This module covers the principles and techniques of radiotherapy and its associated instrumentation. The course covers the following topics: Medical linear accelerators Radiotherapy dose distributions Conformal radiotherapy Proton therapy Brachytherapy Treatment planning Radiobiology Quality assurance

The purpose of this module is to provide technical and practical information to enable a good level of familiarity with medical devices typically found in a...

The purpose of this module is to provide technical and practical information to enable a good level of familiarity with medical devices typically found in a clinical environment. Characteristics of equipment such as engineering principles, medical purpose, user operation, maintenance, design appraisal, and common faults will be presented. Aims & Objectives To apply electronics and physics knowledge to both the design and use of a number of clinical medical devices To be able to understand the use of clinical medical devices from a number of key perspectives To be familiar enough with clinical medical devices to: - diagnose common equipment problems efficiently - prioritise clinical engineering activities - suggest improvements to existing equipment design

This module, which runs in Term 1, will provide students with the essential skills needed to evaluate data from a variety of sources. Students will study the...

This module, which runs in Term 1, will provide students with the essential skills needed to evaluate data from a variety of sources. Students will study the processes required to design and implement clinical investigations, and will receive introductory training in the use of statistical analyses. The module will also provide opportunities for students who, at this stage of their training, will have little or no clinical experience to familiarize themselves with the clinical environment. Thus time will be spent in the clinical skills centre acquiring a variety of skills such as clinical observations and phlebotomy. There will be opportunities to gain an understanding of disease processes and presentation though interactive seminars and small group teaching. The ethical and moral dilemmas facing clinicians and scientists will be discussed in depth, and the importance and art of teamworking will be a major feature of the module.