Radiography (Breast Evaluation, Medical Imaging, and Oncology Practice) PgCert/PgDip/MSc

Facts about Radiography programmes

Qualification	Radiography – Breast Evaluation PgCert/PgDip/MSc Radiography – Medical Imaging PgCert/PgDip/MSc Radiography – Oncology Practice PgCert/PgDip/MSc
Duration	Full time: 2 years Part time: 2–5 years
Attendance	Normally five days per module
Assessment	Case studies; research protocols; dissertation; essays; portfolios; practical assessment; OSCE; reflective log book
Course structure

Choose Kingston's Radiography programmes

Radiography exists in a changing professional environment and requires practitioners to continually update and review clinical practice. These courses provide a flexible framework to prepare you for advanced practice by studying topics relevant to your needs and those of your clinical departments.

There are routes for diagnostic radiographers, therapy radiographers and other areas within the discipline, eg mammography and dental radiography. The Breast Evaluation field also provides an interprofessional route for non-radiographers working in the area of breast imaging, diagnosis and care. All three fields – Medical Imaging, Oncology Practice and Breast Evaluation – are offered as either a part-time block release course or as a full-time course.

Modular pathways that exclude associated clinical practice experience are available for international students for the Medical Imaging and Oncology Practice fields.

What will you study?

You will study modules relating to clinical roles, management, supervisory and assessment roles, quality issues, research methods and ethics, as well as taking a module of independent study to meet a particular professional need or interest.

Some of the modules are developed in partnership with the Jarvis Breast Screening Centre; King's College London Dental Institute; the Royal Marsden NHS Trust; and the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre, Bristol.

Research areas

Many of our staff in the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences are research active, often in partnership with NHS Trusts. This ensures they are in touch with the latest thinking and bring best practice to your studies.
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Course structure

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.

Modules

* double module
† delivered in partnership with the Jarvis Breast Screening Centre

Breast Evaluation modules

Advanced Principles and Practice of Breast Assessment Techniques*†
Breast Cancer Treatment, Management and Care
Clinical Breast Examination and Client Communication*†
Family History and Genetics of Breast Cancer
Introduction to Breast Imaging with Radiation†
Management of People in the Workplace*†
Professional Practice in Mammography I*†
Professional Practice in Mammography II*†
Ultrasound of the Breast*†

Medical Imaging modules

Advanced Dental and Maxillo-Facial Radiography (in partnership with King's College London Dental Institute)
Computed Tomography I - Principles
Computed Tomography II - Clinical Practice
Foundation to Image Interpretation
Magnetic Resonance Imaging I - Principles
Principles of Digital Imaging
Principles and Practice of Administration of Intravenous Injections

Oncology Practice modules

Cancer Management
External Beam Radiotherapy Planning
Image Guided Radiotherapy Verification (in partnership with the Royal Marsden NHS Trust)
Management of Treatment Toxicity in Oncology* (in partnership with the Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre)
Radiotherapy Practice