Description
Radiotherapy placements can be daunting – you’ll be working in a demanding setting and caring for people when they are at their most vulnerable. There is a large amount of new information to take in, new colleagues to work with, and newly learned theory to put into practice. This pocket guide is designed to make your placement less stressful and a more rewarding learning experience.
From pretreatment, through image-guided treatments, to side-effect management and aftercare, it’s full of practical detail, hints and tips.
- Written by a former College of Radiographers Student of the Year and by two highly experienced practising therapeutic radiographers – this guidance is really produced with you in mind.
- Pocket-sized format – carry it with you at all times.
- Space to make your own notes – be it local protocols, new terminology, or just the names of your new colleagues!
Reduce your stress and make the most of your placements by having this book to hand from the start.
1. The correct uniform
2. Radiotherapy treatment room
3. Immobilisation devices
4. Hospital bins
5. Top tips for your radiotherapy placement
6. Sharps bin
7. How to make a permanent skin mark (tattoo) when in pre-treatment
8. Effective communication
9. First day chat
10. Couch moves
11. Isocentre calculations
12. Laser positioning
13. Before setting up the patient
14. How to align the tattoos
15. Naming different beam angles
16. How can cancer spread?
17. Typical radiotherapy techniques
17.1 Radical prostate
17.2 Radical breast
17.3 Radical bladder
17.4 Radical lung
17.5 Radical rectum
18. Tolerance doses
19. What is SABR?
20. What is brachytherapy?
21. What is electron treatment?
22. What is orthovoltage and superficial X-ray therapy?
23. What is IGRT?
24. What is IMRT?
25. Radiotherapy treatment pathway
26. What is hormone therapy?
27. What is immunotherapy?
28. What is chemotherapy?
29. Chemotherapy side-effects
30. Radiotherapy side-effects
31. Blood values
32. Radiotherapy manufacturers
33. Basic anatomy
34. Vertebral levels
35. Manual handling
36. Infection control
37. Basic life support
38. The recovery position
39. Medical terminology
