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The student of the department is expected after the completion of the corresponding courses to: know the anatomy of the human body and physiological functions of the human organism, in order to understand the pathologies and address emergency situations in the field of the radiology department. He/she is expected to understand the basic principles of Biostatistics and conduct limited research studies and a dissertation. He/she uses chemical terms related to his/her field. He knows about the relationship between Labour and Health, the basic rules of safety at work and the basic concepts of epidemiology. He/she understands the basic principles of psychology and adapts his/her behaviour to a satisfactory level of communication. He/she has knowledge and skills related to the administration and management of health units. Is aware of medical informatics and uses it in his work, as well as of issues relating to electronic health management, the concepts and potential of digital imaging, image processing, PACS systems, and DICOM image. He/she has knowledge of specialised English allowing the use of machinery and basic communication with the patient. He knows about the following: the biological effects of ionizing radiation, the ALARA principle, dose limits, risk calculation from exposure, dosimetry and space qualification, and site radiation protection. He/she is also expected to know, understand and apply the rules of radiation protection for employees, patients and the public, along with the relevant legislation. Specifically with regard to medical imaging, the student is expected to: know the operation of the equipment, the technological developments, the principles of operation and the method of conducting radiological examinations and taking pictures using all methods available to produce high quality images. He/she applies all rules in the execution and evaluation of radiological images. He faithfully applies radiation safety rules. He/she evaluates and protects the patient during the examination / treatment. He/she identifies the radiation anatomy in the various techniques. He/she understands the design principles for imaging protocols and intervenes in their design, implements them safely and modifies them accordingly. Applies the safety rules in MRI. He/she is expected to know: the radiographic image of pathological conditions that are significant for imaging, the way to optimise the examination, the investigation algorithms for frequent diseases / symptoms, while recognizing urgent pathologies and inform the doctors responsible. He/she understands the ethical principles of the profession, the rights of the patient and the need for consensus on medical acts. Especially for nuclear medicine, the student is expected to: know the operation of the equipment, use these systems, and evaluate the results of the measurements. Also, he/she must provide safe and efficient services, know and understand the uptake mechanisms of radiopharmaceuticals, and must make good use and control the equipment, while being able to perform basic and additional screenings, take a rough and simple (small) history, know and understand how to prepare radiopharmaceuticals in the Thermal laboratory, applying the rules of ethics and radiation protection for the area and the staff, and must have knowledge and be familiar with the therapeutic potential of radioisotopes in various malignant and benign diseases. Specifically for Radiation Oncology, the student is expected to: understand all the procedures for implementing the various radiation therapy practices, understand his/her role in dosimetry and quality assurance, know the radiotherapy machines and their use, have knowledge about elements of clinical oncology, know how to plan radiotherapy and the subject of treatment. Finally, he/she knows the modes of spread for malignant diseases and performs the radiotherapy treatment, knows the specific issues and problems that arise in cancer patients and the range of treatment received, the effects and side effects of temporal succession and the interval between treatments, the developments in prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and the possible alternative methods for dealing with neoplastic diseases.