Radiotherapy, Clinical Training (7 cr)
Code: 7R00GE12-3001
General information
- Enrolment period
- 03.12.2024 - 01.10.2025
- Registration for the implementation has begun.
- Timing
- 02.01.2025 - 01.12.2025
- Implementation is running.
- Credits
- 7 cr
- RDI portion
- 1 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- Radiography and Radiotherapy
- Campus
- TAMK Main Campus
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Degree programmes
- Degree Programme in Radiography and Radiotherapy
- Teachers
- Lärare RASA
- Julia Kritz
- Marja Jaronen
- Tiina Lappi
- Person in charge
- Kirsi Mansikkamäki
- Tags
- CONTACT
- Course
- 7R00GE12
Objectives (course unit)
Students
-are able to plan, carry out, document and evaluate radiotherapy of cancer patients under guidance in the clinical training
-can carry out appropriate radiation protection of patients, staff and other people in radiotherapy
-are able to act appreciatively and respectfully towards patients and their relatives as well as co-workers
-are interested in learning radiotherapy, are able to reflect their own skills and have a positive attitude towards continuously developing themselves
Content (course unit)
-Clinical Practice in Radiotherapy department according to students personal aims
Prerequisites (course unit)
-accepted theoretical studies of the study module
-adequate knowledge in Computed Tomography Examinations
-Clinical Trainings according to the personal curriculum must be done
Assessment criteria, pass/fail (course unit)
Pass:
-acts according to the radiographer's ethical instructions
-shows initiative and is cooperative
-can guide the patient and can as a member of a team plan, carry out, document and evaluate radiotherapy of a cancer patient
-can guide the patient and can function as a member of the team in situations related to radiation protection (patient, staff, escort and working environment)
-can operate radiological and radiotherapy equipment safely and appropriately
-is able to create confidential interaction and care relations with the patients
-works according to radiation safety
-is able to do realistic self-assessment, receives feedback and instructions
Fail:
-does not follow agreed working hours
-withdraws repeatedly from learning situations
-does not get through directed of the most general radiotherapy treatments
-endangers patient safety repeatedly
-does not follow privacy protection procedures
-does not observe an aseptic way of action
-there are factors which endanger safety in the use of radiological and radiotherapy equipment
-there are repeatedly shortcomings in situations which are related to radiation protection
-does not show interest in his/her own learning related to radiotherapy
-cannot act professionally in the work community
Assessment scale
Pass/Fail
Teaching methods
Ammattitaitoa edistävä harjoittelu eri sädehoitoyksiköissä.
Student workload
4 viikon harjoittelu 7 op = 152h