The degree course last three years. The graduates in techniques of medical radiology for images and radiotherapy are able to, autonomously or in collaboration with other healthcare professionals, carry out upon medical prescription, all interventions that require the use of both artificial and natural ionizing radiation sources of thermal, ultrasonic, nuclear magnetic resonance energies as well as interventions for physical and dosimetry protection; they participate in the programming and organization of work in the field of the facility they work in and in respect of their competences; they manage the provision of their polyvalent services of their competence in direct collaboration with the radio diagnosis, nuclear and radio therapist doctor and with the health physician according to the diagnostic and therapeutic protocols previously defined by the manager of the facility; they control the correct functioning of the devices entrusted to them by removing inconveniences of modest entity in the knowledge of working in areas where spare parts are scarce and implementing verification and control programs to guarantee the quality according to the predefined indicators and standards; they contribute to the formation of supporting staff and directly contribute to the relative update of their professional and research profile. In the education of the professional figure, the university ensures an adequate education in the protection of ionizing radiations.
Formal didactics This didactic form includes: – lectures: dealing with one specific topic that is identified by a title and performed by a teacher with the help of computing and/or multimedia supports based on a predefined calendar and given to students enrolled to a specific course year and divided into small groups; – seminars: didactic activities with the same characteristics as lectures but carried out contemporarily by many teachers with different competences and, as such, noted in the lesson registers in each one of them. During the last period of the course, when non Italian students will have acquired sufficient command of the language, some courses may be taught in Italian. Non formal didactics It deals with interactive didactic activities aimed at small groups of students and coordinated by a tutor whose task is that of facilitating the students in the acquisition of knowledge, abilities and behavioral models. Learning mainly occurs through stimuli deriving from problem solving and the use of methodological skills needed to resolve them and taking decisions as well as through the direct and personal use of actions (gesture and relational) in practical exercises and/or attending clinical departments, surgeries, territorial facilities and research laboratories. A) Teaching courses. The integrated teaching courses are held by one or more teachers in function to the specific objectives assigned to the course. The specific objectives of the individual courses that are contained in the exam programs and their programming are proposed annually by the course teachers within the start date of the enrolments for the new academic year. B) Professional activities. During the three year degree course, the student is required to acquire the professional specifications in the nursing field by carrying out internships in facilities identified by the degree course council (CCL) and in the defined periods. The internship can also be done in developing countries. C) Elective activities. The degree course council organizes the offer of elective didactic activities that are created with lectures, seminars, interactive courses with small groups among which the student is able to exercise their own personal option until achieving an overall number of 6 credits. Each student autonomously chooses the elective activities among the didactics supplied.
The profession of Radiographers (Radiology Medical Technician) finds application in the following four specific areas:
Therefore also the path of studies is divided into the aforementioned areas, plus a cross-sectional area containing common knowledge. The area of Radiodiagnostics, including different specialties from each other, is structured along a path that is articulated along all three years, as well as the transversal area. The training course is therefore articulated, in the 3 years, as follows: 1st YEAR Aimed at providing the fundamental physical-chemical knowledge, physiological anatomy, pathology, hygiene and health protection legislation and protectionism as well as the principles of professional discipline as requirements to face the first internship experience, aimed at the acquisition of basic skills and orientation of the student to the professional field of diagnostic radiology. 2nd YEAR Aimed at deepening knowledge in the field of diagnostic radiology and image formation. Acquisition of the Medical Nuclear knowledge and deepening in the field of clinical specialties of imaging diagnostic applications. Acquisition of knowledge and skills aimed at ensuring the verification of the quality of diagnostic services. Deepening of issues related to image management and processing and teleradiology systems. More training experiences are provided in the contexts in which the student can experience the knowledge, methodologies and techniques learned. 3rd YEAR Acquisition and deepening of Radiotherapy knowledge. Acquisition of knowledge aimed at obtaining specific skills in the management of user assistance and first aid. Outline of health management, organization and psychology aimed at improving the ability to work in teams and in complex organizational contexts. The relevance assigned to the internship experiences is increased in the 3rd year, where the student can experience a gradual assumption of autonomy and responsibility with the supervision of experts. This curricular logic also materializes in the choice of credits assigned to internship experiences which gradually increase from the 1st to the 3rd year.
