This document provides information about diagnostic and therapeutic radiography programs. It explains that diagnostic radiography produces clinical images to detect and monitor disease, while therapeutic radiography safely plans and delivers radiation therapy to cancer patients. Various imaging modalities used in each field like X-rays, CT scans, MRIs, and ultrasounds are also outlined. Requirements for radiography degrees like GCSE and A-level courses as well as information on salaries are provided.

1. St George’s Student Mentors

2. It’s been around for over 100 years
.
That’s
1904!!
Here’s a quick explanation:
There are 2 types
of Radiography
DIAGNOSTIC
Film records made to
visualise internal structures
THERPEUTIC
Used in therapy for cancer

3. THERAPEUTIC Radiography
The safe and accurate planning
and delivery of radiotherapy to
cancer patients
First you compute
the precise location
of the tumour
Then you beam radiation
to kill cells – this shrinks
tumours and stops them
growing bigger
How do they do that?
DIAGNOSTIC Radiography
Produce high quality clinical images
of the patient to detect and monitor
disease and the effects of trauma
They produce images that are
used to diagnose injury or
disease.
Can you see
the nerves?

4. XRAY
Looks through tissue to examine
bones, cavities and foreign
objects
CT
Computed Tomography
Creates a 3-D image which
can be split into individual
slices
ANGIOGRAPHY
Used to investigate blood vessels
ULTRASOUND
Uses sound waves to image
babies, circulation, and other
organs
BONE SCAN
Allows us to look at bones
density by injecting a
radioactive substance
MRI
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Builds a 2-D or 3-D map of
different tissue types within the
body and is very detailed

5. Why are her eyes
covered?
Julia Knight enters A&E complaining that she has been
vomiting and recently has put on weight.
Julia explains that her mother was diagnosed with a
cancer in her tummy 5 years ago. She is worried that she
is showing the same initial symptoms.

6. Left Kidney
Dye injected into
the ureters going to
the bladder (IVU)
This is the
right side of
the patient
?It’s a
baby!!

7. Time to take a
look at the
images a
radiographer
would take.

8. You will gain a challenging yet rewarding career within the
NHS
Work with patients and members of the healthcare team to make a
difference
3 Years – its practical, and its enjoyable!
(BSc) Diagnostic OR
Therapeutic
Radiography
ALL TUITION FEES PAID!!!
What’s the money like?
Doctor
Postman
Physiotherapist
£22,000+
£14,000
£21,000+
Radiographers
You start at about £21,000 but can earn up
to £54, 000!!

9. 5 GCSEs: A* - C including
Maths, English Language,
Science or Physics
Get yourselves some good A
levels – BBB
Science subjects preferred or physics at GCSE
Get some work experience!!
Alternative qualifications such
as BTEC, GNVQs and equivalent
can be accepted
E mail enquiries@sgul.ac.uk
Tel: 020 8725 2333
(BSc) Therapeutic / Diagnostic Radiography at St George’s

10. www.sgul.ac.uk
www.radiographycareers.co.uk

11. Bottom!
Head
Yawn
What’s this?

12. …careers
…interview
preparation
…work experience
and games!