This module has been designed to introduce students to a number of advancing medical techniques and the underpinning science behind them. Emphasis is placed on the applications of medical science within a clinical context.

This module is structured around two main themes: Medical Aspects of Physics and Precision Diagnostics and how these sciences are applied in the field of medical sciences. The following is indicative of the content to be covered in this syllabus: • Introduction to Radiology • Introduction to Nuclear Medicine • Introduction to x-Ray • Introduction to CT scanning • Introduction to MRI scanning • Introduction to Ultrasound • Introduction to radiation therapies • Basic concepts of Bioinstrumentation • Medical device regulation • The basis of sensors

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: • Identify the range of Radiological technologies applied in Diagnostic medicine; • Discuss the underlying principles on which the technologies are based and the clinical areas in which they are applied; • Identify the principles underlying safe working with Biomedical Devices; • Communicate, relevant historical, current and/or future developments and technologies within Medical Physics and Precision Diagnostics to a variety of audiences.

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: • Demonstrate a recognition of the importance of medical physics in the provision of health care and the different applications.

On successful completion of this module, students will be able to: N/A

The curriculum has been designed to foster enquiry and self-directed learning among students and will ensure that advances in research inform the curriculum. This module will be taught via lecture and tutorial, and aspects will be delivered by practicing clinicians, radiologist etc. Outside this formal contact the student will be encouraged to develop skills in acquiring information as individual learners as well as working in group learning teams. An experiential aspect of the module will be for students to frequently visit UHL to see the instrumentation and diagnostic workflow within the context of a working hospital. In engaging with the module appropriately, students will develop across the following domains of the UL Graduate Attributes: Curious (knowledgeable and imaginative), Agile (open minded and flexible) Articulate (collaborative), Courageous (robust and innovative) and Responsible (sustainably). The ethos across the curriculum is to ensure research led teaching. Lecture content will be constantly updated to incorporate new findings in the field.