| I YEAR – I SEM. | CFU TOT | SSD | SUBJECT | CFU PARTIAL |
| I.C.BIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LIVING SYSTEMS | 9 | |||
| bio/13 | Applied Biology | 2 | ||
| med/36 | Radiobiology | 1 | ||
| bio/10 | Biochemistry | 2 | ||
| bio/12 | Clinical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 2 | ||
| med/03 | Genetics | 1 | ||
| med/07 | Microbiology | 1 | ||
| I.C. ANATOMY, HISTOLOGY AND HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY | 8 | |||
| bio/16 | Human Anatomy and Radiological Anatomy | 4 | ||
| med/36 | Radiological Anatomy | 1 | ||
| bio/17 | Histology | 1 | ||
| bio/09 | Human Physiology | 2 | ||
| I.C. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, STATISTICS AND PHYSICS APPLIED TO RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES | 8 | |||
| med/01 | Medical Statistics Applied to radiological sciences | 1 | ||
| inf/01 | Information Technology applied to Radiological Sciences | 2 | ||
| ing-inf/05 | Data Processing and storage | 2 | ||
| fis/07 | Basics of Physics and Physics of radiations | 3 | ||
| I YEAR – II SEM. | ||||
| DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING AND TECHNIQUES I | 8 | |||
| med/36 | Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy | 2 | ||
| med/50 | Medical Sciences and Techniques | 6 | ||
| I.C. GENERAL HYGIENE, RADIOLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND RADIOLOGICAL PROTECTION | 7 | |||
| ing-inf/07 | Electronics and Information Technology | 2 | ||
| med/36 | Radiological Protection | 2 | ||
| med/44 | Workplace Safety | 3 | ||
| ANNUAL CLINICAL PRACTICE | 17 | med/50 | 17 | |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/SEMINAR ACTIVITIES | 2 | 2 | ||
| PROFESSIONAL LABORATORIES | 1 | 1 | ||
| CFU TOTAL I AA | 60 | |||
| II YEAR – I SEM. | CFU TOT | SSD | SUBJECT | CFU PARTIAL |
| I.C. MEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES I | 7 | |||
| med/33 | Diseases of the Locomotive system | 2 | ||
| med/06 | Medical Oncology | 3 | ||
| med/28 | Elements of odontostomatological diseases | 2 | ||
| I.C. ECONOMICS AND SOCIAL AND INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | 9 | |||
| med/42 | General and Applied Hygiene | 3 | ||
| secs-p/02 | Economical Politics | 4 | ||
| secs-p/07 | Business Administration | 2 | ||
| I.C. PHARMACOLOGY | 6 | |||
| bio/14 | Radiopharmaceuticals | 3 | ||
| med/36 | Safety in Radiopharmaceuticals Preparation | 3 | ||
| II YEAR – II SEM. | CFU TOT | SSD | SUBJECT | CFU PARTIAL |
| I.C. TECHNIQUES OF DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING II | 12 | |||
| med/36 | Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy | 6 | ||
| med/50 | Medical Sciences and Techniques | 6 | ||
| ELECTIVE COURSES | 3 | 3 | ||
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/SEMINAR ACTIVITIES | 2 | 2 | ||
| CLINICAL PRACTICE (ANNUAL) | 20 | med/50 | 20 | |
| PROFESSIONAL LABORATORIES | 1 | 1 | ||
| CFU TOTAL II AA | 60 | |||
| III YEAR – I SEM. | CFU TOT | SSD | SUBJECT | CFU PARTIAL |
| I.C. PROFESSIONAL ETHICS | 4 | |||
| m-psi/01 | Clinical Psychology, group Dynamics | 2 | ||
| med/50 | Medical Sciences and Techniques (Ethics and Communication) | 2 | ||
| MEDICAL AND CLINICAL SCIENCES II | 6 | |||
| med/10 | Elements of Diseases of the Respiratory system | 2 | ||
| med/11 | Elements of diseases of the cardiovascular system | 2 | ||
| med/12 | Elements of Gastrointestinal Diseases | 2 | ||
| DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING TECHNIQUES III | 12 | |||
| med/36 | Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy | 6 | ||
| med/50 | Medical Sciences and Techniques | 6 | ||
| III YEAR – II SEM. | ||||
| ELECTIVE COURSES | 3 | 3 | ||
| ENGLISH | 3 | 3 | ||
| CLINICAL PRACTICE (ANNUAL) | 23 | med/50 | 23 | |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/SEMINAR ACTIVITIES | 2 | 2 | ||
