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About Medical Radiations
Medical Radiations is a rapidly advancing health care discipline embracing the huge advancements in information technology, digital imaging and instrumentation, making it one of the most advanced and dynamic areas of clinical medicine today. Practitioners are employed in both the public and private sector, and most often work in teams with other healthcare professions.
RMIT University is the only tertiary institution in Victoria that offers a multidisciplinary approach to the education of Medical Radiations professionals, as well as the choice to study in all Medical Radiations disciplines. The program delivers a broader education than alternative degrees specific to one area of clinical practice. In line with this, RMIT students participate in several common curricular elements that combine program material from Radiation Therapy, Nuclear Medicine and Radiologic Imaging. This includes common delivery of education in CT scanning, cross sectional and general anatomy, research methodology and more.
Students choosing to study in RMIT’s Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Radiations) program can enrol directly into one of three specialisations: Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy and Radiologic Imaging.
Nuclear Medicine
Nuclear Medicine Technologists are health care professionals who combine knowledge of biomedical and physical sciences with an understanding of patient care, in order to examine the physiology of organs and systems within the body. Nuclear Medicine Technologists gain this information via laboratory studies, as well as the clinical acquisition of medical images using Gamma camera technology and positron emission tomography (PET). The images and data acquired facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of disease and injury.
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Radiation Therapy
Radiation Therapists are health care professionals primarily concerned with the design and implementation of radiation treatment and issues of care and wellbeing for people diagnosed with cancer and other pathological conditions. Radiation Therapists also combine knowledge of the physical and biomedical sciences in order to design and verify appropriate treatment plans as well as in the delivery of treatment via the use of a variety of irradiation equipment. These professionals also conduct research into the treatment and prevention of cancer.
Radiologic Imaging
Radiographers are health care professionals who assist in the diagnosis and management of patients, via the acquisition of medical images. These images of disease and injury are obtained using x-rays, Computed Tomography (CT) and Digital Subtraction Angiography (DSA). Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Ultrasound (U/S) may also be used. Radiographers combine knowledge of the physical and biomedical sciences with technical expertise and patient care in their use of conventional and computer-assisted modalities.
At RMIT University, Medical Radiations supports:
- Undergraduate teaching in the Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Radiations)
- Postgraduate coursework teaching in Sonography
- Research supervision in the Medical Radiations Science Honours, Masters and PhD research programs
- Research activities in Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Medical Physics, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Therapy, Ultrasound, Computed Tomography.
More information about study and research in Medical Radiations is available through the Programs and Courses and Research Specialties areas of the website.
We invite you to contact the School of Medical Sciences at any time to discuss learning, teaching, research and related opportunities in Medical Radiations.
Associate Professor Jenny Sim, Medical Radiations Discipline Head
Telephone +61 3 9925 7075
Fax +61 3 9925 7063
medicalsciences@rmit.edu.au