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Imaging of the head and radiation safety (5 cr)

Code: SX00FS10-3001

General information


Enrollment

25.11.2024 - 08.12.2024

Timing

17.03.2025 - 31.05.2025

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Mode of delivery

Contact teaching

Unit

School of Rehabilitation and Examination

Campus

Myllypurontie 1

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

5 - 40

Degree programmes

  • Oral Hygiene

Groups

  • SXP24S1
    Suun terveydenhuollon tutkinto-ohjelma päivä

Objective

Student
- know the principles of applications and research methods relevant to their field
- are able to communicate the different exposures in their duty according to the latest information
- can interpret the radiation risks related to their duty
- can apply radiation protection principles in accordance with their duty
-can use procedures designed to optimize the protection of workers and the general public in accordance with their duty
-are able to take an intraoral X-ray of dentition, save and interpret it
-are able to take panoramic tomography, save and interpret it
- understand the principles of cone beam computed tomography

Content

Radiation physics and radiation biology
Radiation protection in medical exposure
Radiation protection of workers and general public
Oral radiography and radiation safety
Intraoral imaging
Panoramic tomography and cone beam computed tomography

Evaluation scale

0-5

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment criteria: 0–5
Assessment framework, see the appendix.
Assessment criteria for beginner/advanced level are applied.