RAD110 Radiological Imaging 1

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RAD110Radiological Imaging 1

• Section1
• Introduction
• Lecturer
• Jens Loberg

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Lecturer contact

• Building 3, room 309
• Fridays only
• Email jloberg_at_csu.edu.au
• RAD110 forum
• Phone
• Internal, 32979
• External, 02 69332979

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Introduction

• Subject Outline can be found through
  my.csu.edu.au
• Search under RAD110
• Text
• Alder, A.M. Carlton, R.R. 1998, Introduction to
  Radiation Sciences and Patient care, 3rd edn,
  Saunders, Philadelphia, USA.

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Class Details

• Lectures
• Fridays 1600 1800 011/203
• Practicals Rad Lab 014/142 one of
• Thursday 1000 - 1130 (group A)
• Thursday 1130 1300 (Group B)
• Thursday 1400 1530 (Group C)
• Thursday 1530 - 1700 (Group D)
• Practicals will be with John Power

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• All Prac sessions will be held in Rad Lab.
• Each student is to attend only one prac session
  each on Thursday (in allocated Group).
• Students will be advised as to their group in
  this lecture.
• Prac sessions will be on as notified.

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Prac Class Instructors

• Jens Loberg
• contact details Room 309, Building 3.
• Ph 32979.
• John Power
• contact details kpower_at_csu.edu.au or 32850
• John is the Lab manager and will assist Jens,
  Warren

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Studying this Subject

• This PowerPoint presentation will NOT replace the
  taking of notes during class and the reading of
  the texts.
• Only major points will be made and put on this
  presentation, details will be expanded in
  discussion and on the OHP or white-board.
• Lectures will be available online at
• http//athene.riv.csu.edu.au/jloberg/
• Please do not limit your study to only this text
  for this subject.
• Please look at the RAD110 forum pages from time
  to time.

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Topic Areas

• Introduction History of Radiation Science and
  the Radiography Profession.
• Intro to Radiographic settings such as
  Departmental, A E, Ward, Theatre.
• Hygiene
• OH S
• Emergency Situations
• Drug Classifications
• Patient Communication/Patient care
• Patient types (Paediatric, Geriatric, Trauma)

• Body mechanics/Patient transfers and movement
• Terminology
• Body Planes
• Body habitus
• Basic positioning/examination principles
• Positioning aids
• Equipment variations/types
• Introduction to image critique
• Radiographic examination of the chest.

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Terminology in Medical Imaging

• Use of correct terminology in Medical Imaging is
  very important, along with its correct spelling
• Most texts either originate from the UK or the
  USA. In Australia we use UK terminology and
  spelling
• Alder is a US text.

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Assessment

• Three mini tests
• Total 40 of total grade
• Final exam end of session (Exam week)
• Total 60 of total grade

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Rules

• Common courtesy
• Dont talk while I am
• Honesty
• Mobile phones