Program Overview

Program Overview

The Imaging and Radiotherapy techniques REPLICA E - REGIONE MOLISE - IRCCS NEUROMED POZZILLI program is designed for graduates in Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy Techniques. According to the Ministerial Decree of the Ministry of University and Research Scientific and Technological of April 2, 2001, and subsequent modifications and integrations, graduates of this program are qualified to work as healthcare professionals, performing interventions that require the use of ionizing radiation sources, both artificial and natural, thermal energies, ultrasound, nuclear magnetic resonance, as well as interventions for physical or dosimetric protection.

Program Description

Graduates of this program are enabled to work autonomously or in collaboration with other healthcare professionals, participating in the planning and organization of work within the structure in which they operate, respecting their competencies. They manage the provision of polyvalent services of their competence in direct collaboration with the radiodiagnostic doctor, the nuclear medicine doctor, the radiotherapist doctor, and the health physicist, according to previously defined diagnostic and therapeutic protocols by the structure's manager. They are responsible for the acts of their competence, in particular, controlling the correct functioning of the equipment entrusted to them, providing for the elimination of minor inconveniences, and implementing quality assurance programs according to predefined indicators and standards.

Program Objectives

The program aims to provide adequate training in the field of protection from ionizing radiation, contributing to the formation of support staff and directly participating in the updating of their professional profile and research.

Program Structure

The program is structured to ensure that graduates acquire the necessary skills and knowledge to work in the field of medical imaging and radiotherapy techniques, including:

• The use of ionizing radiation sources, both artificial and natural
• Thermal energies
• Ultrasound
• Nuclear magnetic resonance
• Interventions for physical or dosimetric protection
• Planning and organization of work within the structure
• Management of polyvalent services
• Quality assurance programs

Program Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

• Work autonomously or in collaboration with other healthcare professionals
• Participate in the planning and organization of work within the structure
• Manage the provision of polyvalent services
• Control the correct functioning of equipment
• Implement quality assurance programs
• Contribute to the formation of support staff and participate in the updating of their professional profile and research.