Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (MIRT)
Do you have a passion for the technical professions in healthcare? Do you like to interact with other people? Do you have good communication skills? Then Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy may be the course for you. In this programme, you will learn everything about medical imaging in radio-diagnostics, radiotherapy, ultrasound and nuclear medicine.
The bachelor’s programme Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy (MIRT) is a 4-year, full-time programme. In these 4 years, you’ll learn how to use medical equipment in order to prepare, execute and process visual imaging research and treatment. You’ll be trained as the professional link between technology, safety and patient care. The programme covers how the human body functions, which examination you can perform when presented with a clinical case, which equipment you should use for diagnoses or treatments and how these devices work. We’ll teach you the effects of radiation and radioactivity on the human body and how you can protect yourself and your patient against these effects.
Why the MIRT programme at Fontys?
- The programme offers good balance between practical and theoretical study with a strong emphasis on practical work.
- We offer excellent studying facilities and the classes are small, which provides a supportive and motivating learning environment.
- You work with real patients, so that you get the needed work experience to become a well-rounded professional.
What are you going to learn?
You will learn to use medical equipment to prepare, perform and process imaging studies and treatments. You are a link between technology, safety and patient care. You will learn how the human body works, which examinations go with which disease, which equipment is needed and how this equipment works.
You learn:
- All about radiation and radioactivity and how to protect yourself against it.
- Working with advanced equipment for medical imaging.
- Combination of theory and practice: learning by doing.
- Wypis ocen – jeśli wciąż się uczysz i dlatego nie masz jeszcze świadectwa ukończenia szkoły średniej, bardzo ważne jest załączenie wypisu. Szczegółowe informacje na temat sposobu wypełniania tego dokumentu oraz termin jego przesłania znajdziesz tutaj.
- Świadectwo dojrzałości – w przypadku ukończenia szkoły średniej nie potrzebujesz wypisu ocen – wystarczy, że do formularza aplikacyjnego załączysz Świadectwo dojrzałości wraz ze świadectwem ukończenia liceum (bądź technikum).
Przed aplikacją sprawdź wymagania bezpośrednio na stronie uczelni. W przypadku problemów ze znalezieniem szczegółowych, aktualnych wymagań, skontaktuj się z konsultantami Kastu.
Spełnienie wymagań w zakresie języka angielskiego można udokumentować w następujący sposób:
- IELTS - 6.0
- TOEFL – 80
Knowledge of Physics is recommended and knowledge of Mathematics is required in all cases.
You have to be competent in: mental arithmetic, algebra, rearranging formula’s, exponentials, converting units, trigonometry, reading and plotting graphs on logarithmic paper.
The MIRT programme at Fontys University of Applied Sciences will prepare you for the profession of medical imaging and radiotherapy expert (diagnostic and therapeutic radiographer). Due to variation in the legislation and regulations of different countries concerning operating medical devices that deliver (ionising) radiation, additional work experience or other proof of skill could be required in your country of origin.
The degree programme Bachelor Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy at Fontys Allied Health Professions is of EQF level 6 according to the Dublin descriptors bachelor level. To get your Medical Imaging and Radiation Therapy degree qualified please contact the official qualification agency of the country you want to work.