| PROFESSIONAL LABORATORIES | 1 | 1 | ||
| FINAL EXAM | 6 | 6 | ||
| CFU TOTAL III AA | 60 | |||
| CFU TOTAL | 180 |
The prerequisites needed by students who wish to enroll in the Degree course in techniques of medical radiology for images and radiotherapy are:
Possession of a study title that meets one of the following criteria:
Candidates enrolled in the last year of secondary school can also participate in the selections at the state and private school institutions of the Italian education system or at a foreign secondary education institution that allows the achievement of a valid qualification for admission to courses of higher education of the Italian system with the condition, if the test results are positive, to present the diploma or qualification just obtained at the time of the subsequent enrolment to the courses, under penalty of exclusion from the list of admitted candidates. Students already in possession of an academic degree (obtained in Italy or abroad) and those who come from another degree course or university degree are required to observe the same procedures indicated in this call for applications and take part in the admission test.
Entry to the Master’s Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery and to the other courses of Medical School is regulated by a multiple choice written admission test. UniCamillus admission test consists of a written test in Italian, composed of sixty multiple choice questions of logical reasoning (20), general knowledge (5), biology (10), chemistry (10), physics (10) and mathematics (5), which have five response options, among which the candidate must identify only one, discarding the wrong, arbitrary or less likely conclusions. The test will last 70 minutes. Following the completion of the test, a single ranking list based on the score achieved by each candidate in the admission test will be drawn up.
The entry test for all Degree Courses is the UCAT test. Entry to the Master’s Degree Course in Medicine and Surgery and to the other courses of Medical School is regulated by a multiple choice written admission test and a speaking test. The UCAT is developed and delivered by the UKCAT Consortium. Information regarding test content and how to prepare for the test can be found here (www.ukcat.ac.uk). UCAT is a computer-based test to be taken at certified test centres (see Annex 1) and lasts two hours. The test consists of five separate sections to be passed within a set time and each consists of a series of multiple choice questions. Additional time is granted to candidates with proven disabilities or particular medical conditions.
| Sections | No. of Questions | Points (min-max) |
| Verbal Reasoning Establishes the ability to critically evaluate information presented in written form. | 44 | 300 – 900 |
| Decision-Making Establishes the ability to make decisions and make correct judgments using complex information. | 29 | 300 – 900 |
| Quantitative Reasoning Establishes the ability to critically evaluate information presented in numerical form. | 36 | 300 – 900 |
| Abstract Reasoning Establishes the ability to use convergent and divergent reasoning to infer relationships between different elements and information. | 55 | 300 – 900 |
| TOTAL | 164 | 1200-3600 |
| Situational Assessment It measures the ability to understand real situations and identify the critical factors and the most appropriate behavior to face them. | 69 | Level 1-4 |
The overall assessment is obtained by summing the scores of the Verbal Reasoning, Decision-making, Quantitative Reasoning, Abstract Reasoning sections. The “Situational Assessment” section is not relevant for the final score. For details on the modalities of the UCAT test, please visit www.ukcat.ac.uk. UniCamillus draws up the final ranking based on the results scored in the UCAT test.
