RDI-20013 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions and Pharmacy
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2026/27

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

BSc (Hons) Radiography (Diagnostic Imaging) programme level 4

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2026/27

This module will develop your understanding of adapted and non-standard imaging approaches for complex service users across axial projectional radiography, MRI and ultrasound. This module explores examination planning, patient preparation, positioning, image acquisition and image quality, while considering how radiographic practice can be adapted to support safe, person-centred care.

The aim of this module is to develop students’ knowledge and understanding of adapted and non-standard imaging approaches for complex service users undergoing axial Projectional Radiography, MRI and Ultrasound. Students will explore how patient preparation, positioning, image acquisition, clinical presentation, patient condition, image quality and radiation protection influence examination planning and imaging decision-making. The module also considers how radiographic practice may be adapted to support safe, person-centred care, with attention to communication, consent, dignity, comfort, psychological wellbeing and patient safety.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Explain how to prepare and position the patient and acquire adapted and non standard radiographic images of the body for axial projectional radiography, MRI and Ultrasound.: 1
Identify the complex needs of service users undergoing axial projectional radiography, MRI and Ultrasound, and explain how these needs may influence patient care, communication, safety and examination planning.: 1
Justify imaging approaches for complex patients by considering clinical presentation, patient condition, anatomical area, image quality requirements and radiation protection principles.: 1
Evaluate how radiographic practice may be adapted to safely manage complex service users needs, considering for example communication, consent, dignity, comfort, psychological wellbeing and patient safety.: 1

Study hours

Active Learning Hours
~ 30 hours face to face/ online teaching - a mixture of workshops and lectures
~ 10 hours practical sessions.

110 hours of independent study including
~30 hours of prep for and completion of assignment,
~20 hours preparation for practical sessions, and
~60 hours self directed study.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment