Professional/Short course Brachytherapy Principles and Clinical Applications
15 credit level 7 module
Introduction
Accreditations and partnerships:
On successful completion of this 15 credit module, Brachytherapy Principles and Clinical Applications, you will gain:
Knowledge and understanding
- Demonstrate critical knowledge and understanding of brachytherapy principles.
- Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of brachytherapy applications in modern radiotherapy clinical practice.
Intellectual skills
- Critically appraise existing knowledge and available literature on brachytherapy delivery.
- Independently evaluate current working practices and areas for potential service development.
- Critically analyse complex situations and formulate ethical solutions, arguments and strategies for change in the workplace.
Subject, Professional and Practice skills
- Critically evaluate the role of brachytherapy within the therapeutic radiographers professional development.
- Discuss the potential medico-legal and ethical implications for clinical brachytherapy practice.
- Transferable skills.
- Critically evaluate the implementation and provision of a brachytherapy service within clinical practice.
- Critically evaluate the various aspects of service re-design / enhancement, whilst demonstrating an awareness of clinical legislation / governance.
Entry requirements
You must have relevant experience within the Oncology field.
Structure
Content
The level 7 (Masters level) module syllabus will typically cover:
- General principles of brachytherapy
- History of brachytherapy and sources and afterloaders
- Radiobiology in brachytherapy
- Radiation protections issues in brachytherapy
- Physics planning, optimisation and use of Dose Volume Histograms (DVHs)
- Clinical applications of brachytherapy, site specific, including gynae, prostate, endoluminal, miscellaneous
- Psychological issues in brachytherapy
- National guidelines and standards for brachytherapy in UK
- Service management and development in brachytherapy
Learning and Teaching
A variety of approaches will be used which may include lectures, discussions, seminars and presentations. Student centred learning is guided by work based learning and on-line discussions.
Assessment
A 2,500 word reflective assignment.
Features
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Prices and dates
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Dates
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How to apply
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Extra information
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For further information
- Email: pd@uwe.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0)117 32 81158