The Modern Therapeutic Radiographer: An Introductory Guide (Series in Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering) - Softcover

Breger, Emma-praer; Davis, Sophie; Williams, Rachael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1041062443 ISBN 13: 9781041062448

Verlag: CRC Press, 2026

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This study guidebook for 1st year undergraduate BSc therapeutic radiography/radiotherapy and oncology students introduces key academic and clinical subjects to help students successfully navigate the first year of their degree.

Breaking down key concepts in biology and physics, chapters cover essential areas of a radiotherapy course, in a bitesize, easy to follow way, including key concepts such as oncological management, radiotherapy planning, dosimetry and radiobiology.

Information is presented in a clear and concise manner to help students understand exactly what they need to know, why they need to know it and how to apply it.

It guides readers through essential knowledge demanded on placement and at university, written from an academic point of view, bringing together all relevant information in one handy guide. It enables readers to put academic knowledge into practice. It provides real world communication strategies, study tips and tricks and topics such as academic support.

It is an ideal study guide for students and will be a useful reference for therapeutic radiography practice educators and academic therapeutic radiographers.

Key features:

· Written by academics with over 30 years of experience in academia and clinical practice.

· Tailored to 1st year level 4 undergraduate BSc therapeutic radiography students who have just started a degree program, looking for academic and clinical placement guidance and support.

· Written as a practically focused handbook, including a guide to pre-clinical placement, real world communication strategies based on patient and staff interactions, study tips, and templates to complete.

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Emma-Praer Breger is a lecturer at London South Bank University (LSBU) with over a decade’s worth of experience in this field. She gained her Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Therapeutic radiography from City University London. Emma is also undertaking a teaching apprenticeship at LSBU to further enhance her skills and knowledge as a lecturer. She has worked in a number of different hospitals, including Guys and St Thomas’s and The Royal Sussex County Hospital.

Sophie Davis is a lecturer at London South Bank University (LSBU). She studied Biomedical science at Oxford Brookes University, achieving an upper second-class honours degree in 2015. Sophie completed a master's with distinction in Therapeutic Radiography and Oncology at The University of the West of England in 2018. Sophie then went on to become a Band 5 Therapeutic Radiographer at The Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton where she continued to work her way up to Senior Therapeutic Radiographer.

Rachael Williams is the course leader and senior lecturer for the Therapeutic Radiography programme within the Institute of Health and Social Care at London South Bank University (LSBU). She qualified as a Therapeutic Radiographer in July 2010 from the University of the West of England, Bristol. She joined LSBU in 2016 having previously worked clinically at Guys and St Thomas' hospital and other London hospitals prior to that. She teaches across all the Therapeutic Radiography programmes and is passionate about Radiotherapy planning & dosimetry and clinical practice.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1041062443
• ISBN 13: 9781041062448
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 152
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