Courses Handbook 2007 - [ Archived ]

307719 (v.2) Clinical Medical Imaging Science 641


Area:

Department of Medical Imaging Science

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

4.0
 
** The tuition pattern below provides details of the types of classes and their duration. This is to be used as a guide only. For more precise information please check your unit outline. **
 

Laboratory:

1 x 4 Hours Weekly

Clinical Practice:

1 x 10 Weeks Quarterly
 

Syllabus:

Patient care. Positioning theory for the chest, abdomen, upper extremity and shoulder girdle. Positioning theory for lower extremity and thoracic cage. Laboratory component - development of imaging skills, application of geometric principles and axial relationships in relation to radiography of the chest, abdomen, extremities, shoulder and pelvic girdles, thoracic cage and spine. Handling of instrumentation for general contrast procedures, mobile and theatre radiography. Clinical component - clinical experience in radiography of the chest, abdomen, upper and lower extremities, the shoulder and pelvic girdles, bony thorax and spine.
 
** To ensure that the most up-to-date information about unit references, texts and outcomes appears, they will be provided in your unit outline prior to commencement. **
 

Field of Education:

061501 Radiography

Funding Cluster:

06 - Computing, Built Environment, Health

SOLT (Online) Definitions*:

Informational
*Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information

Result Type:

Grade/Mark

Availability

Year Location Period Internal Partially Online Internal Area External Central External Fully Online
2007 Bentley Campus Semester 1 Y        
Area
External
refers to external course/units run by the School or Department or offered by research.
Central
External
refers to external and online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area
Partially
Online
Internal
refers to some (a portion of) learning provided by interacting with or downloading pre-packaged material from the Internet but with regular and ongoing participation with a face-to-face component retained. Excludes partially online internal course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External
Fully
Online
refers to the main (larger portion of) mode of learning provided via Internet interaction (including the downloading of pre-packaged material on the Internet). Excludes online course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area which remain Central External

 
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