1. Introductions Dr Alison Mackie Programme Director Talk about: NTC Blended learning Master’s Programme Dr Robyn Cooke 3 rd year STP trainee Matthew Birkbeck 1 st year STP trainee Adam Groves 1 st year STP trainee Sophie Dillon 2 nd year STP trainee

2. Masters Programme: Clinical Science (Medical Physics) - a Modernising Scientific Careers Vocational Programme Dr Alison Mackie Degree Programme Director (Regional Professional Lead for Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, Northern Training Consortium)

3. Northern Training Consortium Work placements - anywhere across the NE + Cumbria Only formal training consortium in the Country Staff who work in consortium also lecture on Master’s Programme Trainees able to chose own specialism (dependent on training capacity)

4. Blended Learning Total number of educational credits for MSc course 180 1 credit represents 10 hours which includes –Face-to-face teaching –Tutorials/seminars –Completing assignments –Background reading Therefore 600 hours per year Once the residential blocks taken into account equates to 1 day a week studying whole completing work based training.

5. 1 st year of Medical Physics STP Healthcare Science with Integrated Professional Practice & Clinical Leadership MSC8001 [20] Research Skills for Health Care Professionals MGS8002 [10] 100% coursework (x3) Introduction to Medical Physics MPY8001 Integrating underpinning knowledge required for each rotational element with Professional Practice [40] 40% - unseen written exam 60% - coursework (x4) 10% - participation in discussion groups 90% - coursework (x2) University TIme SONDJFMAMJJASOND Work Placement Time InductionCompleting rotations 6 week university block9 day university blockExams

6. 2 nd year of Medical Physics STP JFMAMJJA Work Placement Time Elective Specialism 10 day university block Exams University TIme Specialist Medical Physics MPY8005/8007/8009/8011 [20] 40% - unseen written exam 60% - coursework (x1) Research Project 1 MSC8003 [30] 15% - Project administration summary document 35% - Project literature review and analysis 50% - Project proposal

7. 3 rd year of Medical Physics STP Research Project 2 MSC8004 [30] 20% - e-Poster 80% - Dissertation Specialist Medical Physics MPY8006/8008/8010/8012 [30] University TIme 40% - unseen written exam 60% - coursework (x1) SONDJFMAMJJAS Work Placement Time Specialism Generic OSFAs Specialist OSFAs Complete OLAT 13 day university blockExams

8. Developing the medical physicist innovators of the future together with the NHS

9. Imaging with non- Ionising Radiation Matt Birkbeck 1 st Year Medical Physics STP

10. About Me Durham University (Physics BSc 2011 – 2014). Worked whilst studying in an NHS admin job. After graduating worked at The North East Ambulance Service NHS FT (NEAS). Enjoyed the pace of NEAS but wanted something more challenging and related to my degree. Found out about jobs in Medical Physics through University Careers service – I applied in 2014 but did not make it in (Don’t let it put you off!!).

11. Imaging with non-Ionising Radiation Placements There are 2 main areas of INIR – Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Ultrasound Physics. One week in Micro-vascular Clinic. Spend around 5 weeks in each placement – getting to grips with the basic physics and having lots of fun!

12. MRI Uses strong magnetic fields and radiofrequency to excite protons in the body As the protons relax they give off MRI signals Signals build up a detailed picture of the body – allowing assessment of tumours, blood flow, infections, fractures and much more

13. Designing experiments, using the scanner Taking part in research projects Learning how to use a scanner

14. Ultrasound High Frequency Sound created by piezoelectric crystal Hits different tissues in the body and echoes back (the image is a map of echoes) Varied uses: Emergency Medicine, Vascular Ultraosund, Obstetrics and many more!

15. Visiting antenatal clinics Performing regional QC & QA on machines Calculate blood flow using Doppler Ultrasound

16. Why do Medical Physics? Three Words I would use to describe my job: Challenging, Developing and Teamwork Top tips to succeed at interview: Practice interview style, Think about questions they could ask and Take your time to think about an answer!

17. Radiation Safety Physics Adam Groves

18. About me Studied physics and chemistry at Durham Wanted to do something medical and liked physics Shadowed people in Newcastle hospitals Rejected from STP first time Did a masters in medical physics and was accepted

19. Radiation safety

20. Radiation safety: design couch Wall mounted detector Ceiling mounted tube Operator area

21. Radiation safety: risk assessment Is the dose delivered to workers as low as possible? Is the intended dose being delivered to patients? What could go wrong? What PPE is necessary?

22. Radiation safety: when things go wrong… There has been a spill of radioactive material in a nuclear medicine corridor A radioactive patient awaiting treatment can not be located An old piece of equipment has been found in a lead box with no identifying information Wrong patient x-rayed, what dose did they receive?

23. Imaging with Ionising Radiation (IIR) Dr Robyn Cooke 3 rd year STP trainee

24. About me BSc: Physics and Maths PhD: Fluid mechanics of complex fluids STP: Imaging with Ionising Radiation

25. Imaging with Ionising Radiation Nuclear Medicine: Functional imaging using radioactive isotopes Diagnostic Radiology: Anatomical imaging using transmission of x rays + radioisotope Site-specific drug

26. Examples of nuclear medicine scans: Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) Look at kidney function Renogram Kidney function Myocardial Perfusion scan/ MUGA scan Assess blood flow or heart muscle perfusion PET scanning Use positron emission tomography Bone scan Look for cancer metastasis Dopamine transporter brain scan Look for Parkinson’s disease or dementia

27. Examples of rotation activities: Preparing radioactive samples: Investigating gamma camera parameters using various phantoms: Write case studies of patient scans: Perform quality control (QC) testing on equipment:

28. Fluoroscopy Diagnostic radiology General x-ray Mammography CT DEXA Performing QC on equipment: Investigating acquisition settings on imaging: Rotation activities: X-ray room design:

29. Radiotherapy Sophie Dillon (2 nd year STP Trainee, Radiotherapy Physics)

30. A bit about me…

31. What is Radiotherapy? Cell Death Repair Carcinogenesis

32. Radiobiology

33. Planning and Delivering Radiotherapy

34. Machines

35. Brachytherapy

36. Proton and Heavy ion therapies