Preparatory Course for the Part I RANZCR
Applied Imaging Technology (Physics) Exam
2021 Course Details
This program has been developed for candidates preparing for the
Part I Examination of Applied Imaging Technology
(Part I Physics for Radiologists).
WHERE: Westmead Hospital, Radiology Department,
Seminar Room 1
TIME & DAY: 6.00 pm to 8.00 pm Tuesday evenings for 19 weeks.
COURSE DATES: From Tuesday 23 February 2021 to Tuesday 6 July 2021
inclusive. (NB: No lecture on Tuesday 6 April 2021
following Easter Monday).
COURSE Mr David Skerrett, Director of Medical Physics, WSLHD.
CO-ORDINATOR:
ELIGIBILITY: The course is open to accredited Radiology Registrars as
well as Junior Medical Officers planning a career in
Radiology.
COST: $1500.00
FORMAT: 17 weeks of lectures;
Week 18 (29 June) - ‘Trial / Mock’ Exam
Week 19 (6 July) - Review of Exam Questions & Exam
Technique and issuing of attendance and exam certificates.
COURSE Pamela Dougan, Admin Research Assistant, Radiology
ADMINISTRATION Department, 8890 7805 or 8890 6522. Please email
CONTACT:
[email protected] for a copy of course
timetable. Registration will open in late-January. Email
Pamela Dougan for registration details.
Westmead Hospital - Depts. of Medical Physics and Radiology
RANZCR Applied Imaging Technology (Physics) Course 2021
Timetable
The course is designed to cover the syllabus for Part 1 of the RANZCR Fellowship (diagnostic) examination. It will
finish before applications are announced and interviews held for 2022 posts.
The format is lectures based on the syllabus. Two slots are set aside at the end of the course for a “mock / trial”
exam and a review of the exam. The mock exam will be shorter, but on the style of the RANZCR exam with MCQ
and short answer components and will be held in the second last session (29 June), with results and exam
technique discussed in the last session (6 July). Exam completion and attendance certificates will be provided on
the last day for those who meet the minimum requirements.
See the RANZCR Applied Imaging Technology Recommended Reading List for textbook and website resources.
Lecture time Tuesday evenings - generally 6 - 8pm, but some lectures may run past 8pm.
Location: Seminar Room 1, Radiology Department, Westmead Hospital.
Syllabus
Week Date Subject(s) Presenter
Topic
(a) Introduction / Overview D. Skerrett
1 23 Feb (b) Introduction to Physics Extra J. Leadbeatter
(c) Exam Technique
(a) Basic concepts of electromagnetic radiation 1
2 2 March J. Ramnarain
(b) Production of x-rays 2
(a) X-Ray Generators 3 A Jones or L.
3 9 March
(b) Interactions between x-rays and matter 4 Cartwright
(a) Filters, collimators and grids 5
4 16 March (b) Radiographic image acquisition 7 A. Jones
(a) Fluoroscopic image acquisition 8,18,19
5 23 March L. Cartwright
(b) Measures of radiographic & fluoroscopic image quality 9,18,19
6 30 March Mammography 10 J. Diffey
6 April NO LECTURE FOLLOWING EASTER MONDAY
(a) Basic Digital Imaging Concepts 6 D. Skerrett
7 13 April
(b) Computed Tomography 1 11, 18, 19 D. Skerrett
(a) Computed Tomography 2
8 20 April (b) Computed Tomography 3 11, 18, 19 L. Cartwright
Nuclear medicine 1: (a) Basics A. Chicco
9 27 April 13
(b) Radiochemistry D. Boddeti
Nuclear medicine 2: (a) Planar nuclear medicine A. Chicco
10 4 May (b) SPECT, PET 13
R. McCredie
11 11 May Dosimetry and Radiation Biology 16 A. Jones
12 18 May Radiation Protection & Hospital QA 17, 18 A. Jones
13 25 May MRI 1 R. Bourne
14 1 June MRI 2 12, 18, 19 R. Bourne
15 8 June MRI 3 R. Bourne
16 15 June Ultrasound Imaging 1 R. Gill
14, 18, 19
17 22 June Ultrasound Imaging 2 R. Gill
18 29 June Mock exam J. Ramnarain
19 6 July Review of mock exam D. Skerrett
Mr David Skerrett Course Administration
Director, Pamela Dougan
Medical Physics Department Radiology Administrative Research Assistant
Course Coordinator Email:
[email protected]Westmead Hospital Telephone: 8890 6522