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TextBooks Academic Year 2019/20 Year 1 Semester 1
| Title | Author | Subject | Publisher | Professor |
| “Essential Cell Biology (Fifth Edition)” | Bruce Alberts, Karen Hopkin, Alexander D. Johnson, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter | Applied Biology | W. W. Norton & Company. 2019. | Nardacci Roberta |
| Radiobiology for the radiologist 8th Edition | Eric J. Hall, Amato J. Giaccia | Radiobiology | Wolters Kluwer | Altobelli Simone |
| ” Lehningher principles of biochemistry “ | DL Nelson, MM Cox | Biochemistry | WH Freeman & Co 2017 | Mei Giampiero |
| Chemistry | M.S. Silderberg | Applied Biochemistry | McGraw-Hill International Edition | Sbardella Diego |
| Medical Genetics | Lynn Jorde John Carey Michael Bamshad | Genetics | Elsevier | Ciccacci Cinzia |
| The basics of Microbiology | Richard A. Harvey, Pamela C. Champe Bruce D. | Microbiology | Fisher | Armenia Daniele |
| Bontrager’s – Handbook of Radiographic Positioning and Techniques 9th Edition | Lampignano John; Kendrick, Leslie E | Radiological Anatomy | Elsevier | Altobelli Simone |
| Bloom and Fawcett’s Concise Histology – 2nd Edition | Don W. Fawcett, Ronald P. Jensh, William Bloom | Histology | Hodder Arnold | Massimiani Micol |
| Berne & Levy Physiology | Bruce A. Stanton, Bruce M. Koeppen | Physiology | Elsevier – Health Sciences Division – ISBN:9780323393942 | Palmieri Mattia |
| Human Anatomy – 8th Edition Principles of Human Anatomy – 14th Edition Fundamental of Anatomy & Physiology – 11th Edition | Martini, Timmons, Tallitsch Tortora Martini, Nath | Human Anatomy | Pearson Wiley Pearson | Barchi Marco Sciamanna Giuseppe |
| Epidemiology: Beyond the Basics – Edition 4 | Moyses Szklo, F. Javier Nieto | Medical Statistics | Jones & Bartlett Learning | Lanini Simone |
| PHYSICS: Principles with Applications | Douglas C. Giancoli | Basics of physics and radiations physics | Pearson Education. Inc | Indovina Iole |
| Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow (16th edition) | Deborah Morley and Charles S. Parker | 1- Data Processing and Storage 2- Information Technology Applied to Radiological Sciences | Cengage Learning | Bocciarelli Paolo |
TextBooks Academic Year 2019/20 Year 1 Semester 2
| Title | Author | Subject | Publisher | Professor |
| CLARK’S Positioning in Radiography THE WHO MANUAL of DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING | 1- A.Stewart Whitley, Charles Sloane, Graham Hoadley, Adrian D.Moore, Chrissie W.Alsop 2- A.Mark Davies, | Medical Sciences and Techniques I | Hodder Arnold Holger Pettersson | Varchetta Celestino |
| Digital mammography. A holistic approach | Hogg, Kelly, Mercer (Eds.). | Medical Sciences and Techniques I | Springer | Pacifici Stefano |
| • Diagnostic Radiology Physics: A Handbook for Teachers and Students | D.R. Dance, S. Christofides, A.D.A. Maidment, I.D. McLean, K.H. Ng. | Medical Sciences and Techniques I Medical Sciences and Techniques II | Technical Editors | Santarelli Federico |
| Health and Safety in Organizations | D.A. Hofman and L.E. Tetrick Editors. | Workplace Safety | Pfeiffer | Pietroiusti Antonio |
| Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow (16th edition) | Deborah Morley and Charles S. Parker | Electronics and Information Technology | Cengage Learning | Bocciarelli Paolo |
TextBooks Academic Year 2019/20 Year 2 Semester 1
| Title | Author | Subject | Publisher | Professor |
| “Netter’s Orthopaedics” | Greene Walter | Muscoloskeletal disease | Elsevier – Health Sciences Division, United States (2006) | Padua Roberto |
