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Unit Synopsis
This unit prepares you for the safe and effective use of ionising radiation for radiographic imaging in the simulated and clinical environment. The unit covers production and control of the radiation beam, radiation interactions in matter and risk of detriment to the human body from exposure to radiation. Radiation safety and dose minimisation practices are examined in light of current findings on detriment from low level radiation.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 2 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Pre-requisites: MEDI11001 Fundamentals of the Imaging Professions; and MEDI11002 Physics for Health Science; and ESSC11004 Study and Research Skills for Health Sciences (replacing SCIE11023) Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework). |
| Class Timetable | View Unit Timetable |
| Residential School | No Residential School |
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Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Assessment Tasks
| Assessment Task | Weighting |
|---|---|
| 1. In-class Test(s) | 40% |
| 2. In-class Test(s) | 60% |
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%).
Past Exams
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No previous feedback available
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection SUTE
Although attendance in tutorials is excellent, student engagement and participation in tutorial discussions are extremely poor.
Investigate options such as use of MS docs etc. to encourage student engagement and participation in tutorials.
Small group activities were built into the tutorial sessions to encourage student engagement and participation.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection Informal student feedback
Provision of breakdown of question types, marks and time budget in preparation for the tests were well received by students.
Continue with the provision of breakdown of question types, marks and time budget in preparation for the tests.
This approach was continued in the current iteration of the unit.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection Informal student feedback
Provision of a practice test supported students in preparing for the in-class invigilated test.
Maintain the provision of a practice test to support students in preparing for the in-class invigilated test.
This approach was maintained in the current iteration of the unit.
Source: Unit coordinator reflection Informal student feedback
The first few weeks of the term have a larger volume of content which impacts on student engagement during these weeks.
Investigate the potential to adjust weekly content to balance out weekly volume across the term.
Content was reviewed and lecture videos were updated for the first few weeks of the unit.
Source: Unit Coordinator reflection
The 1.5 hour tutorial sessions were well received by the students.
Consider adapting the weekly tutorial to a 1.5 hour duration in future versions to support student engagement and learning.
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinator reflection SUTE
Small group activities in tutorials encouraged greater student participation and engagement.
Investigate the option of having small group activities in tutorials in future units to continue fostering high levels of student participation and engagement.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Outline the design, structure and operation of the x-ray tube in the production of x-radiation.
- Discuss the use of devices and technical parameters to control the production, filtration and emission of the x-ray beam.
- Apply knowledge of x-ray interactive processes, probabilities of interactions and exponential attenuation concepts to the control of absorption and scatter in radiographic imaging and radiation protection.
- Discuss the long and short term effects of ionising radiation on the human body, embryo and foetus.
- Apply the ALARA principle to the operation of x-ray equipment and the practice of radiography.
Domain 4: 1. Implement safe radiation practice appropriate to their division of registration. 2. Confirm and operate equipment safely and appropriate to their division of registration. 3. Maintain safety of self and others in the work environment appropriate to their division of registration. 4. Safely manage radiation and radioactivity in the environment.
Domain 5: 2. Apply principles of medical radiation physics and instrumentation.
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
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| 2 - In-class Test(s) | • | • | • | • | • |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1 - Communication | • | • | • | • | • |
| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | • | • |
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | ||||
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