Clinical Computed Tomography

Module code: RAD7010-C

Module Aims

  1. To provide the student with a structured and monitored experiential learning opportunity.
  2. To enable the student to critically evaluate Computed Tomographic (CT) protocols used in clinical practice with respect to the evidence base in order to inform service delivery and practice policy.
  3. To develop the student's ability to evaluate CT images.

Outline Syllabus

The student will perform a wide range of CT examinations gaining a practical knowledge and understanding of: how CT techniques and exposure parameters can be optimized to produce diagnostic images; patient care and management; clinical applications of CT; how the appearances of pathology and normal variants on CT images relate to the use of CT in clinical practice; radiation dose and safety issues; presentation skills for oral presentations; reflective practice and the effective use of audit in medical imaging.

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