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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
City South Campus, Edgbaston
Full Time
Sep 2027
3 Year
Therapeutic Radiography is a rewarding career that is challenging and has a combination of science, technology and patient care. Our radiotherapy course will teach you to work with patients of all ages, to help relieve and/or cure the symptoms of their cancer. As the only training centre for therapeutic radiography in the West Midlands region, our BSc (Hons) Therapeutic Radiography course will prepare you to be a fully qualified Therapeutic Radiographer once you have graduated. On qualification, you will be entitled to apply for registration with the regulator, the Health and Care Professions Council (the HCPC), to gain registered practitioner status and be able to practice in the UK either within the NHS or the private sector. As a Therapeutic Radiographer, you will be responsible for preparing and administering radiation to cancer patients, operating highly technical radiation equipment, imaging patients with the latest technology, monitoring patients’ progress and giving advice as they progress through radiotherapy treatment. You will develop specialist skills by spending time on clinical placements within hospital cancer centres, providing you with plenty of experience to develop professionally and gain valuable employability skills. Your academic studies will take place at our City South Campus, which features a radiotherapy treatment couch with laser alignment system, a Virtual Environment for Radiotherapy Training (VERT) and advanced treatment planning facilities. With use of these dedicated facilities, you will confidently develop essential skills within a safe educational environment.
This module provides you with an introduction to the science of radiotherapy practice. You will study principles of radiological physics and technology that underpin the safe and effective planning, administration and verification of radiotherapy treatments. The module will seek to provide you with a sound understanding of legislation (e.g., IR(ME)R) that relates to their developing practice within radiotherapy, so that upon qualification they have sound professional knowledge to support their role as a therapeutic radiographer.
This module supports your knowledge and understanding of the planning and delivery of radiotherapy to structures in the body. The therapeutic radiographer is required to understand the inter-relationship between anatomical structures on a loco-regional level and as they appear on cross-sectional images, and this is used to support planning, treatment and online treatment verification decisions. In addition, it is important that you understand the natural history of individual cancers found within these regions, to be able to account for their presenting signs and symptoms and the different ways in which they are managed.
This module will introduce you to the skills required when studying in higher education and to the resources that you will be using to support your academic and personal development. You will use the skills and resources introduced in this module throughout the course and after successful completion of your studies, to enable lifelong learning as a competent and autonomous practitioner.
As a therapeutic radiographer it is essential you can provide high standards of appropriate care for patients and their families. The development of therapeutic radiographers who can practice autonomously and provide patient focussed care are key aims of the course philosophy. This module is the first in a series of three Professional and Patient Care modules that provide you with the fundamental patient care skills required to practice as a safe and competent therapeutic radiographer.
This module aims to provide you with appropriate learning opportunities, supervision and tuition allowing them to attain the required level 4 competencies in the following areas: Technical, service user care, interpersonal and transferrable skills Critical and analytical skills Professional attitudes and values
This module builds on the foundations of radiotherapy equipment and physics covered at level 4. Building on previous knowledge, you will explore the role that technologies play within the radiotherapy workflow stream and will develop an understanding of the design and operation of the equipment that you will employ within your professional role as a therapeutic radiographer. The module will take a practice - focussed approach and you will foster a greater understanding of how your safe use of imaging and treatment equipment underpins your emergent role as a therapeutic radiographer.
This module further enhances your knowledge and understanding of the planning and delivery of radiotherapy to structures in the body. The therapeutic radiographer is required to understand the inter-relationship between anatomical structures on a loco-regional level and as they appear on cross sectional images, and this is used to underpin the planning, treatment and verification decisions that will be made as a qualified practitioner. In addition, it is key that students have an in-depth understanding of the natural history and known progression of individual cancers found within these regions, to be able to account for their presenting signs and symptoms and the varying ways in which they are managed. This module is designed to complement both the Radiotherapy and Oncology Studies modules at levels 4 and 6. The radiotherapy science and technology modules at L4 and 5 will help provide further understanding of technique with the study of radiotherapy planning.
This module will build upon the ‘Academic Skills and Knowledge’ module at level four. It is intended that by studying this module you will gain an understanding of the use of a range of research tools. It will further develop your study skills, especially in critique and analysis of research and evidence, to support your progression.
Therapeutic radiographers are expected to manage the needs of the oncology patient on an individual basis. To effectively manage the patient, therapeutic radiographers need skills in clinical decision making, problem solving and autonomous practice. This module is the second in a series of three Professional and Patient Care modules and further enhances knowledge and understanding of patient care.
This module builds on practice competence gained during the first year of study and aims to provide you with appropriate learning opportunities, supervision and tuition allowing them to attain the required level 5 competencies.
This module completes your exploration of radiotherapy science and technology. In this module, you will explore imaging and investigations that your patients may have experienced during their diagnostic work-up. This information underpins the therapeutic radiographer’s understanding of the manner in which cancer patients are managed through the process of cancer detection, biopsy, staging and treatment. Upon completion of this module, you will have completed your study of a suite of radiation science and technology modules. You will have a firm grasp of the important application of medical technologies throughout the cancer patient journey from diagnosis, treatment and follow up.
This module consolidates your knowledge and understanding of the planning and delivery of radiotherapy to structures in the body in preparation for qualification. The therapeutic radiographer is required to understand the inter-relationship between anatomical structures on a loco-regional level and as they appear on cross-sectional images, and this is used to underpin the planning, treatment and verification decisions that will be made as a qualified practitioner. In addition, it is key that you have an in-depth understanding of the natural history and known progression of individual cancers found within these regions, to be able to account for their presenting signs and symptoms and the varying ways in which they are managed.
This is the final module of the Professional and Patient Care modules and is designed to support transition from student to registered therapeutic radiographer. You will continue to build on the skills that were introduced at levels four and five as a foundation for further development into a competent, autonomous practitioner where continuous professional development and life-long learning are key to clinical effectiveness and a requirement of registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). You will be identifying personal development goals and future learning needs utilising a reflective model.
This module will build upon the ‘Further Academic skills and Knowledge – Preparing for Research’ module at Level 5. Development of research skills and knowledge will underpin future practice in line with the aims of the College of Radiographers Research strategy and the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC) to embed research throughout the professions of therapeutic radiography and diagnostic radiography.
This module builds on level 4 and 5 clinical practice and aims to provide you with appropriate learning opportunities, supervision and tuition allowing them to attain the required level 6 competencies.
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