Therapeutic Radiography - BSc (Hons)

Applications for this course are now closed for the 2026/27 academic year. Applications for 2027/28 are open now in UCAS Therapeutic Radiographers work in multidisciplinary teams, in radiation oncology departments, where they play a vital role in treating people with cancer. They’re responsible for accurately localising, planning and delivering ionising radiation using state of the art technology.

Develop the highly specialised skills needed to work in the multidisciplinary teams in radiation oncology departments with a combined theoretical and practical education at LSBU. Gain the knowledge and clinical experience that is pivotal to providing personalised care. Plus, learn and develop the excellent communication skills required to support patients and their families through their cancer journey.

Our state-of-the-art technology including our virtual environment radiotherapy training ensures you’re at the forefront of the ever-evolving industry during your studies and are highly employable once graduated. Please be aware that for the BSc course each year is spilt into 50% academic teaching and 50% clinical placement. The placements run throughout the year in 2-6 week blocks.

To make this fair for all students, all students are allocated an inner and an outer London placement site. All students MUST attend both placement sites, which is equally split into 50% of time at each placement site. This is so you will be exposed to different technologies and techniques.

Students can apply for funding for travel, bed and board. In addition, students are given the opportunity to show preference on which inner and outer London site they would like but this is not guaranteed. Students may be eligible for a Valerie Carr Award bursary.

Please see more information on The College of Radiographers webpage. You can view the list of clinical placement sites below; Guys and St Thomas' : London Bridge & Sidcup Queens hospital, Romford Mount Vernon Hospital Royal Sussex: Brighton, Eastbourne and western park Royal Surrey hospital: Guildford and Redhill Kent Oncology Centre: Maidstone and Canterbury Why Therapeutic Radiography at LSBU? poll Graduates from this course are now working as Radiographers across the NHS, including in Brighton. check-circle Ranked 2nd in London overall for Health Professions (Guardian University Guide 2024). A professional accreditation - approved by the Health and Care Professions Council and accredited by the Society and College of Radiographers. heartbeat You’ll get access to our state-of-the-art facilities - including VERT (Virtual Environment Radiotherapy Training), a virtual learning environment simulating a radiotherapy treatment room. medkit Great work experience opportunities - with the chance to gain clinical experience in many of London's internationally renowned teaching hospitals. puzzle piece

Career opportunities

94 percent of Health Professions graduates get graduate level jobs or are in further education at professional or higher education level, within 15 months of graduation (Guardian University Guide 2024). user-md Students on this course could be eligible to receive a non-repayable amount of up to £11,000 per academic year with the NHS Learning Support Fund. Mode Duration Start date Application code Application method Full-time 3 years September B822 UCAS Course Accreditations HCPC COR Watch our video to see how you can make yourself at home studying at LSBU. Location Southwark Campus London South Bank University student union is located at 103 Borough Rd, London SE1 0AA.

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