| Manual of Clinical Oncology | Chmielowski B., Territo M.C. | MEDICAL ONCOLOGY | Lippincott Williams and Wilkins ISBN 9781496349576 | Riondino Silvia |
| White and Pharoah’s Oral Radiology – 8th Edition | Sanjay Mallya Ernest Lam | Elements of stomatological diseases | Mosby, ISBN: 9780323543835 | Mortellaro Carmen |
| Oxford Handbook of oral and Maxilofaccial surgary 3. Dental Radiography. Principles and tecniques | Cascarini, Shilling, Gurney, Brennan Iannucci, Howerton. | Elements of stomatological diseases | Oxford University Press 2018 Elsevier 2016 | Signorini Luca |
| Guide to the World of Economy, Third Edition | Randy Charles Epping, A Begginers’ Guide | Political Economy | New York : Vintage, 2001 | De Andreis Federico |
| Introduction to health economics. 1st edition | Wondeling, Gruen, Black | Political Economy | Understanding Public Health | Ruggeri Matteo |
| Basic and Clinical Pharmacology 14th edition | Bertram G. Katzung | Radiopharmaceuticals | Mc Graw Hill | Franzese Ornella |
TextBooks Academic Year 2019/20 Year 2 Semester 2
| Title | Author | Subject | Publisher | Professor |
| • Diagnostic Radiology Physics: A Handbook for Teachers and Students | D.R. Dance, S. Christofides, A.D.A. Maidment, I.D. McLean, K.H. Ng. | Medical Sciences and Techniques II | Technical Editors | Santarelli Federico |
| MRI The Basics | Christopher J. Lisanti, William G.Branley, Jr | Medical Sciences and Techniques II | WOLTERS KLUWER | Varchetta Celestino |
TextBooks Academic Year 2018/19 Year 1
| Title | Author | Subject | Publisher | Professor |
| Essential Cell Biology-Fourth Edition | Bruce Alberts, Dennis Bray, Karen Hopkin, Alexander D Johnson, Julian Lewis, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter | General and Cellular Biology | W.W. Norton & Company, Inc. | A. Michienzi |
| Hall, Eric J.: Radiobiology for the radiologist 7th ed | Eric J. Hall, Amato J. Giaccia | Radiobiology | Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | A. Chiaravalloti |
| Biochemistry | Denise Ferrier | Biochemistry | Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | G. Mei |
| Lehninger principles of biochemistry, 2017 | D. L. Nelson, M.M. Cox | Biochemistry | W.H. Freeman & Co. – MacMillan Learning/International Higher Education | G. Mei |
| Chemical Principles: The Quest for Insight | Peter Atkins , Loretta Jones, Leroy Laverman | Clinical biochemistry and molecular biology | W.H. Freeman & Co. – MacMillan International Higher Education | D. Sbardella |
| Chemistry | M.S. Silberberg | Clinical biochemistry and molecular biology | McGraw-Hill Education | D. Sbardella |
| General, Organic & Biochemistry 7th Ed. 2010 | Katherine J Denniston, Joseph J Topping and Robert L Caret | Clinical biochemistry and molecular biology | McGraw-Hill Higher Education | D. Sbardella |
| Medical Genetics | Lynn Jorde John Carey Michael Bamshad | Medical Genetics | Elsevier | C. Ciccacci |
| The basics of Microbiology | Richard A. Harvey, Pamela C. Champe, Bruce D. Fisher | Microbiology | Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins | D. Armenia |
| Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology- 11st Edition | Frederic H. Martini, Judi L. Nath, Edwin F. Bartholomew | Human Anatomy and radiological anatomy | Pearson | M. Barchi, G. Sciamanna |
| Human Anatomy | Martini, Timmons, Tallitsch | Human Anatomy and radiological anatomy | Pearson | M. Barchi, G. Sciamanna |
| Principles of Human Anatomy | Gerard J. Tortora, Mark Nielsen | Human Anatomy and radiological anatomy | Wiley | M. Barchi, G. Sciamanna |
| Gray’s Basic Anatomy | Richard Drake A. Wayne Vogl Adam Mitchell | Human Anatomy and radiological anatomy | Elsevier | M. Barchi, G. Sciamanna |
| Applied Radiological Anatomy | Paul Butler, Adam Mitchell, Jeremiah C. Healy, Harold Ellis | Radiological anatomy | Cambridge University Press | A. Chiaravalloti |
| Concise Histology – 1st Edition | Leslie Gartner James Hiatt | Histology | Elsevier | V. Rossi |
| Fundamentals of Anatomy & Physiology- 11st Edition | Frederic H. Martini, Judi L. Nath, Edwin F. Bartholomew | Histology | Pearson | V. Rossi |
| Berne & Levy Physiology, Sixth Updated Edition | Bruce Koeppen Bruce Stanton | Human physiology | Elsevier | M. Palmieri |
| Human Physiology: from Cells to Systems, 9th Edition | Lauralee Sherwood | Human physiology | Cengage Learning (Pentalibro a Roma) | M. Palmieri |
| Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology 13th Edition | John Hall | Human physiology | Elsevier (+ Saunders) | M. Palmieri |
| Primer of Biostatistics, Seventh Ed. | Stanton A. Glantz | Medical Statistics | McGraw Hill Education | L. P. Weltert |
| Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow (16th edition) | Deborah Morley and Charles S. Parker | Information technology applied to radiological sciences | Cengage Learning (Pentalibro a Roma) | A. D’Ambrogio |
| Understanding Computers: Today and Tomorrow (16th edition) | Deborah Morley and Charles S. Parker | Data processing and storage | Cengage Learning (Pentalibro a Roma) | A. D’Ambrogio |
| PHYSICS: Principles with Applications, Seventh edition | Douglas C. Giancoli | Basics of physics and radiations physics | Pearson Education. Inc | I. Indovina |
| President of the Teaching Committee: Roberta Nardacci Didactic Director: prof. Federico Santarelli(federico.santarelli@unicamillus.org). Prof. Santarelli sees students every Tuesday from 3.30 p.m. to 6 p.m. upon appointment |
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Actors of the Quality Assurance process
The Quality Assurance Group (QA) is chaired by the Director of the Degree Course or by the President, who is the Responsible for the Quality of the Course; it ensures the proper and regular performance of the activities, in coordination with the Academic Quality Assurance and with the QA referents of the University.
The QA contributes to the design, implementation and verification of the activities of the Degree Course
The Review Group performs the following functions:
a) identifying the improvements, reporting the person in charge and specifying the deadlines and the indicators that allow verifying the degree of implementation;
b) verifying the achievement of the objectives pursued or identifying any reasons for a failure or partial achievement;
c) drafting the Annual Monitoring Report (AMR), which is sent to the Evaluation Unit and the Academic Quality Assurance through the University Quality Office.
TRANSITIONAL PHASE
During the statutory transitional phase, in order to facilitate the start-up phase of the QA System, UniCamillus considered it functional to choose the appointment at the level of each Degree Course of the only Quality Assurance Group, which is also called to perform the functions of the Review Group.
The QA has the task of monitoring the progress of the Degree Course management and of drafting the Annual Monitoring Report and the cyclical review report (RCC) in collaboration with the President of the Teaching Committee.
Quality Assurance Group of Radiology, Diagnostic Imaging and Radiotherapy Techniques Degree Course