307722 (v.2) Clinical Medical Imaging Science 643

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 15 Weeks Quarterly

Prerequisite(s):

307716 (v.1) Medical Imaging Science 612
AND
307720 (v.2) Clinical Medical Imaging Science 642

Syllabus:

Laboratory component - refinement of the radiography of the chest, abdomen, extremities, spine, thoracic cage, skull, facial bones and sinuses. Development of supplementary and alternate projections with a range of patient difficulties. First contact skill development of the radiography of the organ of hearing, eye and lacrimal system and salivary glands. Development of skills in the performance of computer tomography procedures of the skull, chest and abdomen. Clinical component - radiography - clinical experience first contact skill development of the radiography of the skull and face. Further clinical experience in radiography of the regions developed in previous clinical units. One of the following: Ultrasound - clinical experience in a range of commonly performed procedures in obstetrics and gynaecology (O and G) and upper abdomen; Nuclear medicine - clinical experience in a range of commonly performed scans, including bone, lung, heart, kidney, liver, inflammation and infection; Computed tomography - clinical experience in a range of commonly performed procedures within the head, spine, chest and abdomen; Magnetic resonance - clinical experience in a range of commonly performed procedures within the head, spine, abdomen and soft tissue regions.

** 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
2006	Bentley Campus	Semester 1	Y
2006	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	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