Clinical Posting 1V

At the end of the clinical posting, students should be able to: 1. practically differentiate the features of a mammography unit from a general purpose unit; 2. expain the requirements of soft tissue imaging; 3. note reasons for various refeerals for mammography; 4. relate the anatomy to real life presentations at the imaging room; 5. carry out imaging procedures with good quality outcome while observing all the ethics associated with breast imaging for both gender; 6. identify common cases that present at primary health care centres requiring diagnostic imaging; 7. carry out both radiographic and sonographic procedures as required in the log book; and 8. carry out digital imaging procedures and produce high quality images.

Clinical exposure and hands on training for 15 hours a week based on based on lectures taught in RAD 544, RAD 581 and RAD 551.