RTS5120 Radiation therapy science and practice 2
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
RTS5120 Radiation therapy science and practice 2 is a level 5, 0-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2023. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 0
- Offered in 2023
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 6 tasks
The 2027 handbook has no page for RTS5120. This is its 2023 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before RTS5120
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After RTS5120
No unit lists RTS5120 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Corequisite: RTS5104 and RTS5105.
Prerequisite: RTS4101 and RTS4102 and RTS4103 and RTS5101 and RTS5102 and RTS5103
Overview
This unit is a period of professional clinical experience undertaken in the workplace to enable students to develop competency. Students will practice under the supervision of qualified staff, and a clinical workbook will be provided to enable students to document their professional and technical development.
Offerings in 2023
The 2023 handbook lists no offerings for RTS5120.
Assessment
- Clinical skills assessmentsCompetency hurdle-
- Portfolio activitiesCompetency hurdle-
- End of year Objective Structured Clinical Assessment (Moderation)Competency hurdle-
- Online treatment planning activitiesCompetency hurdle-
- Attendance and professional conductCompetency hurdle-
- Valid police check, WWC check, first aid certificateCompetency hurdle-
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply their knowledge to the practice of Medical Radiations;
- 2
Demonstrate initiative, problem solving and decision making skills;
- 3
Act in a responsible, safe and ethical manner and apply these principles to practice;
- 4
Complete specified tasks and procedures within appropriate time frames;
- 5
Demonstrate effective communication skills with patients, carers and members of the health care team;
- 6
Incorporate the evidence based paradigm into their practice;
- 7
Recognise the limitations of their knowledge and experience and seek advice when required;
- 8
Practice their profession at the level of the competent practitioner.
Workload and teaching
You will be required to complete 38 weeks of full time clinical placement hours (placements will be completed in two separate blocks: 25 weeks and 13 weeks (with at least 5 weeks of the 13 week placement being completed at a different clinical centre to the 25 week block).
Learning resources
Required resources
See Moodle for details about required resources.
Contacts
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Caroline Wright
- Kylie Auld
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Caroline Wright
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for RTS5120?
RTS5120 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is RTS5120 offered?
RTS5120 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.
Does RTS5120 have an exam?
No. RTS5120 has 6 assessment tasks and no exam.