A 100% online Postgraduate diploma with the most current syllabus on the multidisciplinary work developed in Radiation Oncology Units"

One of the great achievements of the last decades in Radiation Oncology treatments is the reduction of the number of sessions and the more accurate targeting of tumors. A work that requires specialized nursing professionals and aware of the most notorious advances in this field.  

For this reason, there is no doubt that the healthcare professionals who keep up to date in this field will be able to increase their performance competencies in their daily performance and in the essential care of oncology patients. For this reason, this 6-month Postgraduate diploma was created by an excellent team of teachers with a consolidated trajectory in Radiological nursing.  

It is a program that will lead the graduates to carry out a complete update in the work of the OR nurse. From their intervention from the beginning of treatment with the assessment to the patient's health education. Likewise, in this training, the graduates will be updated on the approach to the main complications, the techniques used in Interventional Vascular Radiology, as well as the operation of the most advanced Diagnostic and Treatment Imaging Services (DTI). 

A quality academic itinerary, where the students will have video summaries of each topic, videos in detail, specialized readings and case studies to access, comfortably, whenever and wherever they wish. TECH adapts to the real needs of healthcare professionals and for this reason provides a degree with 24-hour access to its content, from any cell phone, Tablet or computer with an Internet connection.  

Undoubtedly, a unique opportunity to be updated by the best experts and with a study plan compatible with the most demanding personal and work responsibilities.

Thanks to the Relearning system you will be able to reduce the long hours of study and consolidate the most relevant concepts in an easy way"

This Postgraduate diploma in Radiation Oncology in Radiological Nursing contains the most complete and up-to-date scientific program on the market. The most important features include: 

• The development of case studies presented by experts in nursing in the area of Diagnostic and Imaging Treatment
• Graphic, schematic, and practical contents with which they are created, provide scientific and practical information on the disciplines that are essential for professional practice
• Practical exercises where self-assessment can be used to improve learning
• Its special emphasis on innovative methodologies
• Theoretical lessons, questions to the expert, debate forums on controversial topics, and individual reflection assignments
• Content that is accessible from any fixed or portable device with an Internet connection

Do you want to be up to date on care management and organization of the Diagnostic and Imaging Treatment Area? Do it through a quality Postgraduate diploma"

The program’s teaching staff includes professionals from sector who contribute their work experience to this educational program, as well as renowned specialists from leading societies and prestigious universities.

Its multimedia content, developed with the latest educational technology, will provide the professionals with situated and contextual learning, i.e., a simulated environment that will provide an immersive education programmed to learn in real situations.

This program’s design focuses on Problem-Based Learning, through which the professionals must try to solve the different professional practice situations that arise during the academic program. For this purpose, the student will be assisted by an innovative interactive video system created by renowned and experienced experts.

Go deeper from your Tablet and connected to the Internet in the procedures used in Emergency Radiotherapy"

You will have at your disposal the latest scientific literature on Radiation Oncology and the advances achieved in Radiological nursing"

In order to offer students a complete update, the syllabus of this university program includes numerous additional didactic resources, which make up the Virtual Library of this program. In this way, the graduates will have the most exhaustive information on Radiation Oncology available for consultation, whenever and wherever they wish, from any digital device with an Internet connection.  

TECH has designed an anniversary program that adapts to the needs of professionals and provides the didactic material required for a quality program"

Module 1. Radiological Nursing Care management and organization of the Diagnostic Imaging and Diagnostic Treatment Area

1.1. Diagnostic Imaging and Treatment

1.1.1. History of Diagnostic Imaging and Treatment
1.1.2. Introduction to X-rays: Ionizing Radiation
1.1.3. Legislation and Current Regulations
1.1.4. Biophysical Fundamentals of Radiation, Ultrasound and Magnetic Fields 
1.1.5. Health Equipment in the Field of Electromagnetic Radiations or Radioactive Sources

1.2. Radiological nursing Training and Performance

1.2.1. History of Radiological Nursing
1.2.2. Scope of Radiological Nursing Practice 
1.2.3. Radiological Anatomy and Physiology 
1.2.4. Management of the Surgical Environment, Life Support and Patient Safety 
1.2.5. Contrast Media, Radiopharmaceuticals and Medication

1.3. Diagnostic Imaging and Treatment Area: Diagnostic Imaging and Treatment Services, Nuclear Medicine, Radiation Oncology and Brachytherapy, Radiophysics and Radiological Protection

