HMI302 - Medical Imaging Practice 5
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Semester 1: Waurn Ponds (Geelong) and clinical placement sites |
| Credit point(s): | 3 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.375 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H309 - Bachelor of Medical Imaging |
| Prerequisite: | All of HMI204 and HMI205 |
| Corequisite: | HMI301 |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Study commitment | Students will on average spend 450 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - campus | A minimum of 150 hours over the semester undertaking teaching, learning and assessment activities, additionally including a clinical placement element of 250 hours which is supported through online technologies, contributing to the 2500 total hours required by the course accreditation body, AHPRA |
| Note: | HMI302 is a Clinical Placement unit. |
Content
This unit introduces the principles of Computed Tomography (CT) emphasising CT physics, data acquisition, and data processing characteristics of this unique modality specialisation. The unit then considers the historical development of the various generations of scanning systems and the engineering principles and image processing potentials made possible with Helical/spiral and multi-slice CT systems. The technical content of the unit concludes with a critical review of CT image quality assurance and analysis of commonly encountered image artefacts encountered during routine scanning. These are further discussed with regard to radiation dose and radiation protection. Simulated practice and supervised clinical involvement with patients will enable students to apply these principles across a wide range of examinations of the head, chest, abdomen and spine.
Hurdle requirement
- Self-reflection on professional behaviour - Pass/Fail
- Clinical placement - Pass/Fail
Unit Fee Information
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