Study Guide
Study Guide
#savoniaUAS
Curricula starting in 2022 and earlier
Savonia's new Study Guide (curriculum starting in 2023 and after) can be found here.
| Basis of Education | Competence Standards | Structure of Studies | Development of Expertise | Methods and implementation | Course Table |
Course Description
| Code | 4 TRNAT05 |
| Name | Plain Radiography |
| Credits | 5 ects |
| Objectives | The student is able to - prepare a patient for a plain radiographic examination according to the process thinking principles - position a patient for a plain radiographic examination according to the process thinking principles - use literature in English to learn more about patient positioning for plain radiographic projections - apply the radiation protection principles to a plain radiographic examination - define the criteria for a good x-ray - use radiologic knowledge in plain radiographic examinations |
| Content | - plain radiography, plain radiographic examinations, preparing a patient for and counselling him or her on a plain - radiographic examination according to the process thinking principles - the imaging techniques and projections used in plain radiographic examinations, the principles and quality assurance of radiation protection - radiology of plain radiographic examinations |
| Requirements | - key lectures, group assignments, skills workshops, lessons in skills workshops, skills tests, process assignment concerning plain radiographic examinations , group exam - summarising the source material in English and writing the information down on a form |
| Grading Scale | 0 - 5 |
| Course material | - to be announced at the beginning of the course and eMaterial |
| Prerequisites | Mathematical and Scientific Basis for a Radiographer’s Profession 5 cr, Basics of a Radiographer’s Profession 5 cr, Anatomy and Physiology 5 cr |
| Other Considerations | |
| Contact | Kärnä Niina |
We reserve the right to make changes to the curriculum due to the need to update the content being studied.