Technician in Diagnosis Imaging and Nuclear Medicine

About

This program trains the students to obtain graphic, morphological or functional records of the human body from the medical prescription for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes using diagnostic imaging equipment and nuclear medicine and assisting the patients during their stay in the unit, applying radiation protection and quality assurance protocols, as well as those established in the care unit.

The duration is 2,000 hours (1,419 in class and 581 in internships), divided in two academic years.

Access

People having some of the following requirements can access directly to the program:

• Have the high school diploma or equivalent
• Have a Vocational Education and Training diploma (VET) or a Certificate of Higher Education (HNC)
• Professional or technical specialist
• Have any Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent
• Having passed the university entrance test for over 25 years

People not having any of the aforementioned requirements must pass an entrance test. In order to apply, it is necessary be aged 19 years old or turn 19 during the year in which the test will take place.

Objectives

The student of the Certificate of Higher Education (HNC) in Diagnosis Imaging and Nuclear Medicine will develop the following competences:

• Integrate the different processes and functions carried out in a diagnosis imaging unit such as the analysis of their contribution and interface in the preparation of equipment and patients and in the performance of radiological techniques, computed tomography, magnetic resonance and nuclear medicine.
• Responding to diagnostic studies requirements through graphic records of the human body.
• Know and manipulate radiographic, magnetic resonance, computed tomography and scintigraphic equipment and imaging systems.
• Interpret technical and commercial information and radiation regulations.
• Identify the functions, components and characteristics of use and maintenance of the different radiographic equipment.
• Connect the physical foundations of imaging with the equipment and its components in order to perform the necessary techniques minimizing the risk of radiation and optimizing the equipment effectiveness and performance.
• Recognize basic anatomophysiological and pathological characteristics to differentiate between normal and pathological images.
• Identify the physical foundations of ionizing radiation and non-ionizing radiation and the equipment to verify its operation.
• Apply processing procedures to obtain the image quality needed.
• Perform contrast techniques to obtain images according to the protocol established in the unit.

Internship

Internships are carried out in the main hospitals and clinics of the area, as well as in radiology offices of health centers, both public and private, or extrahospital radiology offices. All of them are reference centers in the regions of Girona and Barcelona.

Modules

MP1: Patient Care (132 hours) – 1st course
MP2: Imaging Anatomy (251 hours) – 1st course
MP3: Radiological Protection (132 hours) – 1st course
MP4: Simple Radiology Techniques (132 hours) – 2nd course
MP5: Special Radiology Techniques (132 hours) – 2nd course
MP6: Techniques of Computed Tomography and Ultrasound (132 hours) – 2nd course
MP7: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques (165 hours) – 2nd course
MP8: Nuclear Medicine Imaging Techniques (99 hours) – 2nd course
MP9: Radiopharmacy Techniques (66 hours) – 2nd course
MP10: Physical Fundamentals and Equipment (132 hours) – 1st course
MP11: Personal Pathway to Employability I (99 hours) – 1st course
MP12: Personal Itinerary for Employability II (66 hours) – 2nd course
MP13: Intermodular Project (198 hours) – 2nd course
MP14: Professional Catalan/Aranese (66 hours) – 1st course
MP15: Professional English (66 hours) – 2nd course
MP16: Digitalization Applied to the Productive Sectors (33 hours) – 2nd course
MP17: Sustainability Applied to the Productive System (33 hours) – 2nd course
MP18: Optional Professional Module (33 hours) – 1st course and (33 hours) – 2nd course

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