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    MSc/PGDip Full-time: 2 years

Masters Degree Description

Therapeutic radiographers are at the forefront of cancer care, having a vital role in the delivery of Radiotherapy services. They treat cancer patients with x-rays using highly sophisticated equipment. They are also responsible for ensuring that treatment planning and delivery is achieved with absolute precision.

In the treatment of cancer, accuracy is paramount and a variety of highly specialised equipment is available within Radiotherapy Departments to achieve this. Computerised Tomography (CT) simulators employ the latest technology to localise tumours.

Entry Requirements

It is anticipated that applicants will have a wide variety of academic backgrounds, but they should ideally possess:

  • A Bachelor degree second class Honours Upper Division (2:1) in a subject related to science or health, for example: physics, biology, health sciences
  • Consideration will also be given to other relevant qualifications recognised as equivalent to the above
  • All applicants must be 18 years or over at the commencement of the course.

All offers of places on the programme are conditionally based on:

  • Satisfactory outcome at interview
  • Occupational health clearance;
  • Satisfactory outcome of an Disclosure Barring Service (DBS)
  • Satisfactory clinical visit report
  • Personal qualities and values in line with those expected by the NHS constitution.

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Fees

https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/fees-and-funding

Module Details

Year 1

  • Radiation science and technology
  • Applied biological sciences
  • Radiotherapy theory and practice 1

Year 2

  • Patient care and resource management in radiotherapy
  • Radiotherapy theory and practice 2
  • Dissertation*

*for the award of MSc only

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