakes will be informed if needed

Arviointimenetelmät ja arvioinnin perusteet

The evaluation of the students knowledge is done by the exams.
The course will be totally accepted after the both parts have been passed.
From both of the exams the student must get 70% of the maximum points to pass the exam.

Arviointiasteikko

Hyväksytty/hylätty

Opiskelumuodot ja opetusmenetelmät

Contact lectures, independent studying, group work.

Oppimateriaalit

PATHOLOGY
- the material for pathology will be published before the course starts
RADIATION SAFETY, RADIOGRAPHY AND RADIOTHERAPY
- the material for radiation safety and radiotherapy will be published before the course starts
- e-learning material in Tabula

Opiskelijan ajankäyttö ja kuormitus

Total amount of studying time for the student in this course will be 54 hours.
PATHOLOGY
Depending on the way of teaching the time used can be totally independent studying or 2 hours of lectures (mandatory). In both cases the course will be passed after the student the student completes the exam successfully.
RADIATON SAFETY, RADIOGRAPHY AND RADIOTHERAPY
12 hours contact lectures, compulsory attendance.

Sisällön jaksotus

Part 1, Pathology 0,5 ECTS
Part 2, Radiation safety, Radiography and Radiotherapy 1,5 ECTS

Lisätietoja opiskelijoille

PATHOLOGY
Contents:
- inflammation and infection
- cell damage
- tumor diseases / cancer
- tissue and wound healing process
- effects of aging
Aims:
- the student knows the basics of the above mentioned processes
- the student understands the principles of the treatment methods of infectious and tumor diseases and the process of wound healing in medical-surgical nursing
- the student knows the mechanism of effect of radiotherapy and chemotrapy
- the student understands effects of antimicrobial medication in pharmacology
RADIATON SAFETY, RADIOTHERAPY
- aims and contents as well as the standards of knowledge are supervised by Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) and the can be found in the STUK guide 1.7: https://www.stuklex.fi/en.
RADIOGRAPHY
- the student knows the basics of different imaging examinations, safety and radiation safety

Arviointikriteerit - hyväksytty/hylätty (Ei käytössä, kts Opintojakson Arviointikriteerit ylempänä)

Pass (S in Pakki)
- 70% of the maximum points in both exams.
Fail (0 in Pakki)
- less than 70% of the maximum points in both exams.