| CODE | RAD1122 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Medical Imaging Theory and Practice: Radiation Protection | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | Not Applicable | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Radiography | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This unit has been designed to give radiography students the knowledge and skills in protecting patients, themselves and others from the effects of radiation in the clinical context. It also satisfies the education and training requirements dictated by EC Directives 97/43/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Regulations 2003 (MT), The Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations 2012 (MT), and the Guidance Document for Medical Exposure (The ionising Radiation) Regulations, 2012 LN353/2012 (MT). The study-unit will include lecture sessions as well as demonstrations and applications to clinical practice. Study-unit Aims: 1. To provide the student with the knowledge and understanding of the importance of protecting patients, themselves, and others from the effects of radiation in the clinical context. 2. On completion of the study-unit the student will be able to apply and implement radiation protection procedures into clinical practice and be prepared to protect themselves, patients and others from radiation. 3. To satisfy the education and training requirements dictated by EC Directives 97/43/Euratom, 96/29/Euratom, Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Regulations 2003 (MT), The Ionising Radiation Medical Exposure Regulations 2012 (MT), and the Guidance Document for Medical Exposure (The ionising Radiation) Regulations, 2012 LN353/2012 (MT). 4. To ensure that students are familiar with relevant EU directives and documentation and local legislation regulating the optimised and safe use of ionising radiation. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. List the bioeffects of radiation as a physical agent; 2. Discuss the concepts of justification and optimisation as applied to radiography; 3. Define the principal dose quantities used in radiography; 4. Discuss practical ways of optimising doses to patients; 5. Describe ways of reducing doses to oneself and others; 6. Explain the basic principles of risk management; 7. Describe the methods for measuring patient and occupational doses in radiography; 8. Describe the system of radiation protection organisation in hospitals; 9. Discuss EU and local legislation and documentation regarding safety from ionising radiation; 10. Explain the principles of a patient dose audits; 11. Explain the procedures for protection of the unborn child; 12. Explain how devices are designed for patient dose optimisation and occupational safety. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Manipulate exposure variables to avoid unnecessary dose to the patient; 2. Use appropriate devices and apparel to reduce doses to patients, self and others; 3. Use a KAP meter; 4. Apply radiation protection measures in clinical practice. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: 1. Dendy P. P. & Heaton B. Physics for Diagnostic Radiology, Institute of Physics Publishing. 2. Martin C. J., Dendy P. P., & Corbett R.H. eds. Medical imaging and radiation protection for medical students and clinical staff. London: British Institute of Radiology. 3. Relevant ICRP, EU, Maltese legislation and documentation. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Please note that a pass in all assessment components is obligatory for an overall pass mark to be awarded. | |||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Demonstrations, Indep Study, Fieldwork & Lectures | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Paul Bezzina Karen Borg Grima Jose Guilherme Couto Edward Gruppetta Jonathan Loui Portelli Francis Zarb |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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