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What are the MRS?
The Medical Radiation Sciences (MRS) use diagnostic radiography and other types of imaging to help diagnose and treat patients. Studying MRS prepares you for a career in this highly technical area of health care. Courses are available in three disciplines:

• Diagnostic Radiography
• Radiation Therapy
• Nuclear Medicine

IMAGE-ining the future
We are currently researching the development of new imaging technologies that could potentially be used to make more accurate diagnoses of Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological conditions.

Professional Development Year (PDY)
Besides your degree, an additional professional development year is required to become a diagnostic radiographer, nuclear medicine technologist or radiation therapist.

Critical diagnostic link
A diagnostic radiographer translates a doctor’s request into an image that can best assist in diagnosing the patient. They can assist cardiologists in imaging heart disease. They also work closely with radiologists in imaging and treating vascular regions of the body or working with a surgeon during an operation. The images are analysed by the radiographer and are then interpreted by a radiologist.

Develop rapport
Although diagnostic radiographers are very involved in technology, interpersonal skills are important to establish rapport with a patient in a short time. Diagnostic radiographers work in hospitals and private practice.

Varied equipment
Equipment can range from small mobile X-ray machines to larger units, from MRI and CT scanners to highly sophisticated cardiac units that can cost millions of dollars, with all equipment requiring a high level of skill to operate. Radiation safety protection is of very high priority during the course. Your safety always comes first.

Clinical & professional fieldwork
A number of clinical and professional fieldwork opportunities are scheduled as part of your course. This will give you the hands on experience with real clients in a supervised environment to allow you to combine the academic sections of your course with the practical abilities required of the diagnostic radiography profession. Some of the clinical and professional fieldwork sites that students have attended previously include:

• Broken Hill Base Hospital
• Carlingford Medical Imaging
• Central Queensland Medical Imaging
• John Hunter Hospital
• Nepean Radiology
• Pittwater Radiology, Mona Vale
• Royal North Shore Hospital
• Sydney Adventist Hospital (SAN)

There are a number of essential requirements that students need to prepare for before attending any site for clinical and professional fieldwork. Further information on these and more is available at our Clinical & Professional Fieldwork website.

Pathways to Nuclear Medicine or Radiation Therapy
If you are looking for a career in nuclear medicine or radiation therapy, the Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Radiation Sciences) Diagnostic Radiography can gain you entry into our nuclear medicine or radiation therapy offered at postgraduate level. Increase your employment possibilities by being qualified in two professions.

Course completion requirements

144 credit points: students are to complete as required the core, elective and general elective units of study shown in the Table of units of study for the degree as set out in the Faculty of Health Sciences handbook.

On campus attendance pattern

Full time

End qualification

Bachelor of Applied Science (Medical Radiation Sciences) Diagnostic Radiography

Professional recognition

Graduates are required to work for one year in an approved clinical centre before receiving full accreditation from the Australian Institute of Radiography.

Similar courses

M.D.R. (SC131)|M.N.M. (SC133)|M.R.T. (SC135)

Course structure

Course level

Bachelor (Undifferentiated)

Honours availability

Additional year

Handbook website link

http://www.usyd.edu.au/handbooks/handbooks_admin/health_science.shtml