The Modern Therapeutic Radiographer

“This book is a unique, comprehensive and highly practical “survival guide” for first-year students preparing to embark on their first clinical placement.

Using clear language, the tips and guidance are straightforward, relevant, and easy to apply. This provides students with realistic insights into how a radiotherapy department functions, helping to reduce the anxiety that often accompanies clinical placement.

The book covers a wide range of topics, from technical knowledge, academic study support and objective setting to interpersonal and professional skills that are essential for success on placement. The chapter on communicating effectively with patients and colleagues provides students with practical strategies for developing confidence in often unfamiliar situations. The guidance on professionalism in clinical settings is especially useful for those entering the healthcare environment for the first time.

The content is well structured, explaining complex concepts in a way that is easy to understand. As a radiographer who qualified 27 years ago, I found that the chapters covering biological sciences and physics an excellent source of revision and the book is therefore equally valuable for experienced practitioners wishing to refresh their knowledge.

Informative, practical, and reassuring, it offers exactly the kind of support that first-year students need before entering the clinical environment for the first time. I would highly recommend!”
— Helen Jones BSc (Hons), MSc, AFHEA, Practice Development Lead, Guy’s Cancer Centre

Emma-Praer Breger is a lecturer at London South Bank University (LSBU) with over a decade’s worth of experience in this field. She gained her Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Therapeutic Radiography from City University London. Emma is also undertaking a teaching apprenticeship at LSBU to further enhance her skills and knowledge as a lecturer. She has worked in a number of different hospitals, including Guys and St Thomas’s and The Royal Sussex County Hospital.

Sophie Davis is a lecturer at London South Bank University (LSBU). She studied Biomedical Science at Oxford Brookes University, achieving an upper second-class honours degree in 2015. Sophie completed a master’s with distinction in Therapeutic Radiography and Oncology at The University of the West of England in 2018. Sophie then went on to become a Band 5 Therapeutic Radiographer at The Royal Marsden Hospital in Sutton where she continued to work her way up to Senior Therapeutic Radiographer.

Rachael Williams is the course leader and senior lecturer for the Therapeutic Radiography programme at London South Bank University (LSBU). She qualified as a Therapeutic Radiographer in July 2010 from the University of the West of England, Bristol. She joined LSBU in 2016 having previously worked clinically at Guys and St Thomas’ hospital and other London hospitals prior to that. She teaches across all the Therapeutic Radiography programmes and is passionate about radiotherapy planning & dosimetry and clinical practice.

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