1.3.1. Organizational Structure of the Hospital
1.3.2. Organizational Chart of the Area
1.3.3. Organizational Chart of the Service or Unit
1.3.4. Portfolio of Services
1.3.5. Nursing Care Management

1.4. Organization and Coordination of Human Talent

1.4.1. Theoretical Framework
1.4.2. CFW and Competency Management
1.4.3. Multidisciplinary Team
1.4.4. Welcome Plan for New Professionals

1.5. Knowledge Management

1.5.1. Undergraduate and Postgraduate Training
1.5.2. Continuous and Refresher Training
1.5.3. Socialization of Knowledge

1.5.3.1. Clinical Sessions 
1.5.3.2. Conferences 
1.5.3.3. Workshops 
1.5.3.4. Training Pills

1.5.4. Specific Trainings

1.6. Supervision and Control of Equipment and Installations

1.6.1. Equipment Inventory
1.6.2. Maintenance and Calibrations
1.6.3. Technical and Legal Requirements for Structures
1.6.4. Incident Management

1.7. Care process

1.7.1. Reception and Unequivocal Identification
1.7.2. Medical Records, Specific Digital Supports and Registers 
1.7.3. Effective Communication 
1.7.4. SOPs (standardized work plans), Protocols and Clinical Guidelines 
1.7.5. PAE (Nursing Care Process)

1.8. Humanization of Care

1.8.1. Holistic Health Care 
1.8.2. User and Professional Satisfaction 
1.8.3. The Nurse's Viewpoint

1.9. Environmental and Financial Sustainability

1.9.1. Waste Management 
1.9.2. Sustainable Consumption: Recycling of contrasts 
1.9.3. Contrasts of the Future, Sustainable Use

1.10. Future Challenges

1.10.1. Training in the Nursing Degree: Practicum Rotations 
1.10.2. Specific Training in Radiological Nursing
1.10.3. Performance Evaluation 
1.10.4. DTI Service Day Hospital

Module 2. Radiation Oncology

2.1. What is Radiotherapy?

2.1.1. Introduction
2.1.2. Ionizing radiation and cancer treatment
2.1.3. Use of ionizing radiation in benign pathologies
2.1.4. Types of Radiotherapy

2.2. Treatments with Ionizing Radiation External Radiation Therapy

2.2.1. Linear Accelerators
2.2.2. Simulation equipment
2.2.3. Different treatments with external radiotherapy

2.2.3.1. Three-dimensional radiotherapy RTE 3D 
2.2.3.2. Intensity modulated radiotherapy IMRT/ VMAT 
2.2.3.3. Stereotactic radiation therapy SBRT 
2.2.3.4. Image-guided radiation therapy Radiosurgery (SRS) 
2.2.3.5. Proton beam therapy

2.3. The radiotherapeutic process

2.3.1. Initial evaluation and therapeutic decision
2.3.2. Simulation

2.3.2.1. Masks and other immobilization systems 
2.3.2.2. Nursing Consultation

2.3.3. Delineation or localization of volumes Treatment planning Treatment Verification

2.4. Head and Neck Radiotherapy

2.4.1. Introduction
2.4.2. Nursing consultation at the start of treatment
2.4.3. Potential complications and Nursing care
2.4.4. Specific ostomy care

2.5. Breast Radiotherapy

2.5.1. Introduction
2.5.2. Nursing consultation at the beginning of treatment Nursing indications
2.5.3. Potential complications and Nursing care

2.6. Abdomino-pelvic radiotherapy

2.6.1. Introduction
2.6.2. Nursing consultation at the beginning of treatment Nursing indications
2.6.3. Potential complications and Nursing care

2.7. CNS Radiotherapy

2.7.1. Introduction
2.7.2. Nursing consultation at the beginning of treatment Nursing indications
2.7.3. Potential complications and Nursing care

2.8. Radiotherapy in other locations

2.8.1. RTE Lung Nursing care
2.8.2. RTE skin. Nursing Care
2.8.3. RTE bone localization Nursing care
2.8.4. Total Body irradiation. TBI

2.9. Palliative Radiotherapy

2.9.1. Introduction
2.9.2. Pain Management
2.9.3. Psychological Aspects

2.10. Radiotherapy Emergencies

2.10.1. Introduction
2.10.2. Vena Cava Syndrome
2.10.3. Compressive syndromes
2.10.4. Hemorrhages

Module 3. Vascular Interventional Radiology and Neuroradiology Nursing

3.1. Interventions

3.1.1. Interventional Radiology History
3.1.2. Nursing in interventional radiology
3.1.3. The Interventional Vascular Radiology Operating Room (IVR)

