Therapeutic Radiography (pre-registration) - MSc

This module takes an applied approach to the module meaning that physics and technology principles will be applied to real world examples from clinical practice. You will be able to make links between concepts and theories and see how they are applied. To this end, you will forge links between the module content and your practical experiences in the radiotherapy clinic. Module content will be applied to wider practice contexts such as treatment verification and localisation, dose prescription and patient side effects. You will study a range of topics that cross boundaries between physics, chemistry and biology.

This module will provide you with the clinical skills and fundamental patient care skills that you will require to practice as a safe and competent therapeutic radiographer. It will cover the use of accepted terminology enabling you to communicate effectively, promote awareness of the patient cancer journey including the treatment planning and procedures involved with administration of radiotherapy. The module will also address wider issues such as the role of the therapeutic radiographer within a multidisciplinary team, the implications of social and cultural factors upon a person’s wellbeing and how to adapt standard practice to accommodate the additional needs of a diverse patient population.

This is one of the two inter-professional modules in the programme, delivered by HCPC registered healthcare professional tutors and other specialists from Birmingham City University. This module will emphasise the underpinning philosophies of inter professional collaboration and communication within health and social care, enabling shared learning across professional boundaries and facilitating the contextualisation of the knowledge, skills and behaviours needed to deliver optimal care within a dynamic healthcare environment.

This module further enhances your knowledge and understanding of the planning and delivery of radiotherapy to structures in the body. The therapeutic radiographer is required to understand the inter-relationship between anatomical structures on a loco-regional level and as they appear on cross-sectional images and this is used to underpin the planning, treatment and verification decisions that you will be making as a qualified practitioner.

This module will increase your awareness of caring for the patient as a whole, allow you to advance your clinical competence and foster autonomous practice in the development of clinical decision-making. Through application of knowledge to the clinical environment, you will be encouraged to pursue excellence in your academic and clinical work and will be encouraged to reflect on your own practice, including your professional behaviours and the ethical approach to your patients.

This second inter professional module will consolidate the links between your personal and professional development, whilst encouraging and enhancing a lifelong commitment to the concept of continuous quality improvement in a dynamic and ever-changing health and social care environment.

This double module forms the final component of your Healthcare Professional MSc. It provides you with the opportunity to complete a piece of work around a topic of interest in order to demonstrate competence in the planning, execution, analysis and evaluation of a Research Project, a Systematic Review, or an Audit or Service Evaluation linked to practice.