RTS5101 Radiation therapy science 4

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Appraise medico-legal principles and reflect on their application to clinical practice, describing the Australian health care system, key health care safety standards and regulatory principles;

2. 2

   Evaluate the laws relating to assault and negligence and relate these to radiation therapy practice;

3. 3

   Analyse and reflect on ethical theories, including principles-based ethics, and how they relate to the practice of radiation therapy and service provision;

4. 4

   Critically appraise the legal and ethical issues related to equality and equity in supporting patients from diverse backgrounds with disability or with specific cultural needs;

5. 5

   Analyse the cause and nature of psychological/psychiatric responses in cancer patients;

6. 6

   Examine coping mechanisms and adjustment disorders in radiation oncology patients in a culturally safe manner.