Patient safety and developing expertice in the medical use of radiation (15ECTS)

Objective

Student
- knows and is able to apply legislation about the medical use of radiation to her/his actions
- understands her/his responsibilities in realizing radiation safety and is able to define patient dose in plain imaging examinations

Content

Recognizing effects of radiation
Radiation induced cancer and the risk of hereditary and deterministic effects
Evaluating radiation risk
Central legislation concerning radiation protection
Radiation protection in work place
Optimizing the use of radiation
Defining patient doses, their evaluation and analysis
Clinical placement (10 ECTS)

Qualifications

Basics of radiographer's professionalism
Anatomy and physiology
Safety culture in health care
Patient safety and medical use of radiation

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Evaluating competences evaluation criteria novice/beginner, competent/intermediate level and expert are used.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved - fail. See evaluation guide enclosed.