Principles and practice
of radiotherapy 1
,Patient centred care
What makes a good radiographer
• Team player
• Technical skills
• Good communication
• Good listener
• Knowledgeable
• Good hand/ eye coordination
• Be willing to learn
• Caring
• Attention to detail
• Epathetic
,Holistic care
• Complete or total patient care that considers the
physical, emotional, social, economic and spiritual
needs of the person, their response to illness and the
effect of the illness on the ability to meet self-care
needs.
• Coordination and integration of care will promote
improved health outcomes, improved patient
satisfaction and reduced healthcare costs
, Clinical trials
• Research studies involving human subjects, can relate
to any stage of the cancer pathway, voluntary
• Includes new drugs, technique and also consider qual
of life plus psychosocial aspects of cancer, refining do
of drugs and radiation
• Can look at genetics, risks, prevention, detection,
treatments, side effects, support, and info
• Why use: determine in a measured ways if a new
technique, treatment drug is- safe, more efficacious,
side effects, improvement on current management,
impact upon quality of life
of radiotherapy 1
,Patient centred care
What makes a good radiographer
• Team player
• Technical skills
• Good communication
• Good listener
• Knowledgeable
• Good hand/ eye coordination
• Be willing to learn
• Caring
• Attention to detail
• Epathetic
,Holistic care
• Complete or total patient care that considers the
physical, emotional, social, economic and spiritual
needs of the person, their response to illness and the
effect of the illness on the ability to meet self-care
needs.
• Coordination and integration of care will promote
improved health outcomes, improved patient
satisfaction and reduced healthcare costs
, Clinical trials
• Research studies involving human subjects, can relate
to any stage of the cancer pathway, voluntary
• Includes new drugs, technique and also consider qual
of life plus psychosocial aspects of cancer, refining do
of drugs and radiation
• Can look at genetics, risks, prevention, detection,
treatments, side effects, support, and info
• Why use: determine in a measured ways if a new
technique, treatment drug is- safe, more efficacious,
side effects, improvement on current management,
impact upon quality of life
