LEARNER ASSESSMENT SUBMISSION AND
DECLARATION
Assessor
Learner name Malisha Warnakulasooriya
name Amin Maan
Submission Submitted
Issue date
date on
Programme BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Applied Science
Unit Unit 21: Medical Physics Applications
Assignment
reference and Assignment 1- Radiation use in medical diagnosis and treatment.
title
Criteria covered by this task:
Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria, you must show that you are able to:
reference
Explain how the principles and production of non-ionising radiation technologies
A. P1
are used in medical applications.
Explain why non-ionising radiation technologies are used for diagnosis and
A. P2
treatment of the human body
Explain how the principles and production of ionising radiation technologies are
B. P3
used in medical applications.
Explain why ionising radiation technologies are used for diagnosis and treatment
B. P4
of the human body.
Compare the principles, production, and uses of different non-ionising radiation
A. M1
techniques in medical applications.
Compare the principles, production, and uses of different ionising radiation
B. M2
techniques in medical applications.
Justify the choice of non-ionising and ionising radiation techniques in medical
AB. D1
applications.
1|Page
, Content
A.P1 Explain how the principles and production of non-ionising radiation
technologies are used in medical applications
Non-ionising radiation
Examples of non-ionising radiation…………………………………………………………….Page 4
Medical use of non-ionising radiation………………………………………………………..Page 5-6
Ultrasound
MRI
A.P2 Explain why non-ionising radiation technologies are used for diagnosis
and treatment of the human body
Ultrasound……………………………………………………………………………………………….Page 7-8
Advantages of ultrasound
Disadvantages of ultrasound
Ultrasound safety
MRI………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Page 9-10
Advantages of MRI
Disadvantages of ultrasound
MRI safety
B.P3 Explain how the principles and production of ionising radiation
technologies are used in medical applications
Ionisation radiation
Example of ionisation radiation……………………………………………………………Page 11-12
Medical use of ionising radiation………………………………………………………….Page 13-15
Treatment using ionising radiation
Diagnosis using non-ionising radiation
2|Page
DECLARATION
Assessor
Learner name Malisha Warnakulasooriya
name Amin Maan
Submission Submitted
Issue date
date on
Programme BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Applied Science
Unit Unit 21: Medical Physics Applications
Assignment
reference and Assignment 1- Radiation use in medical diagnosis and treatment.
title
Criteria covered by this task:
Unit/Criteria
To achieve the criteria, you must show that you are able to:
reference
Explain how the principles and production of non-ionising radiation technologies
A. P1
are used in medical applications.
Explain why non-ionising radiation technologies are used for diagnosis and
A. P2
treatment of the human body
Explain how the principles and production of ionising radiation technologies are
B. P3
used in medical applications.
Explain why ionising radiation technologies are used for diagnosis and treatment
B. P4
of the human body.
Compare the principles, production, and uses of different non-ionising radiation
A. M1
techniques in medical applications.
Compare the principles, production, and uses of different ionising radiation
B. M2
techniques in medical applications.
Justify the choice of non-ionising and ionising radiation techniques in medical
AB. D1
applications.
1|Page
, Content
A.P1 Explain how the principles and production of non-ionising radiation
technologies are used in medical applications
Non-ionising radiation
Examples of non-ionising radiation…………………………………………………………….Page 4
Medical use of non-ionising radiation………………………………………………………..Page 5-6
Ultrasound
MRI
A.P2 Explain why non-ionising radiation technologies are used for diagnosis
and treatment of the human body
Ultrasound……………………………………………………………………………………………….Page 7-8
Advantages of ultrasound
Disadvantages of ultrasound
Ultrasound safety
MRI………………………………………………………………………………………………………….Page 9-10
Advantages of MRI
Disadvantages of ultrasound
MRI safety
B.P3 Explain how the principles and production of ionising radiation
technologies are used in medical applications
Ionisation radiation
Example of ionisation radiation……………………………………………………………Page 11-12
Medical use of ionising radiation………………………………………………………….Page 13-15
Treatment using ionising radiation
Diagnosis using non-ionising radiation
2|Page
