RADON 211 - Clinical Practice V

8 CR

Provides 24 hours per week of supervised clinical instruction, progressing through a competency-based educational sequence.

Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into program.

Course Outcomes

Evaluate the patient’s physical status and condition prior to administering radiation treatment.
Construct/prepare immobilization, beam directional and beam modification devices.
Perform simulation and localization procedures (may also be accomplished in Clinical Practice VI or VII)
Perform manual dosimetry calculations.
Clearly explain side effects and their management to patients on treatment.
Assess routine tasks such as noting when images need to be taken, changes in treatment, field(s), blocking and/or scheduled cone downs or boosts.
Identify changes in daily schedules. Prepare treatment room and get the next patient without prompting.
Communicate any schedule, or technical changes in treatment to the treatment team, or appropriate personnel. Communicate patient related problems to the appropriate personnel.
Maintain accurate records of daily treatment.
Take the lead when treating complex treatments such as a 4-field breast, 3 field partial brain, mantle fields, etc.

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