Medical imaging, nuclear medicine and radiotherapy have become indispensable to modern medicine. X-ray imaging, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and other procedures provide detailed insights into the human body and make an essential contribution to the detection and treatment of disease. In the Bachelor’s degree programme in Radiological Technology, you acquire the professional, technical and interpersonal skills required to apply diagnostic imaging methods as well as radiotherapy and nuclear medicine procedures professionally and independently. In doing so, you combine medical knowledge with modern technology and support your patients with competence, responsibility and empathy.
| Study mode: | full-time |
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| Degree awarded: | Bachelor of Science in Health Studies (BSc) |
| Duration: | 6 semesters / 180 ECTS |
| Study places per year: | 18 |
| Location: | Salzburg Campus (University Hospital LKH) Urstein Campus |
| Language of instruction: | German |
| Tuition: | Tuition fee Euro 363,- per semester + ÖH-Beitrag (26,20 Euro pro Semester) |
Why study a Bachelor's degree in Radiological Technology at Salzburg University of Applied Sciences?
The Bachelor’s degree programme in Radiological Technology at Salzburg University of Applied Sciences combines medical, technical, interpersonal and communication skills. You learn to apply diagnostic imaging methods as well as nuclear medicine and radiotherapy procedures professionally, safely and with a patient-centred approach. In addition to sound medical and technical knowledge, you develop essential interpersonal and communication skills. These include teamwork, communication, reflective practice and conflict-resolution skills. They enable you to work professionally in interdisciplinary teams and to support patients competently throughout diagnostic examinations and therapeutic treatments. By performing diagnostic procedures correctly and ensuring technical quality assurance, radiological technologists provide an essential basis for medical image interpretation. In radiotherapy and nuclear medicine, they may support patients over an extended period and assume responsibility for the safe, precise and individually tailored delivery of treatment.
During the programme, you will engage with topics including:
- to apply physician-prescribed diagnostic imaging methods under one’s own professional responsibility
- performing radiotherapy treatments using ionizing radiation
- carrying out nuclear medicine examinations and therapies
- assisting with interventional radiology procedures
- caring for and supporting patients throughout diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- using modern imaging, treatment and planning systems as well as specialised software
- radiation protection and technical quality assurance
- developing professional decision-making and practical skills
Important aspects of our Bachelor's degree in Radiology Technology
Programme Content and Areas of Specialisation
The Bachelor’s degree programme in Radiological Technology combines medicine, technology and science. The curriculum reflects the central field of practice of radiological technologists and comprises three core areas of specialisation:
- Radiological diagnostics and interventional radiology
- Nuclear medicine diagnostics and therapy
- Planning and delivery of radiotherapy treatments