Prerequisites for Module
Registered therapy radiographer / oncology nurse with a minimum of two years post registration experience.
Corequisite Modules
None.
Precluded Modules
None.
Aims of Module
The aim of this module is to support the practitioner in developing the knowledge and skills required to provide effective assessment and management of treatment induced side effects during external beam radiotherapy.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Critically appraise a range of measures used to assess treatment induced side effects during external beam radiotherapy.
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Critically evaluate a range of interventions used to manage treatment induced side effects during external beam radiotherapy.
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Demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning in the management of patients receiving external beam radiotherapy.
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Indicative Module Content
Biological effects of megavoltage radiations
Basic principles of radiotherapy treatment planning
Radiotherapy treatment induced side effects
Patient assessment tools and procedures
Management of radiotherapy reactions
Clinical reasoning and decision making in radiotherapy treatment reviews
| Patient information and psychosocial support processes
Local policies and procedures for radiotherapy treament review
Evidence based practice
Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Blended Learning | Online learning activties
| 30 |
Directed Study
| | Clinical practice
| 120 |
Mode of Delivery
This is a blended learning module which combines five weeks of online delivery with eight weeks of workbased clinical practice.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Component 1 | 1,2
| | Component 2 | 3
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Practice based clinical assessment assesses learning outcome 3.
Coursework assesses learning outcomes 1 and 2.
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | DEVITA,V., LAWRENCE,T., ROSENBERG,S.,2008. Cancer :Principles and practice of oncology.8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott,Williams and Wilkins
| | 2. | FAITHFULL, S., 2003, Supportive care in radiotherapy. 1st edition. London:Churchill Livingstone.
| | 3. | Peer reviewed Scientific Journals including :
Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing
International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology and Physics.
Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice
Radiotherapy and Oncology
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