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STUDENT ASSESSMENT TAQ SHEET
COURSE: Access to Higher Education Diploma
SUBJECT: Physics
UNIT TITLE: Radiology
LEVEL: 3 (Graded)
CREDITS: 6
How to use this document
This document contains your Tutor Assessed Questions (TAQs) for this assessment, as well as
information about formatting your work (including word counts and references) and deadlines.
Do not attempt to fill in this document. Please use the related Student Assessment Answer
Sheet to answer your TAQs.
Further resources:
You will need to be logged in to your Learner Account to access
these resources.
We advise that you check the Ascentis Subject Set Unit
Specifications – Physics for the ‘indicative content’ of the unit,
as this may help you to understand how you could meet
specific assessment criteria.
Student Handbook
Library: Log in to your Learner Account and click on ‘Library’ to view
various resources to help you with your learning.
You will need to be logged in to your Learner Account to access
these resources, which also require a password:
Study Skills - How to make sure your work is ‘Ready for
Marking’
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, IMPORTANT NOTE:
The podcasts in this unit are essential reading / listening in
order to complete this unit, please use them fully
Read through all the instructions below before you begin to
write anything.
We have produced a podcast to help you understand the questions
which can be accessed below:
Podcast giving extra help with your assessment
(You can find the Podcast transcript in the Appendix at the end of
this document)
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, Course: Access to Higher Education Diploma
Subject: Physics
Unit title: Radiology
Level: 3 (Graded)
STUDENT ASSESSMENT TAQ SHEET
TAQs for this unit
Your Tutor Assessed Questions (TAQs) for this unit are shown below.
Important points:
When completing calculations, you are advised to show all your
working out, as this allows your tutor to see any errors in your
work. It is also important that you lay out your work clearly (see
learning materials for examples) so that anyone can easily follow
your thought process.
If you need to draw a diagram and you find this difficult on the
computer, please complete a clear drawing by hand (remember to
use a ruler for straight lines) and then scan this into your Word
document. Or you could take a photograph with your phone and
insert the picture into your Word document instead.
AIMS AND This assessment will help you demonstrate your learning on
OBJECTIVES imaging techniques, including X-rays, ultrasound, and magnetic
resonance imaging.
NOTE:
Read through all the instructions below before you begin to write
anything, including the information on your Student Assessment
Answer Sheet.
TAQ 1:
Assessment criteria 1.1, 1.2 & 1.3
1. Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and x-ray are all forms of ionising radiation.
i) Complete the following Table to outline the type and
properties of these four forms of radiation:
Radiation Particulate OR Has Has Mass Has
form electromagnetic Energy Charge
(Yes / No) (Yes / No) (Yes / No)
Alpha
x-ray
Beta
Gamma
ii) Briefly explain how Beta and Gamma radiation can be
detected in a medical setting.
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STUDENT ASSESSMENT TAQ SHEET
COURSE: Access to Higher Education Diploma
SUBJECT: Physics
UNIT TITLE: Radiology
LEVEL: 3 (Graded)
CREDITS: 6
How to use this document
This document contains your Tutor Assessed Questions (TAQs) for this assessment, as well as
information about formatting your work (including word counts and references) and deadlines.
Do not attempt to fill in this document. Please use the related Student Assessment Answer
Sheet to answer your TAQs.
Further resources:
You will need to be logged in to your Learner Account to access
these resources.
We advise that you check the Ascentis Subject Set Unit
Specifications – Physics for the ‘indicative content’ of the unit,
as this may help you to understand how you could meet
specific assessment criteria.
Student Handbook
Library: Log in to your Learner Account and click on ‘Library’ to view
various resources to help you with your learning.
You will need to be logged in to your Learner Account to access
these resources, which also require a password:
Study Skills - How to make sure your work is ‘Ready for
Marking’
© DistanceLearningCentre.com, 2022 1
, IMPORTANT NOTE:
The podcasts in this unit are essential reading / listening in
order to complete this unit, please use them fully
Read through all the instructions below before you begin to
write anything.
We have produced a podcast to help you understand the questions
which can be accessed below:
Podcast giving extra help with your assessment
(You can find the Podcast transcript in the Appendix at the end of
this document)
© DistanceLearningCentre.com, 2022 2
, Course: Access to Higher Education Diploma
Subject: Physics
Unit title: Radiology
Level: 3 (Graded)
STUDENT ASSESSMENT TAQ SHEET
TAQs for this unit
Your Tutor Assessed Questions (TAQs) for this unit are shown below.
Important points:
When completing calculations, you are advised to show all your
working out, as this allows your tutor to see any errors in your
work. It is also important that you lay out your work clearly (see
learning materials for examples) so that anyone can easily follow
your thought process.
If you need to draw a diagram and you find this difficult on the
computer, please complete a clear drawing by hand (remember to
use a ruler for straight lines) and then scan this into your Word
document. Or you could take a photograph with your phone and
insert the picture into your Word document instead.
AIMS AND This assessment will help you demonstrate your learning on
OBJECTIVES imaging techniques, including X-rays, ultrasound, and magnetic
resonance imaging.
NOTE:
Read through all the instructions below before you begin to write
anything, including the information on your Student Assessment
Answer Sheet.
TAQ 1:
Assessment criteria 1.1, 1.2 & 1.3
1. Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and x-ray are all forms of ionising radiation.
i) Complete the following Table to outline the type and
properties of these four forms of radiation:
Radiation Particulate OR Has Has Mass Has
form electromagnetic Energy Charge
(Yes / No) (Yes / No) (Yes / No)
Alpha
x-ray
Beta
Gamma
ii) Briefly explain how Beta and Gamma radiation can be
detected in a medical setting.
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