3.2. Radiological protection and characteristics of the IVR room

3.2.1. Radiological Protection
3.2.2. RVI room, composition
3.2.3. The Angiograph

3.3. Asepsis and sterility in the Operating Room of Interventional Vascular Radiology (IVR)

3.3.1. Concept of Asepsis
3.3.2. Concept of Sterility
3.3.3. Circulation in the operating room
3.3.4. IVR room ventilation

3.4. Anesthesia

3.4.1. Anesthesia cart
3.4.2. Patient Monitoring 
3.4.3. General Anesthesia
3.4.4. Allergic Reaction
3.4.5. Medication
3.4.6. Knowledge of basic and advanced CPR maneuvers.

3.5. Nursing Care at Interventional Radiology

3.5.1. Review of the clinical history
3.5.2. Reception of the patient in the service
3.5.3. Surveillance and care of the patient in the operating room
3.5.4. Recording of Nursing care (Nursing care process PAE)
3.5.5. Transfer to the inpatient ward

3.6. Non-Vascular Procedures

3.6.1. Renal Via

3.6.1.1. Percutaneous Nephrostomy  
3.6.1.2. Nephrostomy Catheter Replacement 
3.6.1.2.1. Simple 
3.6.1.2.2. Mixed

3.6.2. Biliary Tract

3.6.2.1. Bile Duct Drainages 
3.6.2.2. Bile Duct Dilatation 
3.6.2.3. Bile Duct Prosthesis 
3.6.2.4. Brushing and biopsy Biliary tract 
3.6.2.5. Pressures via bile duct

3.6.3. Gastric Tract

3.6.3.1. P.EG (Gastrostomy) 
3.6.3.2. Alpha maneuver 
3.6.3.3. Rendez Vous

3.7. Diagnostic Vascular Procedures

3.7.1. Diagnostic arteriography 
3.7.2.  Fistulography  
3.7.3. Phlebography  
3.7.4. Hepatic transjugular biopsy 
3.7.5. Taking of vena cava pressures 
3.7.6.  Suprarenal Vein Sampling

3.8. Therapeutics Vascular Procedures 

3.8.1. Hickman 
3.8.2. Shaldon 
3.8.3. Reservoir 
3.8.4. Arterial angioplasty 

3.8.1.2.4.1. Angioplasty MMII arteries 
3.8.1.2.4.2. Visceral arteries angioplasty (Renal, Hepatic) 

3.8.5. Placement of prosthesis (Stent) 
3.8.6. Vena Cava Filter Implantation and Removal 
3.8.7. Porto-caval shunt 
3.8.8. Embolization Active bleeding 

3.8.8.1. Hemoptysis. 
3.8.8.2. Prostate Embolization 
3.8.8.3. Postpartum uterine bleeding 

3.8.9. Tumor Embolizations (TACE ,TARE) 
3.8.10. VaricoceleVaricocele 
3.8.11.  Renal Embolization 
3.8.12. Fibrinolysis 
3.8.13. Pulmonary thrombectomy 
3.8.14. Angioplasty Fistulography 
3.8.15. Superior Cava Territory Angioplasty

3.9. Neuroradiology Diagnostic Procedures

3.9.1.  Cerebral Arteriography  

3.9.1.1. Cerebral arteriography radial access, benefits 
3.9.1.2. Medullary arteriography 
3.9.1.3. T.SA arteriography 
3.9.1.4. Occlusion test 
3.9.1.5. Petrosal Sinus Test 

3.10. Neuroradiology Therapeutics Procedures 

3.10.1.  Epistaxis 
3.10.2. External Carotid Embolization 
3.10.3. Vasospasm 
3.10.4. Embolization Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (aneurysm) 
3.10.5. AVM embolization 
3.10.6. AVF embolization 
3.10.7 ICTUS 
3.10.8. Stents 

3.10.8.1. Internal Carotid Stent 
3.10.8.2. Flow Diverter Stent (flow diverter) 
3.10.8.3. Intracranial Stent 

3.10.9. Vertebroplasty

An academic itinerary that will take you over 6 months to keep abreast of advances in Radiation Oncology in a flexible and comfortable way"