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Unit Synopsis
This unit will expand on your prior study of x-ray equipment and imaging processes with particular focus on specialised imaging modalities. The primary focus of the unit is on the technical fundamentals (both theoretical and practical) of Computed Tomography to enable safe and effective scan technique. You will be introduced to the physical and operational principles of advanced medical imaging modalities including angiography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound imaging, bone mineral densitometry and nuclear medicine imaging.
Details
| Level | Undergraduate |
|---|---|
| Unit Level | 3 |
| Credit Points | 6 |
| Student Contribution Band | SCA Band 2 |
| Fraction of Full-Time Student Load | 0.125 |
| Pre-requisites or Co-requisites |
Pre-requisites MEDI12001 Radiation Science; and MEDI12002 Science & Instrumentation 1, and MEDI12005 Science and Instrumentation 2, and MEDI12007 Radiation Dose, Safety & Quality Assurance 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. Practical and Written Assessment | 50% |
| 2. In-class Test(s) | 50% |
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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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: Teaching team feedback
Addition of theory of new and emerging imaging modalities will enhance relevance of content to advancements in new technologies.
Review the current unit weekly schedule and content to allow space to introduce new technology content.
New content was added to the unit introducing students to the new and emerging technology of Spectral photon-counting CT scanning. This unit content addition keeps students up-to-date with the technological advancements in medical imaging.
Source: Unit coordinator and student feedback
The Week 5 Online Quiz encourages early student engagement with the unit material.
Maintain the application of the online quiz early in the term to motivate students to engage with unit content and to provide them with timely assessment feedback.
The Week 5 Online Quiz was maintained as the initial assessment of the unit. The early timing of this assessment encourages students to engage with the unit content from Week 1.
Source: Unit coordinator and teaching team feedback
The greater proportion of higher grade results may be attributed to the assessments all being online open-book tests.
Replace one of the online tests with an in-class closed book test to better assess factual recall of the unit content.
The final test was changed from an online test to a supervised in-class test to better reflect the knowledge gained from unit content. This modification of assessment strategy has demonstrated a greater distribution of students' grades.
Source: Teaching team reflection
The Practical CT Equipment Use assessment encourages a high level of attendance at CT lab activities and ensures application of the CT theoretical knowledge obtained through weekly content.
Maintain the inclusion of the CT Practical Equipment Use assessment to encourage student engagement and application of CT skills with the CT equipment on-campus.
In Progress
Source: Unit Coordinator & Team reflection
The Weeks 5 & 9 online tests assess the science and instrumentation of CT scanning, and the final supervised in-class test in Week 13 assesses this same content to a lesser extent with a focus on the 7 other imaging modalities covered in the latter part of the term. As CT is a vital component of the course accreditation Professional Capabilities requirements, the CT theoretical knowledge would be better assessed by changing the Week 9 test to a supervised in-class test to reflect the factual CT knowledge required by graduates in meeting accreditation standards.
Investigate the modification of the unit assessment strategy by changing the Week 9 Online Quiz to a supervised in-class test to best assess students' CT knowledge, and change the final assessment from an in-class test to an online quiz to assess the knowledge of the 7 additional imaging modalities that include new and emerging technologies.
In Progress
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- Detail the processes of data acquisition, processing and image reconstruction in computed tomography.
- Operate computed tomography equipment safely and effectively, with consideration to patient dose, image quality and equipment conservation.
- Manipulate 3D data sets in computed tomography.
- Outline the issues of image transmission, storage and viewing in DICOM and PACS-integrated digital radiology environments.
- Discuss the design, operational features and clinical safety considerations of specialised applications such as angiography, bone mineral densitometry, ultrasonography and nuclear medicine imaging.
The learning outcomes are mapped to the following domains of the MRPB’s ‘Professional capabilities for medical radiation practice’:
· Domain 4.1, 4.3 & 4.4
· Domain 5.2, 5.3, 5.6 & 5.7
· Domain 5A 3 -6
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| 2 - In-class Test(s) | • | • | • | • | |
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| 2 - Problem Solving | • | • | • | • | |
| 4 - Information Literacy | • | • | • | ||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | • | • | • | • | |
| 8 - Ethical practice | • | ||||
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