About the Department of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences

The Department is one of the 6 departments comprising the School of Biomedical Sciences. It offers a number of undergraduate and postgraduate programs in medical imaging. These include the Bachelor of Radiography and Medical Imaging which was established in 1998, and the Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma and Master of Medical Ultrasound and the Master of Radiation Therapy. Radiographers and other practitioners in medical radiation sciences can apply for enrolment in either a research based Master of Biomedical Sciences or a PhD program through the School of Biomedical Sciences.

The Department is located on the first floor of Building 13C within the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences teaching precinct on the Clayton Campus. This is also the location of the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology. The department utilises medical lecture theatres 4 & 5 which are part of Building 13C. Behind these lecture theatres students have 24-hour access to two computer laboratories. Directly opposite M5 is located a practical ultrasound room. Additionally on the first floor of 13C the AGFA room has been expanded to provide an additional study area for year 4 students and postgraduate students.

In conjunction with the School of Physics and Materials Engineering, the Department maintains three general radiographic rooms, an ultrasound room and a CT suite on the ground floor of Building 27. Through an industry agreement with Agfa - Gevaert a world leader in medical imaging systems and x-ray film screen technology, the Department also possesses a state - of - the - art digital computed radiography (CR) system comprising Sun workstations, PC units and Agfa's Picture Archiving Communication System (PACS) known as IMPAX. This system is located in the general radiography area in Building 27 and has facilitated the creation of a clinical equivalent mini radiology PACS environment for training and development of students and practitioners.